• Watches

    2019 SIHH Review: Hits and Misses

    Another SIHH has come and gone.  I think 2019 will be remembered as the year Richard Mille brought a candy shop to Geneva. Until next year when they open a Home Depot/DIY like store for their booth and all their watches feature 100%authentic wood nails and hammer-drills and sawzalls™.(Milwaukee Electric Tool Company) I’ve only presented a handful of the best here. There’s tons of coverage elseware so I really wanted to distill it down to my absolute favorites. JLC’s Enamel tourbillion repeater ? Jaeger LeCoultre had a hit last year at SIHH with three similar lower end models in the Master Control Collection. This year they brought the most heat…

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    Only Watch 2017 and beyond

    What’s Only Watch? Only Watch is an auction which happens yearly in which watch manufacturers create a one-off watch to donate to the auction.  The proceeds are then donated for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  This year’s event was November 11 in Geneva and featured 50 Lots.  Here are our review of some our favorites from this year’s batch. Our 2017 Favorites The Tudor offering, a left handed Black Bay Bronze One with Khaki Green dial and bezel.  This went for 350,000 CHF. Patek Philippe brought it with their titanium 5208T with hand-guilloched carbon-fiber pattern dial.   Sold for 6,2oo,000 CHF F.P.Journe has developed an entirely new watch exclusively for Only…