In 1996, Chopard presented its first in-house manufacture caliber 1.96. Introduced a year later in the L.U.C 1860, it’s a Geneva Seal and COSC-certified micro-rotor caliber produced at Chopard’s Fleurier manufacturer. Chopard L.U.C 1860 Flying Tourbillon As I wrote in my collector’s guide to the original L.U.C collection, one of the criteria that Chopard owner…

What We Know Longines has just expanded its Mini DolceVita offering to include a lineup of models crafted in 18-carat yellow and rose gold – an indulgent upgrade to its existing stainless steel offering. Miniaturized yet meticulously detailed, these watches are small, shiny, and very Art Deco. Go figure. According to Longines, the Mini DolceVita…

Lucerne-based watchmaker Chronoswiss has a long history of making exquisite timepieces without compromise. Time and again, it demonstrates its ability to seamlessly blend innovation and heritage into a beautiful presence. Renowned for its regulator watches, in particular, the brand now introduces two new models to its Strike Two collection. Building on the success of the…

What We Know Here’s a surprise I never saw coming: the Dutch horological brothers Tim and Bart Grönefeld have just announced not just a new watch, but an entirely new entry-level brand called Grøne, which takes much of the Grönefeld design language and brings it to an affordable price – €2,150. The debut model, called…

I have had the idea for this article at least as long as I’ve known Nico Henke, a German-based collector who we can rightly call an expert on all things related to Enicar chronographs. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and, with Nico’s help, explore the phenomenal line of Enicar Sherpa Graph watches. Maybe…

The Ebel 1911 Globe you see here is one of the most divisive watches we’ve had in the office lately. Only Robert-Jan and I like this glorious piece of late-1980s design brilliance, so it won’t surprise you that I volunteered to review the watch. Besides the fact that I like the flashy presence, it awakens…

A couple of years ago, I reviewed the Mark Carson Kailua watch. The Kailua is an elegantly designed, square-themed watch from independent Hawai’i-based watch designer and collector/community enthusiast Mark Carson. He released a few watches before the Kailua, but I think he really hit his stride with this model because it combines both originality and…

Seven years ago, Breguet introduced the flagship model of its Marine collection, the Tourbillon Equation Marchante 5887. Two versions debuted in 2017 — one in 18K rose gold with a silver dial and the other in platinum with a blue dial. In 2020, another rose gold version joined the Marine collection, this time, with a…