In addition to the brand new completely redesigned Chronomat range, permanent to the catalog, Breitling is also presenting the "capsule collection" and, although the watches are not numbered, they will be produced for a limited time. Inspired by a well-known diver's watch from the 50s, the 1957 Superocean. Although there is no doubt that the design of this watch refers to a [...]
One of Breitling's most famous designs is back, an icon of the 80s: the Chronomat. The first watch to bear this name was a 1940 chronograph, which was one of the first watches with a slide rule bezel. However, for most watch enthusiasts the name Chronomat refers to an icon from the 80s, one of Breitling's most powerful designs. And today, the brands [...]
Last night, during an Instagram live with journalist Viviana Shanks (Watchonist), Breitling CEO Georges Kern announced that the Breitling manufacturing plant in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, will reopen on Monday 6 April. Nothing new on the Grenchen factory. Both production sites had been closed as of March 19 due to the Coron emergency [...]
More than half a century after the introduction of its Top Time watch, Breitling launches a revamped and refined model. When released in the 60s, the Breitling Top Time was supposed to be a wrist chronograph intended for motorsport professionals and, why not, airplane pilots. Like the 60s model that inspired it, the new Breitling Top Time has [...]
Immediately after Watches & Wonders (formerly SIHH) and Baselworld announced the cancellation of their 2020 editions amid fears of a possible COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a group of brands had, as mentioned, decided they could react to this. situation, offering, through agility and ingenuity, a different approach to the presentation of new watches, giving life to the "Genev [...]
Some of the prestigious Swiss watch brands come together to create the "Geneva Watch Days 2020" at the end of April, a self-managed multi-brand watch event that is scheduled to take place in Geneva from April 26-29, 2020, just when Watches & Wonders 2020 was planned. Luxury watchmakers face turbulent times. The two main fairs, Watches & Wonders (ex SIHH) and Baselworl [...]
Baselworld is going through tough times, amassing more and more criticism and seeing more than half of the brands on display leave the show. The announcement that we all remember was, of course, that of Nick Hayek who confirmed the final decision to leave the SWATCH GROUP from the show as of 2019. Nonetheless, the edition just ended was better than expected [... ]
[: en] The 23rd edition of the Swiss Concours d'Elegance at the Chateau de Coppet, a few steps from Geneva, ended on the weekend of 24-3 June. The final verdict saw the triumph of a 2300 Alfa Romeo 6 1939C BMM, the convertible that won the coveted "Best of Show" award. In addition to the most coveted recognition by the international jury of the event chaired by Adolfo Orsi Jr [...]
In the name of a Swiss tradition that dates back to 1927, the Concours d'Elégance Suisse for the third time will once again celebrate the automotive heritage and the art of mechanical engineering from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 June 2018, in the splendid setting of the park of the Coppet Castle, Madame de Staël's historic home, offering a panoramic view of Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva. The C [...]