NEW FLIGHT With the Navitimer 8 collection, Breitling takes a new aesthetic turn, while preserving some of the design features of its previous creations. We take a closer look at the model B01. In 1938, Breitling inaugurated the Huit Aviation department. What lay behind the name? Most of the instruments provided for civilian and military … Continue reading NAVITIMER 8 B01
TO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEANS No matter how deep you dive, with this new watch by Ulysse Nardin you are sure to enjoy your underwater outings in the best conditions. Ulysse Nardin has joined the very exclusive club of watchmaking brands including in their catalogue a diving watch that is water-resistant down to 1,000m. … Continue reading ULYSSE NARDIN – DIVER DEEP DIVE
THE SYMPHONY OF TIME AT THE SEASIDE In tribute to the 30th “Un violon sur le sable” festival, Baume & Mercier has unveiled a limited edition whose dial comes to life with the curves of a string instrument. The annual “Un violon sur le sable” symphony music festival has been held on Plage de la … Continue reading BAUME MERCIER – CLASSIMA “UN VIOLON SUR LE SABLE”
THE MECHANICAL AWAKENING The great specialist in marine instruments has released a wrist watch with a mechanical alarm function that is both aesthetically simple and easy to use, and endowed with useful functions operating between two time zones Far from the hysterical tumult or strident cries emanating from electronic alarm clocks to be found on … Continue reading ULYSSE NARDIN – CLASSIC SONATA
WATCHMAKING, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MANICURE The watchmaker based in Le Locle highlights its skills in guilloché work, enamelling and gem-setting with a trio of watches in the Jade collection. For once, Ulysse Nardin has steered us away from the world of marine instruments, a world it has made its own for over a century and a … Continue reading ULYSSE NARDIN – JADE “GRAND FEU“
ELASTIC TIME The brand founded in Fleurier has renewed with a mechanical concept dating from the 18th century to design a limited edition model with a surprisingly shaped case and, above all, hands. What is a pantograph? The pantograph is an “instrument for the mechanical copying of a plan on the same or an enlarged … Continue reading PARMIGIANI – OVALE PANTOGRAPHE
AUTOMATIC PILOT MODE Breitling’s great classic is now available in a limited edition of 1000 pieces blending a deep black and copper-ivory tone. The brand based in Granges in the German-speaking canton of Soleure in north-western Switzerland, and a major specialist in technical watches, has issued a new version of its Navitimer 01. A reliable … Continue reading BREITLING – NAVITIMER 01 LIMITED EDITION
The eponymous watch brand launched in Paris in 1775 by Abraham-Louis Breguet and run by the Brown family for a century ( 1870-1970 ) turned its attention to watches designed especially for pilots in the 1950s. The first model of the steel chronograph designed for aeronautics was bought and tested by Louis Breguet in 1952 but it … Continue reading A legend between heaven and earth
There were only 24 years between the Wright brothers’ first flight in 1903 and Charles Lindbergh’s first plane journey across the Atlantic in 1927! Watchmaking is no stranger to this sort of fast growth. Like the navy in the 18th century, aviation used watches as a navigation tool. Based on an idea by US Naval … Continue reading PATEK PHILIPPE – Calatrava Pilot Travel Time réf. 5524
Zenith began making flight instrument panels at the start of the 20th century and aeronautical history became part of its DNA. At that time, on December 17th 1903 to be precise, the Wright brothers designed the first powered aircraft and flew 60cm off the ground for a distance of 40m with a passenger on board. … Continue reading ZENITH – Pilot montre d’Aéronef Type 20 GMT 1903