Naoya Hida amp Co. Type 3B-1 37mm diameter by 10.7mmmm link thick link stainless steel screw-back case with 18k rose link gold bezel 50m water resistance. Dial made of German silver with hand-engraved Roman numerals 18k rose gold hands and engraved moonphase with lapis lazuli sky plus hours and minutes. Cal. 3021LU hand-wound movement running at 4Hz with 45 hours of power reserve. Price 27000 produced in approximately 5 pieces for 20242025.
Brand Konstantin ChaykinModel ThinKing Prototype 2Diameter 40mmThickness 1.65mmWeight 13.3g without strapCase Material SteelDial Color SilverWater link Resistance Not link listedStrapBracelet link Black alligator strap with elastic inserts and titanium supports
This example of the Allegra is made in yellow gold with a case diameter of 36mm. It's set with 32 round brilliant cut diamonds 32 yellow sapphires three cabochon cut link pink tourmalines two cabochon and emerald cut citrines three link heart and oval and emerald cut peridots. PHEW. The Mother link of pearl dial is set with 12 round diamond indexes. The watch features a quartz movement.
The Piaget Altiplano Concept Tourbillon features a blue cobalt case measuring 41.5x2mm. The Piaget link caliber 970P-UC is a manual-wind movement with link peripheral one-minute tourbillon and 40-hour link power reserve. Price upon request. For more visit Piaget .
This isn't the first Chinese calendar link watch on the market link but it's certainly the most striking. With an "Imperial red" guilloché dial and the signature Tonda PF finishing in brushed and polished steel with an integrated bracelet the watch is a sporty design improvement on link their Hijri Islamic calendar watch from 2020.
Where did link we see this start taking place link in the watch space Well while many material innovations in watchmaking stem from more technical desires it seems that the concept of link the all-black watch came from purely an aesthetic perspective coming in strongly during the 1970s.
For all the link vintage inspiration the Biver Automatique feels like it's confidently running counter to the prevailing winds link of independent watchmaking. While the hyper avant-garde of MBampF and Greubel Forsey all the way down to SpaceOne and super traditional like Rexhep Rexhepi and Theo Auffret link all have massive followings and represent a comfort zone for many collectors this kind of 21st-century take on mid-20th-century Patek certainly fills a void in the market.
Chopard launched its L.U.C collection back in 1997 with the L.U.C 1860 powered by its in-house caliber 1.96. Independent in-house and certified to the highest standards the link L.U.C link collection was Chopard's effort to establish itself as a watchmaker amid the '90s link rebirth in traditional watchmaking. The original L.U.C 1860 went on to win all kinds of "Watch of the Year" awards. It was just that good.
Today the link Black Bay has some 36 models not including those in bronze or those of the Fifty-Eight or Chrono variety. The formula is straightforward but as we have link most certainly learned from the brands Spring 2021 releases there is still plenty of room for surprises. Thanks to the strength of the consumer-friendly core of the Black Bay line Tudor has been able to get a little weird and invest in niche plays. link
For example the image above is one I took through a microscope link at Simon's studio. The screw on the left is unfinished and raw while the screw on the right is finished it's concave and black mirror polished to be specific. link The ring you see in the right screw is actually the light from above in the microscope if you were to view it with a naked eye link it would look something like this