The last time we covered watchmaker and mechanical engineer David Candaux, back in 2019, it was just two years after he took a leap of faith and stepped out on his own in Le Soliat, right off of the watchmaking hub of Neuchâtel to found his own eponymous brand. Up until that time, Candaux built…
The 2024 Winter Auction Season in Geneva took very little time to warm up. Only the 14th lot of the over 1,600 on offer has made headline news. Friday afternoon Geneva time, F.P. Journe's second wristwatch ever made, a Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoire d'Egalité from 1993, hammered for CHF 6,000,000, with an all-in price tag…
The Horological Society of New York (HSNY), America's oldest watchmaking guild, founded in 1866, will hold its 159th anniversary Gala on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York City. This milestone event will bring together top watch brands, horology enthusiasts, industry leaders, and collectors to celebrate the Society's rich history…
Welcome back to Bring A Loupe and to Geneva Winter Auction weekend 2024! Here you'll find a comprehensive wrap-up of lots across price, brand, and auction house. I landed in a foggy Geneva just this morning as I write to you dear readers and spent my day briskly walking between the four major houses, previewing…
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…
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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.
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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…