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Purchasing an elaborate timepiece is certainly a hefty investment. Yet, unlike other fleeting luxury indulgences, watches – if properly maintained – can hold if not increase their value. These prime examples of haute horology are also the perfect mementos to bequeath onto future generations. And what better way to ensure your legacy stands the test of time than to sink your cash into a chronometer equipped with the long-lasting perpetual calendar complication.
For the uninitiated, the perpetual calendar keeps hyper-accurate track of the day, date, and month without ever needing to be hand-wound. What’s more, it even takes leap years into account, with the finest such pieces capable of ticking on for centuries without adjustment. Intrigued? Then perhaps these seven standout timepieces below may tickle your fancy …
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Perpetual Calendar
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Blending an athletic appeal and timeless elegance with true aplomb is Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Polaris Perpetual Calendar. Housed in a 42mm pink gold case, this latest iteration of the revived Polaris sports watch line sees the brand’s 2013-debuted perpetual calendar calibre movement updated to churn out a lengthier 70-hour power reserve, while the moonphase indicator is now updated to showcase the stars from the southern hemisphere. Four subdials grace the cardinal directions of its blue fascia, showcasing the day, date, month, year and lunar phase.
A. Lange &amp; Söhne Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar “Terraluna”
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A sleeker interpretation of this classic function comes in the form of German watchmaker A. Lange &amp; Söhne’s Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar “Terraluna”, a chronometer that cleverly uses both sides of its dial to showcase its many intricate complications. Here, the argenté-hued dial features three interlocking hour, minute and second subdials that together track the day, date and month. On the reverse, some elements of the calibre L096.1 movement peek out through the sapphire crystal caseback that is otherwise dominated by a prominent moonphase display.
IWC 100-piece Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Toto Wolff x Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team”
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Eschewing traditional colours for a more vibrant hue is IWC’s 100-piece Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Toto Wolff x Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team”, launched ahead of the June Formula One British Grand Prix of which the brand is a proud sponsor. Created to celebrate Toto Wolff – the mastermind behind Mercedes’ record eight consecutive constructors’ titles – its racing heritage is evidenced by the lightweight appeal of a proprietary Ceratanium alloy case, while the dial’s accents have been burnished in the team’s signature Petronas green.
The Naked Watchmaker x Frederique Constant Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Limited Edition
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Meanwhile, a more vintage vibe is on offer from Fredrique Constant with The Naked Watchmaker x Frederique Constant Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Limited Edition, created in collaboration with educational resource foundation The Naked Watchmaker. Awash in heritage brown, its skeletonised domed dial affords direct views of the in-house FC-775 self-winding perpetual calendar movement, which offers a 38-hour power reserve. Limited to a release of 99 pieces, it comes with a relatively affordable price tag of €9,995.
Vacheron Constantin&nbsp;Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton
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Similarly open-worked, albeit in a more attention-grabbing 18K 5N pink gold case, is Vacheron Constantin’s Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton. An impressive feat of watchmaking, its innovative Calibre 1120 QPSQ/1 perpetual calendar movement is wholly skeletonised. What’s more astonishing is the thinness of the complex wristwatch is just a scant 8.1mm. Coming with pink gold straps as standard, buyers can also opt for tool-free changes to blue rubber or blue calf leather options as well.
Glashütte Original&#8217;s new Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar
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For a more minimalist appeal, consider Glashütte Original&#8217;s new Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar, whose galvanised rose opaline dial is punctuated with a bevy of blue touches that allow easy viewing of the day, date and month apertures as well as the moonphase display at 8 o’clock. Fitted with a staggering 100-hour power reserve, sleek blue alligator leather straps round out the allure of this 100-piece release.
Patek Philippe Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5374-300P
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The final entrant on this list of prime perpetual calendar watches is none other than Patek Philippe. Its Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5374-300P is, simply put, an outré affair, prominently garnished with a plethora (241 to be exact) of sparkling baguette-cut diamonds along its case and bezel. Not only does its elegant blue dial proudly showcase the complex mechanism in all its glory, its self-winding calibre R 27 Q movement is also equipped with a charming chiming complication. A masterclass in the art of blending haute horlogerie with the watchmaker’s craft, it’s an apt new chapter for the legendary watchmaker who created the first-ever perpetual calendar wristwatch.
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Make a date with one of these fabulous perpetual calendar watches

It’s no secret that, pretty much since it was invented by Thomas Mudge, an intrepid English watchmaker, back in 1762, the perpetual calendar has taken pride of place on the fascia of countless treasured timepieces from many of the world’s most well-loved haute horology houses. For the uninitiated, these are mechanisms capable of not only keeping track of the date, day and month, but also of every passing year – including leap years. In the case of most currently available models, their movements can remain untweaked until 2100 at the very least.
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Today, despite the time and effort that go into creating these notoriously complex complications, there is no shortage of innovative new iterations. A particularly admirable example comes courtesy of <a href="https://www.chopard.com/intl/watches">Chopard</a> in the form of its L.U.C Perpetual T Spirit of the Dragon and the Pearl. A homage to the Tian Long dragons of classical Chinese mythology, two such beasts majestically adorn the watch’s beautifully hand-engraved rose gold case – a process said to require some 200 hours of work by one of the brand’s finest artisans. The dial proper then boasts a tourbillon at 6 o’clock, while the perpetual calendar indicators can be found at 3 and 9 o’clock. Fitted with a hand-wound Calibre L.U.C 02.15-L movement as standard, this one-of-a-kind timepiece is a collectors’ item in waiting.
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Eschewing the outré in favour of the more minimalist, <a href="https://www.montblanc.com/en/collection/watches.html">Montblanc’s</a> Heritage Perpetual Calendar opts for a truly timeless white-rose gold combination. A 100-piece limited-model, it boasts a moon phase movement and a dual-time function, as well as its duly-forefronted perpetual complication. One particularly adept addition is a nifty new safety feature that prevents users from adjusting the chronogram between the hours of 9pm and 3am – a move that ensures its precision mechanism remains tamper-free and its useful life is extended and optimised.
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Delightfully clean counters are also on offer from <a href="https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/home">A Lange &amp; Söhne</a> and have been ably enshrined in its blue-and-white Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar “25th Anniversary”. Beneath its dazzling dial – elegantly embellished with an off-key, off-centre hour-and-minute subdial, a moon phase display and day-date-month indicators – beats the house’s legendary Calibre L082.1, a self-winding movement that’s so complex it comprises 624 individual parts. With a hidden subdial tourbillon only adding to its sophistication, it is daringly debonair yet unobtrusively opulent.
<figure id="attachment_45982" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-45982" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-45982" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-Lange-1-Tourbillon-Perpetual-Calendar-“25th-Anniversary”-by-A-Lange-and-Sohne.jpg" alt="3 Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar “25th Anniversary” by A Lange and Sohne" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-Lange-1-Tourbillon-Perpetual-Calendar-“25th-Anniversary”-by-A-Lange-and-Sohne.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-Lange-1-Tourbillon-Perpetual-Calendar-“25th-Anniversary”-by-A-Lange-and-Sohne-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-Lange-1-Tourbillon-Perpetual-Calendar-“25th-Anniversary”-by-A-Lange-and-Sohne-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-Lange-1-Tourbillon-Perpetual-Calendar-“25th-Anniversary”-by-A-Lange-and-Sohne-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-Lange-1-Tourbillon-Perpetual-Calendar-“25th-Anniversary”-by-A-Lange-and-Sohne-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-45982" class="wp-caption-text">Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar “25th Anniversary” by A Lange and Sohne</figcaption></figure>
Again sporting an eminently elegant blue-and-white gold livery is the Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Enamel, one of the latest offerings from the ever-innovative house of <a href="https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/">Jaeger-LeCoultre</a>. Elegantly showcasing the marque’s renowned artisanal craftsmanship, its hand-guilloché dial is the perfect counterpoint to its fascia-featured perpetual complication and moon phase movements. Polished and poised, this ultra-slim limited-edition model is an apt homage to beautiful yet intricate watchmaking at its very finest.
<figure id="attachment_45983" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-45983" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-45983" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/4-Master-Ultra-Thin-Perpetual-Enamel-by-Jaeger-LeCoultre.jpg" alt="4 Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Enamel by Jaeger-LeCoultre" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/4-Master-Ultra-Thin-Perpetual-Enamel-by-Jaeger-LeCoultre.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/4-Master-Ultra-Thin-Perpetual-Enamel-by-Jaeger-LeCoultre-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/4-Master-Ultra-Thin-Perpetual-Enamel-by-Jaeger-LeCoultre-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/4-Master-Ultra-Thin-Perpetual-Enamel-by-Jaeger-LeCoultre-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/4-Master-Ultra-Thin-Perpetual-Enamel-by-Jaeger-LeCoultre-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-45983" class="wp-caption-text">Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Enamel by Jaeger-LeCoultre</figcaption></figure>
Acknowledging the current ascendancy of the super-slim look, <a href="https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/en4/home.html">Vacheron Constantin’s</a> new Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar, meanwhile, weighs in with a positively waif-like depth of 5.7mm, a feat made more miraculous still by the fact its sensationally-slender width houses a perpetual calendar, a moon phase and a minute repeater. Powering all this is the remarkable manual-winding Calibre 1731 movement, a feat of precision engineering comprising 438 individual wafer-thin components. One of the true hero pieces in the watchmaker’s widely-admired Les Cabinotiers range, only two one-off versions – one in white gold and one in pink gold – are ever destined to see the light of day.
<figure id="attachment_45984" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-45984" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-45984" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5-Vacheron-Constantins-Minute-Repeater-Perpetual-Calendar.jpg" alt="5 Vacheron Constantin's Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5-Vacheron-Constantins-Minute-Repeater-Perpetual-Calendar.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5-Vacheron-Constantins-Minute-Repeater-Perpetual-Calendar-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5-Vacheron-Constantins-Minute-Repeater-Perpetual-Calendar-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5-Vacheron-Constantins-Minute-Repeater-Perpetual-Calendar-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5-Vacheron-Constantins-Minute-Repeater-Perpetual-Calendar-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-45984" class="wp-caption-text">Vacheron Constantin&#8217;s Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar</figcaption></figure>
With its eye firmly on the Asian market, for its part, <a href="https://www.blancpain.com/en">Blancpain</a> has opted to release an exclusive boutique version of its rightly-lauded Villeret Quantième Perpétuel. Available in a limited edition of just 88, the white gold case of the original has been upgraded to platinum, while its redesigned dial rejoices in an all-new sunray-brushed deep blue hue. In a particularly deft move, Blancpain has also damage-proofed the perpetual calendar via an integral security system within the self-winding Calibre 5954 movement.
<figure id="attachment_45985" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-45985" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-45985" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6-Blancpains-Villeret-Quantième-Perpétuel.jpg" alt="6 Blancpain's Villeret Quantième Perpétuel" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6-Blancpains-Villeret-Quantième-Perpétuel.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6-Blancpains-Villeret-Quantième-Perpétuel-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6-Blancpains-Villeret-Quantième-Perpétuel-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6-Blancpains-Villeret-Quantième-Perpétuel-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6-Blancpains-Villeret-Quantième-Perpétuel-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-45985" class="wp-caption-text">Blancpain&#8217;s Villeret Quantième Perpétuel</figcaption></figure>
The title of Perpetual Calendar King – were it on offer – though, would surely go to <a href="https://www.patek.com/en/home">Patek Philippe</a>, long considered among the most masterful of marques when it comes to grand complications. As proof incontestable, the latest iteration of its Grandmaster Chime Ref.6300G-010 is undoubtedly its most complex to date, a title attested to by its incorporation of 20 individual complications.
<figure id="attachment_45986" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-45986" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-45986" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7-Grandmaster-Chime-Ref.6300G-010-by-Patek-Philippe.jpg" alt="7 Grandmaster Chime Ref.6300G-010 by Patek Philippe" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7-Grandmaster-Chime-Ref.6300G-010-by-Patek-Philippe.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7-Grandmaster-Chime-Ref.6300G-010-by-Patek-Philippe-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7-Grandmaster-Chime-Ref.6300G-010-by-Patek-Philippe-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7-Grandmaster-Chime-Ref.6300G-010-by-Patek-Philippe-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7-Grandmaster-Chime-Ref.6300G-010-by-Patek-Philippe-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-45986" class="wp-caption-text">Grandmaster Chime Ref.6300G-010 by Patek Philippe</figcaption></figure>
With a touch of the avant-garde, its entire case can be rotated around its lug connection points, with both fascia deployed to display its intricate inner workings – which, in addition to the perpetual complication, include five different chiming modes, a second time zone display with day / night indicator and a moon phase. In a knowing nod to the kind of wealthy, debonair gentlemen likely to sport such a horological high-water mark, each watch comes boxed with complimentary complementing cufflinks boasting the same blue opaline-on-white gold motif as this truly timeless timepiece.
Text: Tenzing Thondup

Perpetual Bliss: A round-up of the latest perpetual calendar watches

Essential style and unparalleled quality from champagne to racecars, these are Gafencu&#8217;s top shopping items for men this April&#8230;.
<h4 class="p1"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-44714 aligncenter" style="line-height: 1.5;" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ALS_139_066_F_GrandL1_MoonPhase_25Y_1826983.jpg" alt="" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ALS_139_066_F_GrandL1_MoonPhase_25Y_1826983.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ALS_139_066_F_GrandL1_MoonPhase_25Y_1826983-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ALS_139_066_F_GrandL1_MoonPhase_25Y_1826983-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ALS_139_066_F_GrandL1_MoonPhase_25Y_1826983-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ALS_139_066_F_GrandL1_MoonPhase_25Y_1826983-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /></h4>
<h4 class="p1">Gold Disc Winner</h4>
Ever one to ensure its many ardent admirers are richly&nbsp;rewarded for their brand loyalty, A. Lange &amp; Söhne’s&nbsp;latest timepiece is a rare treat. Indeed, its newly unveiled&nbsp;Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase “25th Anniversary”&nbsp;could be among the German watchmaker’s finest ever&nbsp;achievements. Most notably, it is the first-ever&nbsp;Lange watch to come complete with a solid white gold&nbsp;hand-engraved lunar disc. Add into the mix its striking&nbsp;argenté colour-coordinated blue alligator straps and&nbsp;this is one timepiece you’ll never tire of flaunting.&nbsp;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-44715 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BOX_750mL_BLANC-DE-BLANCS.jpg" alt="shopping items for men this April." width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BOX_750mL_BLANC-DE-BLANCS.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BOX_750mL_BLANC-DE-BLANCS-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BOX_750mL_BLANC-DE-BLANCS-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BOX_750mL_BLANC-DE-BLANCS-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BOX_750mL_BLANC-DE-BLANCS-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
<h4 class="p1">Picnic Champers</h4>
Armand de Brignac, that most lauded of premium champagne producers, has&nbsp;released a fresh tranche of its Blanc de Blancs sparkling fare just in time for the&nbsp;summer season. This 100 percent chardonnay cuveé is derived from the most&nbsp;traditional Chardonnay territories, Côte de Blancs and Montagne de Reims, before&nbsp;being dextrously decanted into the brand’s signature metal-coated and hand polished&nbsp;bottles. Your al fresco dining will never before have benefited from such&nbsp;fine fizz of acidic and mineral perfection.&nbsp;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-44712 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8.jpg" alt="shopping items for men this April." width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McLaren-720S-Spider-8-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
<h4>Webbed Wonder</h4>
Roaring full-throttle towards a dealer near you is McLaren’s 720S&nbsp;Spider, said to be the most versatile convertible supercar the&nbsp;company has ever crafted. As with many of McLaren’s finest cars, it&nbsp;comes blessed with a carbon fibre structure and a wholly futuristic&nbsp;design. As the lightest vehicle in the range, it is said to combine the&nbsp;craftsmanship of a luxury sports car with the usability you’d expect from an everyday auto. With its&nbsp;retractable roof and glazed floating cantrails, you’ll certainly be bringing high-style, high-tech to the&nbsp;highway.&nbsp;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-44713 aligncenter" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/113325_Davidoff_WSC_LE_19_Rob_014-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
<h4>All-Star Cigars</h4>
Davidoff of Geneva, one of the world’s favourite cigar brands,&nbsp;has announced the latest addition to its hugely-popular Winston&nbsp;Churchill collection – The Traveller – Robusto cigars which feature&nbsp;a fine blend of tobaccos from Mexico, the Dominican Republic&nbsp;and Nicaragua. Only available for a limited period and with just&nbsp;8,000 boxes produced, the cigars are said to boast alluring&nbsp;notes of coffee and leather with hints of cinnamon.&nbsp;Housed within an elegant leather repository (with a&nbsp;Boveda humidification device installed as standard), lucky&nbsp;owners are sure to “never surrender” them.&nbsp;

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<h4>Bough Wows</h4>
TREE, Hong Kong’s very own one-stop destination for&nbsp;sustainable and stylish furniture, has announced its 2019&nbsp;collection is all about evoking a natural home feeling.&nbsp;Accordingly, all its premiering pieces have been designed to be&nbsp;the perfect home adornments on a perennial basis. The Deck’s cosy&nbsp;bedframe, for one, has been crafted from eco-wood, and is sure to&nbsp;add the warmest of tones to any boudoir. Its Alex Lounge Sofa Single’s&nbsp;rounded and deep tub seat, meanwhile, is just about the perfect perch&nbsp;for anyone looking to curl up with a good book after a long&nbsp;day.&nbsp;

Luxury Choice: Our top shopping items for men this April

Every year, a select band of haute horology enthusiasts set off, pilgrim-style, to explore the wonders of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), Geneva’s annual and highly-exclusive watch-fest.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34567 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights.jpg" alt="SIHH Highlights" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIHH-Highlights-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Set two months before the mighty Baselworld, the January-held SIHH gives all true chronographic aficionados their first opportunity to get a sense of how the year is likely to sit in the annals of all things timepiece.
And, if the 2018 event was anything to go by, the next 12 months are set to prove vintage for all those rightly mesmerised by fine mechanical movements. Overall, a staggering number of designs, with intricacy and intrigue matched in equal parts, made their debut in Switzerland’s second city. While it would be folly to try and list all of the event’s highlights in one brief article, a few items clearly merited particular mention.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34563 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JLC-Reverso-Tribute-Duoface.jpg" alt="JLC Reverso Tribute Duoface" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JLC-Reverso-Tribute-Duoface.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JLC-Reverso-Tribute-Duoface-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JLC-Reverso-Tribute-Duoface-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JLC-Reverso-Tribute-Duoface-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JLC-Reverso-Tribute-Duoface-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Resurrected, re-invented classics always receive a warm welcome at the SIHH with <a href="http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/hk/en/home-page.html">Jaeger-LeCoultre</a>’s Reverso Tribute Duoface proving no exception. Reviving the marque’s iconic flippable Reverso face – a feature that debuted back in 1931 – the new model fetchingly mounts that self-same flipping mechanism on twotoned leather straps by Casa Fagliano, the rightly-famed Argentinean bootmaker.
Its slate-grey front dial ably displays hours, minutes and seconds, while its silvered Clous de Paris guilloché back features an additional day-night indicator. With the words “Limited Edition – One of 100” etched into its caseback, it simply couldn’t be more of a collectors’ item.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34568 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ulysse-Nardin-Diver-Deep-Dive.jpg" alt="Ulysse Nardin Diver Deep Dive" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ulysse-Nardin-Diver-Deep-Dive.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ulysse-Nardin-Diver-Deep-Dive-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ulysse-Nardin-Diver-Deep-Dive-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ulysse-Nardin-Diver-Deep-Dive-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ulysse-Nardin-Diver-Deep-Dive-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
<a href="https://www.ulysse-nardin.com/">Ulysses Nardin</a>, too, opted to immerse itself in its own regal past, taking its Diver Deep Dive model – one of the most famous manifestations of its legendary prowess in the nautically-engineered sector – to a whole new level. Water-resistant to 1,000 metres, this high-performance timepiece makes full use of the company’s proprietary UN-230 movement, while flaunting its maritime credentials through hammerheads on its crown guard, dial counter and caseback.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34569 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale.jpg" alt="Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication Ornementale" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Grand-Complication-Ornementale-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
<a href="http://www.vacheron-constantin.com/en4/home.html">Vacheron Constantin</a>, meanwhile, chose to revisit its more recent past with a comparatively swift upgrade to its 2005 masterpiece – the Tour de l’Ile. This fresh take – Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication ‘Ornementale’ – is simply audacious and boasts 16 unique complications.
While its front dial – resplendent with a minute repeater, tourbillon, perpetual calendar and sunrise/sunset indicators – is fulsome enough, its true beauty can be found on the caseback, where a dizzying array of astronomical complications await. At its very epicenter lies a fascinating sky chart, richly encircled by season, zodiac and moon phases indices.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34562 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A.-Lange-Sohne-1815-Tribute-to-Walter-Lange.jpg" alt="A. Lange &amp; Sohne 1815 Tribute to Walter Lange" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A.-Lange-Sohne-1815-Tribute-to-Walter-Lange.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A.-Lange-Sohne-1815-Tribute-to-Walter-Lange-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A.-Lange-Sohne-1815-Tribute-to-Walter-Lange-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A.-Lange-Sohne-1815-Tribute-to-Walter-Lange-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A.-Lange-Sohne-1815-Tribute-to-Walter-Lange-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Despite such worthy contenders, the timepiece that truly topped the tribute list was <a href="https://www.alange-soehne.com/">A. Lange &amp; Söhne</a>’s 1815 Homage to Walter Lange. More than just a touching homage to the brand’s late chairman, it’s also a fastidious reinvention of the jumping seconds complication, an innovation first introduced more than 150 years ago.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34570 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium.jpg" alt="VCA Lady Arpels Planetarium" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VCA-Lady-Arpels-Planetarium-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Moving from the celebratory to the more outré, this year’s SIHH featured a timely treat for watchloving women the world over in the sprightly form of <a href="https://cn.vancleefarpels.com/cn/zh.html">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels</a>’ Lady Arpels Planétarium. This diamond-studded 38mm white gold watch features miniaturised models of Mercury, Venus and the Earth, all orbiting around a centrally-set ‘sun’ in real time.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34565 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Richard-Mille-RM-53-01.jpg" alt="Richard Mille RM 53-01" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Richard-Mille-RM-53-01.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Richard-Mille-RM-53-01-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Richard-Mille-RM-53-01-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Richard-Mille-RM-53-01-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Richard-Mille-RM-53-01-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
For its part, <a href="https://www.richardmille.com/">Richard Mille</a> opted for something a little more gentlemanly, with its RM53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough proving an apt ode to the world of that true Sport of Kings – polo. Created in partnership with Donough, one of the sport’s finest practitioners, the RM53-01 is supremely smash-resistant and boasts a striking suspended tourbillon in its open-faced dial.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-34564 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MBF-and-Stepan-Sarpanova-MoonMachine-2.jpg" alt="MB&amp;F and Stepan Sarpanova MoonMachine 2" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MBF-and-Stepan-Sarpanova-MoonMachine-2.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MBF-and-Stepan-Sarpanova-MoonMachine-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MBF-and-Stepan-Sarpanova-MoonMachine-2-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MBF-and-Stepan-Sarpanova-MoonMachine-2-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MBF-and-Stepan-Sarpanova-MoonMachine-2-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Overall, though, if pushed, it would have to be conceded that the most unconventional timepiece on show came courtesy of Stepan Sarpaneva, an independent Finnish watchmaker, and <a href="https://www.mbandf.com/en">MB&amp;F</a>, one of Switzerland’s more progressive ateliers, and took the unmistakable form of the MoonMachine 2.
Acknowledged as experimental high-end watchmaking at its very best, its futuristic open-worked dial and distinctive trapezium-style bezel was only topped by its projected moon phase display, something of a first in the world of haute horology – and something that proved an apt reward for the many who found their way to the 2018 SIHH in search of something truly timeless.
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Text: Tenzing Thondup

SIHH Highlights: Our favourite timepieces from the Geneva watch fair

SIHH – one of the most prestigious events in the calendar for watchmakers – sees industry specialists and watch lovers alike troop down to Geneva each year to witness the freshest crop of timepieces. Apart from releasing new models, the event is also an effective platform for predicting the latest trends of the year.
This year was no different. But among the titans of the horology world, a few stood out for a variety of reasons. Here’s our round-up of the top five timepieces that you need to watch out for!
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Triple Split by <a href="https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/">A. Lange &amp; Söhne</a>
Full credit goes to A. Lange &amp; Söhne for creating the world’s first mechanical split-seconds chronograph that simultaneously measures additive and comparative times for as long as twelve hours. With Triple Split, the haute horology house has outdone its previous record-holder Double Split. With precise rattrapante minute and hour counters, the Triple Split multiplies the measuring range of the rattrapante function by a factor of 24. Simply put, the Triple Split is accurate enough to compare the times of two opponents in a Formula 1 race down to the second.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32080" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/466-x-700_REVERSO_JLC_396245J_STILLLIFE_2_opt.jpg" alt="SIHH 2018" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/466-x-700_REVERSO_JLC_396245J_STILLLIFE_2_opt.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/466-x-700_REVERSO_JLC_396245J_STILLLIFE_2_opt-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/466-x-700_REVERSO_JLC_396245J_STILLLIFE_2_opt-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/466-x-700_REVERSO_JLC_396245J_STILLLIFE_2_opt-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/466-x-700_REVERSO_JLC_396245J_STILLLIFE_2_opt-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Reverso Tribute Duoface by <a href="http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/hk/en/home-page.html">Jaeger-LeCoultre</a>
Continuing its partnership with celebrated Argentinian polo bootmaker Casa Fagliano, Jaeger-LeCoultre launched a 100-piece limited-edition Reverso Tribute Duoface mounted on signature Casa Fagliano two-tone cordovan leather straps. Taking off from the Duoface concept, the watch features two contrasting dials with different time zones.
Painstaking craftsmanship marks its every aspect, from the hand-applied hour markers with Dauphine hands to the Art Deco-inspired minute track. The handcrafted leather strap, with its unique patina and finishes and the words “Limited Edition – One of 100” etched on its case back seal the deal for this understated masterpiece.
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Diver Deep Dive by <a href="https://www.ulysse-nardin.com/">Ulysse Nardin</a>
Ulysse Nardin carries on its love affair with the sea with the Diver Deep Dive, its most robust diving watch yet, with water resistance up to 1000 metres! Like its immediate predecessor, the Diver Deep Dive is powered by in-house calibre UN-320, featuring an escape wheel configuration and a patented silicium lever. Nautical influences are obvious in the choice of colour and design: 15 blue hammerheads swim on the dial, with a bright red one on the crown guard and another one on the dial counter. There’s even a hammerback stamped on the caseback!
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32082" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt.jpg" alt="SIHH 2018" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_9700C-001R-B187_DUO_opt-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication ‘Ornementale’ by <a href="http://www.vacheron-constantin.com/en4/home.html">Vacheron Constantin</a>
Inspired by what was the world’s most complicated wristwatch in 2005: the famous Tour de l’Île by Vacheron Constantin, the makers have recreated their stupendous feat yet again in Les Cabinotiers Grande Complication ‘Ornementale’. Displaying 16 separate complications in a relatively miniature package, the timepiece highlights Vacheron Constantin’s tour de force in both miniaturising and engineering. The complications are mostly astronomical, and features – in addition to hour and minute counters – 11 other functions such as minute repeater, equation of time, tourbillon, perpetual calendar, etc.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32083" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/700-x-466_vcaro8r000_lady_arpels_plan_tarium_close-up_van_cleef_arpels_johann_sauty-BD_opt-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Lady Arpels Planétarium by <a href="http://www.vancleefarpels.com/us/en/watch/sihh-2018.html">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels</a>
In keeping with Van Cleef &amp; Arpels’ elaborate creations, the Lady Arpels Planétarium – a part of the maison’s Poetic Astronomy Universe – simulates the planetary system on the limited surface of a wristwatch! Our most dazzling watch on the list, all its features, from the diamond-bedecked bezel and strap to the miniature planets made of precious stones revolving on the bright blue dial, are designed to inspire awe. But the most arresting part of the watch lies in its concept of imprecision. Devoid of hands, the watch revels in a state of perfect imprecision. While other watches seek to divide time to its minutest fraction, this one is a reminder of the enigma of time.
Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay
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SIHH 2018: Our top five favourite watches from the prestigious watch event

<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-29874 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1.jpg" alt="Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Elizabeth-Doerr-recommends-some-Chiming-Watches-1-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Elizabeth Doerr, co-founder of <a href="http://www.quillandpad.com/">Quill &amp; Pad</a>, presents seven new chiming watches you’ll want to flaunt in 2018. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chiming watches evolved from a need to know the time at all hours – even when the sun doesn’t shine. Super-LumiNova wasn’t around in the Middle Ages, so, without any way for townsfolk to see the clock tower at night, the hand struck a bell to signify the hour.
The idea was later adapted to portable timekeepers after the balance spring was invented. More often than not, a slide in the case band is used to wind and activate the repeating mechanism. One such kind, a minute repeater, chimes out the hours, quarter-hours and minutes, with the strikes differentiated by hammers and gongs that ring in unique or even double (ding-dong) tones.
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In addition to being among the rarest luxury timepieces, wristwatches with striking complications are among the hardest to manufacture. As Ulysse Nardin’s late owner, Rolf Schnyder, once said, “The real challenge is the sound quality. Despite significant advances in technology today, minute repeaters cannot be industrialised, and a minute repeater is as much a musical instrument as it is a timekeeper.”
He would likely be proud of the Swiss brand’s Hourstriker Pin-Up. The hand-painted dial depicts a burlesque dancer who cheekily reveals glimpses of herself when the hammer strikes the gong on the hour and half-hour. The “hourstriker” was known in the 16th-century as the clock-watch, and it struck the hours with a single blow “in passing” (en passant) without having to activate a slide or push a button. Available in a 43mm pink gold or platinum case, the timepiece is limited to just 28 pieces.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-29767 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard.jpg" alt="Chopard’s L.U.C. Full Strike a great example of chiming minute repeaters" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Chopard-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
One of the more striking watches to hit the market is Chopard’s L.U.C. Full Strike, which just won the prestigious Aiguille d’Or award from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. The Chopard oeuvre – created to celebrate 20 years of the L.U.C. line – has an impressive claim to fame: its gongs are made of sapphire crystal. Housed in a 42.5mm 18-carat fair-mined pink gold case, the timepiece is also stamped with the prestigious Seal of Geneva.
Knowledgeable watch connoisseurs, meanwhile, have long dreamt of owning Greubel Forsey’s Grande Sonnerie. The watch is coveted for its sonorous cathedral chimes housed within an 855-piece movement which includes a patented 25-degree inclined 24-second tourbillon.
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The Grande Sonnerie boasts a platinum mini rotor for automatically winding the chiming function; serially operating fast-rotating barrels; and a security system for disengaging the strike mechanism if the crown is pulled out during the chime (something that would immediately break any other chiming watch). It is housed in a 43.5mm white gold asymmetrical case that includes a side window to allow a full view of the tourbillon.
For a watch that will get you noticed, Audemars Piguet’s groundbreaking Supersonnerie is the loudest minute repeater on the market right now. Its makers concentrated on improving existing theories and practices, but added one fundamental difference: a soundboard to allow the gong’s sound vibrations to extend beyond the case. This 44mm manually wound titanium timepiece&nbsp;comes with a chronograph function and one-minute tourbillon, and is available only in limited editions, including a new platinum edition with a blue dial.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-29766 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet.jpg" alt="Audemars Piguet Supersonnerie is the loudest chiming watch" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Audemars-Piguet-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Hopping across the border from Switzerland to Germany, A. Lange &amp; Söhne’s first repeating wristwatch, the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, was an instant classic. A far more intuitive system than a normal minute repeater, it chimes the time in units of 10 rather than 15, the same way we read it off on a conventional analogue clock. The gong and hammers placed on the front of the watch allow the wearer (and inevitable admirers) to see something truly rare: the repeater at work.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-29770 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai.jpg" alt="Panerai's Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon is capable of chiming both local and a second time zone" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Panerai-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Another worthy investment, Panerai’s 49mm red or white gold oeuvre not only offers sweet-sounding chimes, but also two special features. For starters, the Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon GMT PAM00600 is capable of chiming both local and a second time zone. Like the Zeitwerk, it’s also a decimal repeater – the fifth of its kind in history. Its manually wound Caliber P.2005/MR boasts a one-minute tourbillon and a 96-hour power reserve.
The equally ambitious Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon from Vacheron Constantin would be a “simple” traditional minute repeater if it weren’t for the one-minute tourbillon performing gravity-defying revolutions within the manually wound Caliber 2755 TMR. Beautifully understated in 44mm pink gold or platinum, the watch’s musical notes can be activated by the slide on the left side of the case.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-29764 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin.jpg" alt="Chiming Watches Vacheron Constantin" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Chiming-Watches-Vacheron-Constantin-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Telling time by ear is an underappreciated art, but certainly not a lost one. For the lover of history or the watch aficionado, a minute repeater would make the perfect gift. After all, there’s no time – or chime – like the present.
Text: Elizabeth Doerr

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