Rolls-Royce Spectre
When a decade ago, the CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, announced they were working on a fully electric car, the cynics out there wondered if a Rolls-Royce could be a Rolls-Royce without one of their iconic V12 engines. Spectre proves not only that this was possible but that an electric Rolls-Royce is exactly […]
Order In The Heavens
In the late 18th century, the reverend William Paley used the “watchmaker analogy” as proof of the existence of a divine mind that shaped and governed the universe. The argument was that nature could be chaotic, but as it was not, what was observed was a grand design in the solar system and beyond. Like […]
Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph
Returning for a second year as the timing partner at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Roger Dubuis celebrated the occasion with the launch of the Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph. A watch based on new research with an openworked dial showing off the proprietary RD780 calibre, which combines an inclined balance wheel with an integrated chronograph […]
Mercedes AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+
When the first EQS launched in 2021, it represented the first all-electric luxury saloon in the Mercedes range, although the German manufacturer produced its first ever electric car in 1906. As one would expect, the car was simply fab, however you looked at it. From the point of view of design, the EQS was futuristic, […]
Next In Time
From unexpected drops and collabs to an emergent category of microbrands spearheading innovation, the wild world of watchmaking is alive and well in 2023. And at the forefront of it all is Generation Z, a rising cohort of consumers – all aged under 25 and born between 1997 and 2012 – who are shaking up […]
New Louis Vuitton Tambour Watch
Talking about the launch of the new Tambour, at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris this past week, Jean Arnault, Louis Vuitton’s Director of Watches, self-confessed collector and enthusiast, described it as defining “Louis Vuitton watchmaking for the foreseeable future.” It is a radical departure both in design and execution, not just for the new timepiece, […]
London Concours 2023
The grassy environs of the Honourable Artillery Company played host to one of the most intriguing collections of automobiles yet assembled by the London Concours in the service of City petrolheads. Presented by Montres Breguet, around 80 cars were on display across eleven classes of competition over three days in what has established itself as […]
Pay It Forward
In the last five years or so, environmental concerns have multiplied exponentially in most industries. Watch brands are no different and alignment with sustainability and eco-friendly practises has become an important concern for many of them. There are three main avenues along which watch firms demonstrate their green credentials. First is the co-branding of a […]
On the dash
In August 1888, Bertha Benz took her husband’s newly invented motorwagen and drove her two sons from Mannheim to Pforzheim, a distance of around 100km. The age of the motor car had begun, and the pioneer model, the Benz, had only a rudimentary dashboard; it was intended to serve the same purpose as the one […]
Roger Dubuis Monovortex
Concepts capture the imagination; it’s that flight of fancy into the future of what might be that is so intuitively appealing. Every so often, in any form of manufacturing, a company produces what it thinks this near-time horizon should look like. This year, it was Roger Dubuis that surprised us all by presenting a concept […]
