From $350 to $350,000, reflecting back on the first horologically focused trade show of 2018, Chris and Jon chat about the science and artistry of watchmaking.
Cortex
Myke & CGP Grey talk about their yearly themes for 2018
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Eterna
The price of Eterna’s calibers varies according to the configuration, finish, & quantity ordered
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SIHH
The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie is an annual trade show in Geneva
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Cartier
One of the cornerstone brands of SIHH
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Purple Royal Oak
Audemars Piguet released a purple dialed version of their iconic Royal Oak at SIHH 2018
audemarspiguet.com
Romain Gauthier
Chris found the black mother-of-pearl take on Romain Gauthier’s InsightMicro-Rotor striking (sans diamonds)
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Cartier Revelation
A new novelty from Cartier for SIHH 2018
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Revelation Reveal
A video of Cartier’s Revelation in action, captured by Horologium
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F.P. Journe
An interview with master watchmaker, François-Paul Journe
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Santos de Cartier
One of Chris’ favourite designs from SIHH 2018, is Cartier’s re-imagining of their Santos line of timepieces
revolution.watch
Drive de Cartier
A modern icon, now available in stainless steel
cartier.com
Carole Forestier-Kasapi
Cartier’s talented & accomplished head of watch development
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The Freak
Carole Forestier-Kasapi played a key role in developing what would become Ulysse Nardin’s avant-garde ‘Freak’ timepiece
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Astrotourbillon
There is an unquestionable lineage between Carole Forestier-Kasapi’s award winning concept watch, the Ulysse Nardin Freak, & Cartier’s Astrotourbillon
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Lange Model
Nice shot of the business side of Lange & Söhne’s oversized watch model at SIHH 2018, captured by Su Jia Xian
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The Grey Nato
Journalists & adventurers, Jason Heaton & James Stacey, share their thoughts on SIHH 2018
thegreynato.com
Homage to Walter Lange
A tribute to the man who re-established his family’s watchmaking legacy, in A. Lange & Söhne, after the fall of the Berlin Wall
alange-soehne.com
Triple Split Chronograph
A tour de force of A. Lange & Söhne’s horological savoir-faire
alange-soehne.com
Voutilainen 217QRS
Kari Voutilainen unveiled a new timepiece, with integrated retrograde date mechanism, at SIHH 2018
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Vaucher
Prior to acquiring a dial factory of his own, Kari Voutilainen depended on third parties, like Vaucher
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Parmigiani Fleurier
A peek at what goes on inside the restoration department of Parmigiani Fleurier, where Voutilainen honed his craft early in his career
parmigiani.com
Davide Cerrato
The designer behind Tudor’s resurgence, who now works for Montblanc
revolution.watch
Tudor Heritage
The Tudor Heritage collection, whose design direction was set by Davide Cerrato
tudorwatch.com
Montblanc 1858
The Montblanc 1858 collection, introduced at SIHH this year, exudes Davide Cerrato’s design
montblanc.com
Montblanc 4810
Montblanc uses customized rose engines to produce guilloché dials with their logo as the pattern
montblanc.com
Les Aérostiers
An elaborate, plique-à-jour timepiece from Vacheron Constantin, for SIHH 2018, built around the motif of a hot air balloon
vacheron-constantin.com
Plique-à-jour
A enamelling technique, wherein the finished product has no backing
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Triton et Sirène
A one-of-kind timepiece, from the atelier of Kari Voutilainen, featuring plique-à-jour enamel work by Inès Hamaguchi
watchesbysjx.com
Vacheron Constantin 1326
Vacheron Constantin’s new entry level caliber
vacheron-constantin.com
Baumatic BM12-1975A
An technically impressive new caliber from Baume et Mercier, at an impressive price point
baume-et-mercier.com
Isochronism
The ability of a system to consistently repeat the same action at regular intervals of time
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Tissot Powermatic 80
The best value for the money, for a mechanical watch with a free-sprung balance wheel, is Tissot’s Powermatic 80
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Swatch Sistem51
The Swatch Sistem51 also features a free-sprung balance, but is not as reliable, nor in any way serviceable, compared to Tissot
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Panerai L’Astronomo
A steampunkesque novelty from Panerai, with a slew of astronomical complications, including sunrise & sunset
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Van Cleef Planétarium
Video of Van Cleef & Arpel’s Planétarium, an orrery for your wrist
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Panerai Carbotech
Panerai’s Lab-ID Carbotech, from SIHH 2017, serves up an aesthetic contrast to this year’s Astronomo, & boasts a 50 year guarantee period
panerai.com
Vantablack
Blacker than black—an introduction to Surrey NanoSystems Vantablack carbon nanotube coating
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Femtosecond Laser
Femtosecond lasers work so quickly that they do not cause any overspray, enabling surface patterning techniques that can make nearly any metallic surface to appear optically black
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Bird of Paradise Feathers
The black feathers of some species of birds of paradise use optical properties similar to Vantablack
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Tantalum Carbide
Rather than use ruby jewels as bearing surfaces, Panerai’s Lab-ID Carbotech employs bridges made of tantalum carbide
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IWC Tribute to Pallweber
A throwback to the historic Pallweber pocket watches that showed the hours & minutes on rotating discs
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Video of IWC Pallweber
A video of the Pallweber in action
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Omega Olympic RIngs
A quintet of steel Seamasters, representing the Olympic rings
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Omega Podium Pieces
A trio of enamel dialled timepieces, representing the Olympic medals
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