The Le Richemond Hotel in the Swiss city of Geneva claims it has become the first in the world to offer guests the service of a “watch butler.”
The Swiss hotel has introduced a new service for watch lovers by employing the services of Pierre Jacques, the head of Swiss watch boutique Les Ambassadeurs, to advise guests interested in Switzerland’s famous horology industry.
The “watch butler” is on hand to display particular timepieces as well as being able to arrange private tours to top-end timepiece manufacturing sites such as Vacheron Constantin, Roger Dubuis and Franck Muller.
Maximilian Busser & Friends (MB&F) has revealed his latest master timepiece, the Horological Machine No. 3 Frog, a whimsical twist on the HM3.
The time is displayed by two rotating domes underneath a pair of sapphire crystals that resemble a frog’s eyes.
The protruding eyes of the (amphibian) frog enable it to see in many directions without having to turn its head.
On the new HM3, the hour and minute indicators are raised domes that, like the frog, can give their owner a wider view of the time without having to twist a wrist.
As the smoke barely clears one brand is already seeking to capitalize on all the chaos and disruption caused by Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull.
Romain Jerome introduces the Eyjafjallajökull-DNA, a unique-piece memento of the eruption that tortured air travelers and newsreaders the world over.
Like the other pieces in the DNA series the Eyjafjallajökull-DNA incorporates an element of the event it is celebrating in its design.
Just as the Moondust-DNA featured actual dust from the moon on the dial, so too does the Eyjafjallajökull feature actual ash and rock from the volcano.
Hublot has become the official timekeeper for the next two editions of the Fifa World Cup.
The Swiss watchmaker will sponsor the tournaments in South Africa this year and in Brazil in 2014, with its logo appearing on referees’ boards when they show substitutions and stoppage time.
It will also provide a limited edition official watch range for each tournament, and has signed legendary Argentina coach Diego Maradona as a brand ambassador.
The Jaeager-LeCoultre Atmos 566 clock by Australian designer Marc Newson is a fantastic timepiece that gives an entirely new dimension to time telling.
The Atmos 566 is housed in a Baccarat crystal bubble (shown below in a stunning blue) which surrounds JLC’s new movement, the 566 calibre.
The movement features hour, minute, and month functions as well as equation of time and a sky chart displaying the night sky which is detailed with cardinal points and astrological signs.
The Bell & Ross iconic Instrument BR watch collection welcomes a new aviation-inspired member – the BR 01-92 Radar watch.
Reading the time on the Bell & Ross Radar watch might seem confusing at first glance, but it’s actually fairly simple.
Three independent rotating discs are driven by the movement to indicate the hour, minutes, and seconds.
