Hands-On with delights from the May 2023 Auction at Antiquorum Geneva!
´Collector´s View` on an eclectic selection of watches, from dress over complications to icons, to be sold at the Antiquorum Geneva auction, 14/15 May 2023
Entries by the eclecticum
Ferdinand Berthoud: Chapter III – Snapshots of the new ´Chronométre FB 3SPC` – two different versions, plus the official information about the novelty
Snapshot´s and details about the Ferdinand Berthoud Chronométre FB 3SPC in white- and rose-gold: When curves consort with chronometry
Zenith (& auction house Phillips) revives its precision-chronometer legacy with a Kari-Voutilainen-tuned Cal. 135-O Observatory Grade Movement
When Zenith and the auction house Phillips thought how best to revive the few of the sacred Cal. 135-O observatory-grade chronometer movements one name came to mind: Kari Voutilainen – enter the Calibre 135 Observatoire Limited Edition
Watches & Wonders 2022 – a year of eclectic refinement and delights for the connoisseur (Part 3)
A view on Watches & Wonders 2022 novelties through the imaginary eye of an eclectic GPHG Academician (Chronograph, Diver´s, Artistic Crafts, “Petite Aiguille”, Challenge)
Watches & Wonders 2022 – a year of eclectic refinement and delights for the connoisseur (Part 2)
A view on Watches & Wonders 2022 novelties through the imaginary eye of an eclectic GPHG Academician (Iconic, Tourbillon, Calendar and Astronomy, Mechanical Exception)
Watches & Wonders 2022 – a year of eclectic refinement and delights for the connoisseur (Part 1)
A view on Watches & Wonders 2022 novelties through the imaginary eye of an eclectic GPHG Academician (Luxury Sports Watches, Ladies´ Complication, Men´s, Men´s Complication)
Glashütte Original: Homage to the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts with a spectacular guilloche fest: the PanoInverse Limited Edition
The unique architecture of the Academy’s striking dome (“lemon squeezer”) was inspiration for the artisanal guillochage on the movement of the Glashütte Original PanoInverse Limited Edition
Snapshot(s): selected 2021 Longines novelties: Spirit 40mm Titanium, Avigation BigEye Titanium and Heritage Classic Sector Dial Black
The gems in the 2021 vintage of Longines (pun intended): the Spirit 40mm Titanium, Avigation BigEye Titanium and Heritage Classic Sector Dial Black are all inspired by the brand’s past
The Finalist Watches of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2021 (GPHG) – our Favourites & more!
Here’s our take on the Academy’s selection of the 2021 GPHG finalists – an event overdue for some fresh thinking…
Snapshot(s) – Romain Gauthier ´Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette Carbonium – Exception Collection – burgundy`
Hands-on. Snapshots, thoughts, and details about the ´Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette Carbonium – Exception Collection – burgundy` from ROMAIN GAUTHIER, an eclectic approach of to fine contemporary watchmaking