Some snapshots and brief thoughts about the ´Logical One – Byzantine` (unique piece) from Romain Gauthier, a masterpiece on many levels showcasing several crafts at their best.
Photographer Guy Lucas de Peslouan shares his images and thoughts on the Phenomen ´AXIOM` and we ´the eclecticum` added some context
We revisit the watch after a ‘relaunch’ of the MIH Watch is iminent, but the ‘dream team’ of Ludwig Oechslin, Paul Gerber – and even the namesake and beneficiary MIH distance themselves
A new dial pattern inspired by the heavy waters of the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and the Antarctic South Shetland Islands: the new Czapek & Cie´s Antarctique Passage de Drake
Photographer Guy Lucas de Peslouan shares his images and thoughts on the Hautlence ´HL 2.0`
Photographer Guy Lucas de Peslouan shares his images and thoughts on the Roger W Smiths ´Great Britain` and we ´the eclecticum` added some context
A novelty from 2020, a new member of the ´Spezialist`collection from Glashütte Original: SeaQ Panorama Date – in a bicolour case with a grey and (synthetic) textile strap
A frank exchange about the integration of Minerva, the influence of a new outdoor culture, and what he would take for a perfect, eclectic weekend…
Photographer Guy Lucas de Peslouan shares his images and thoughts on the Manufacture Royale ‘Opéra’ Minute Repeater – plus some context by “the eclecticum”
For today I have chosen one of the best known (or can we even say common) `Grand Complications` – the perpetual calendar from one of the power houses of Swiss fine watchmaking. Vacheron Constantin is close to my heart, especially for the ´delicacies` they can offer from time to time – even when those are quite often like a hidden secret to the public.