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Gold Dust: Paul Gerber’s new Ref. 420 Triple Rotor ‘Guilloché’ questions the common paradigms of ‘Haute Horlogerie’
AHCI, gold dust, Novelty 2023, Paul Gerber, watches, watchmakersMy first ‘New Watch Alert’ for 2023, the Ref. 420 Triple Rotor 'Guilloché', is what I consider ‘essentially Paul’: unique 'in-house' watchmaking with a twinkling eye

Gold Dust: Into the weekend in a dolce vita mood – enjoying summer with the Bvlgari Diagono Scuba
Bulgari, gold dust, watchesOnly the Italians manage to blend elegance with brutalist elements in such an effortless style - the Bvlgari Diagono Scuba, a perfect summer watch

Gold Dust: Vacheron Constantin Prestige 1972 – the Golden Section, wherever you look
gold dust, Vacheron Constantin, watchesShaped watches are always for those with the most eclectic tastes – the Vacheron Constantin Prestige 1972 sits at the apex of this genre, and this not only because of its asymmetric design…

Gold Dust: Vacheron Constantin’s ´American 1921 Piece Unique` – “faithfully recreated as if in 1921”
Akrivia, Daniel Roth, François-Paul Journe, gold dust, Greubel Forsey, Jean-Pierre Hagmann, Kari Voutilainen, Michel Boulanger, Michel Parmigiani, Novelty 2021, Peter Speake, Rexhep Rexhepi, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron Constantin, Vianney Halter, watchesHow Vacheron Constantin created the ´American 1921 Piece Unique`: When one of the ´Holy Trinity` comes across like an independent artisan …

Gold Dust: Massena Lab’s Archetype 0.0 brings back the lovely gilt dials of the past
gold dust, Massena Lab, Novelty 2021, watchesNoted collector, industry insider and now also watch producer William Massena embarked on a mission to revive the forgotten art of ‘true’ gilt dials – a high rejection rate allowed for only two hand full of Archetype 0.0 watches to be made

Gold Dust: the Minerva Pythagore 40mm Sector Dial – swan song to a collector’s darling manufacture
gold dust, Minerva, Montblanc, watchesEver since I saw this Minerva Pythagore at the manufacture in Villeret I was on a hunt – only more than 5 years later I found one – in my backyard!

Gold Dust: the DeWitt Academia Mathematical Jumping Digital Display
DeWitt, gold dust, watchesJerôme de Witt’s creations are for the open-minded, seasoned collectors, for those who value a look behind the obvious – as the Academia Mathematical shows

Gold Dust: The MIH Watch – A Purist’s delight, a Milestone and a Pacemaker of the rarest sort
gold dust, Ludwig Oechslin, MIH Watch, Paul Gerber, watchesWe 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

Gold Dust: a surprisingly timeless and restrained Hublot: the Classic Fusion Flying Tourbillon
gold dust, Hublot, watchesA token for the *other* side of Hublot's recent story: the Classic Fusion Flying Tourbillon of 2006

Gold Dust: the elusive Patek Philippe Ref. 5004A Split-Seconds Perpetual Calendar Chronograph – in steel!
gold dust, Patek Philippe, watchesA watch at the apex of an eminent manufacturer, the Patek Philippe 5004A Split-Seconds Perpetual Calendar Chronograph is as eclectic as it is miraculous

Gold Dust: the Roger Dubuis Hommage ‘Condottieri’
gold dust, Roger Dubuis, Roger Dubuis, watchesSome ultra-fine simple timepieces irrestably burst of watchmaking content, and the Roger Dubuis Hommage ‘Condottieri’ is certainly one of them

Gold Dust: the Girard-Perregaux Classique Elegance Ref. 49520
Girard-Perregaux, gold dust, watchesWith Girard-Perregaux making not only its movements, but also cases, bracelets and buckles in-house, the Classique Elegance is a truly thoroughbred watch

Gold Dust: the early Daniel Roth Double-Face Tourbillon Ref. 187
Breguet, Daniel Roth, gold dust, watches, watchmakersThe Daniel Roth Double-Faced Tourbillon Ref. 187 has that heft, solidity and old-world charm – masterfully illustrated with photography by Ming Thein

Gold Dust: the Parmigiani Ionica Hebdomadaire – the aesthetic and watchmaking vision of Michel Parmigiani, concentrated
gold dust, Michel Parmigiani, Parmigiani Fleurier, watches, watchmakersAlso, a splendid reminder to a time when in-house movements were really exotic - particularly if they were of tonneau shape and exceeded more than one-week power reserve

Gold Dust: Roger Dubuis’ tastefully exuberant Hommage Perpetual Calendar
gold dust, Roger Dubuis, watchesMeet the personal choice of the late Mr Roger Dubuis