Astronomy has been amazing me since I was a little kid. Everything related to planets and stars was a real priority for me, even science fiction, which I love today – another thing of beauty that made my heart go berserk is the Jupiterium Planeterium Clock. Manufactured by the Italian watchmaker Officine Panerai, founded way back in 1860, in Florence, this clock is a pure work of art. Officine Panerai has been supplying the Italian Navy with precision instruments for a ...

Hublot has prepared something truly exquisite for the 50th anniversary of Costa Smeralda, the marina most preferred by international jetsetters. Two new limited edition timepieces have been proudly presented by Hublot - The King Power Costa Smeralda and The Big Bang Costa Smeralda. Costa Smeralda was founded by Prince Karim Aga Khan around 50 years ago. At the moment, Costa Smeralda and Hublot have become one, in order to bring as many successful, future collaborations as possible. The watches have been carefully ...

The Imaginary Nature Collection is the latest creation of the famous De Beers. It encompasses a series of innovative designs and gorgeously looking jewelry. Based on ideas of sleekness, subtle movement and fluidity, the collection features a total of eight pieces, which bear influences from the never-ending hubbub that life itself means, in complete harmony with the perfection Mother Nature has bestowed upon everything. The jewels were manufactured by the designer Hollie Bonneville-Barden,  who seems to closely admire the creations of ...

After presenting the Cartier ID Two Concept Watch, during the same week, Cartier have yet revealed another stunning piece of time-measuring - the Cartier Astrotourbillon Carbon Crystal Watch. From what it seems to be an extremely busy week for Cartier, with the two extraordinary engineering marvels they've revealed, we're now going to focus on the Astrotourbillon, as we've already presented you the ID Two. Technically, exactly the way Cartier have accustomed us so far, this timepiece incorporates a huge deal of ...

Van Cleef & Arpels, a jewelry store founded back during 1906 in Paris Place Vendome, has plans to revive the ancient traditions of magic, mysticism, luck and charms through their latest jewelry collection reportedly appointed Palais de la Chance. The jewels were crafted from rather curious and intriguing materials. The Maison has created the entire collection through exquisite craftsmanship and picking solely state of the art gemstones. They've even used fine techniques like the "Mystery Setting" in order to put the ...

The story of Cartier's ID Two starts back in 2009, when the Cartier ID One concept watch was presented, a real breakthrough back then. It was the first timepiece to eliminate lubrication and adjustments. This opened a new door in watchmaking, as a new niche in the industry had just opened, which featured virtually timeless gadgets, resistant to magnetic fields, temperature changes, shocks and minimizing maintenance. The year 2012 is the second milestone in the ID series, with the ID Two ...

The bond between cars and watches has been constantly tightened throughout time, ever since the first ever car came out of the factory gates. Louis Vuitton has been recently trying to offer some sort of bridge between cars and speed through the Tachometer Tambour Automatic Chronograph. The exquisite timepiece bears influence from the dashboards of the cars that used to race during the '70s. It features elegant tones of black, red and grey, along with a strong sporty character. Some can describe ...

It’s no surprise we’re serious fans of TAG Heuer and their amazing timepieces. And yet they still manage to impress us, through the latest, high tech Mikrotourbillon S. As years go by, the exquisite, luxury watchmakers have received numerous patents for their inventions and innovations, like the first ever bracelet chronograph accurate to 1/100th of a second, the Carrera Calibre 360, the first mechanical movement to display 1/100th of a second and oscillating pinion in the Microtimer. These are just ...