Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante Watch
There are technically impressive movements, beautifully executed ones, complicated ones… and then, sometimes, there are movements that imply someone at the brand has gone absolutely?mad, mix-and-matched his or her favorite complications… and refused to take no for an answer. Here’s a perfect example of that latter phenomenon, the Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante, a watch with a tourbillon, a double column wheel flyback split second chronograph, automatic winding, power reserve indication, and a healthy amount of skeletonization.Double column wheel flyback split second chronograph. I did have to stop twice in typing that-it sounds so good it makes my knees tremble and?my fingers tingle. According to Angelus, it took its watchmakers and engineers five years to develop the Angelus A-150 manufacture caliber that drives the Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante. All the complications, they say, have been re-engineered so that they fit together inside this 37.60-millimeter-w
Moritz Grossmann Moon In Space Watch
While it’s perfectly understandable if you’ve had quite enough of “moon-landing-inspired” timepieces, I’m afraid the rush of commemorative editions is still rushing. One slightly odd thing about this current, quite logical (however, occasionally jarring) trend, is that many brands (Moritz Grossmann included) have taken this opportunity to create watches based only very loosely on the moon landing itself. Instead, these brands have chosen to draw inspiration from the practically infinite well of Space. In the case of the Moritz Grossmann Moon in Space watch, the direct inspiration is the mission of humans’ first satellite in Space - Sputnik I. Oh, and the fact that the moon is in Space. Just in case that escaped you. Just to clarify: The moon (big rock in the sky at night) is in Space.The Moritz Grossmann Moon in Space has just returned to Germany after traveling the globe on an expository roadshow, entertaining onlookers with the fine detailing of it