Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso steel / gold quartz Kal. H1137 Ref. 252.5.08 Reviews

NEWS WATCHES

Jaquet Droz Lady 8 Flower Watch
Swiss Jaquet Droz applies its unusual area of specialty-automatons, which it has been making since the eighteenth century-to the Lady 8 Flower line. The Jaquet Droz Lady 8 Flower is the first ladies' collection from the brand to contain an automaton. The mechanism powers the petals of a three-dimensional lotus flower, causing them to open and close on demand. When open, the flower reveals a pistil composed of a 0.25-carat briolette diamond or a briolette sapphire.The watch is ultra-feminine in a couple of ways: the pistil is the female reproductive part of a flower and the watch itself demonstrates an element of creative abandon that you don't often see in a men's timepiece. If a men's high-complication is over-decorated, it can detract from its ability to retain value, but in a ladies' timepiece, the more decorative and unique, the better. Animated watches-ladies' mechanical watches that move in some way, either by vibrating, rotating, flying, or blooming-emerged as a trend in 2015, w
TAG Heuer Formula 1 Gulf Special Edition Watch
We’ve certainly seen no shortage of colorful and bold racing inspired watches this year?¨C some more welcome than others. Continuing on that action comes TAG Heuer with the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Gulf Special Edition watch to commemorate Gulf Oil’s 1968 victory of Le Mans in France. Unveiled right before the 2018 Le Mans race, the retro-modern inspiration pulls design schemes and colors from the Ford GT 40 that won the race, and marks the 50th anniversary of the victory. And, of course, the color scheme is immediately reminiscent of their Monaco Gulf Special Edition watch, albeit at a considerably lower price point.I must admit, I have a soft-spot for TAG Heuer’s Formula 1 line. The CAU1111 (Panda Dial Chronograph) was my first experience with a “Luxury watch” and to this day I’ve never found one at a price I’m willing to pull the trigger on?¨C so I have a bit of a historical emotional connection to the Formula 1 collection. I’ve found the lin