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De Bethune Tourbillon Regulator

Here at WatchAllure, we take immense pleasure in bringing you the finest mechanical wonders the world of haute horlogerie has to offer. Today is no different as we bring you this masterpiece of micro engineering: De Bethune‘s wonderful Tourbillon Regulator. The Manufacture Horlogère De Bethune entered the stage in 2002 and immediately established itself as [...]

Solar worshipers rejoice: Frédéric Jouvenot Helios

Ever since the humble origins of a human race, our ancestors’ attention has been transfixed to that same bright, orange disc hanging above our heads today. It’s not hard to imagine all the awe and gratitude they felt towards the Sun, in all their ignorance yet infinitely wiser than the people of the middle ages. [...]

Viva L-evolution! Blancpain L-evolution Tourbillon Large Date Power Reserve

Blancpain, one of the world’s oldest watch manufacturers created another masterpiece and yet another world first complication. L-evolution Tourbillon Large Date Power Reserve is a first wristwatch with a power reserve indicator on the rotor. The L-evolution collection was launched in 2009 and it enters its third year with this new amazing model. This extraordinary [...]

Tempus fugit: Key of Time by Hublot

This one is for you Albert! I don’t know if Hublot‘s designers slash engineers were inspired by Einsteins relativity theory, but they sure get it right this time (natch ) Time is relative and this watch knows it! If you have given up on Hublot after seemingly endless variants of the King or Big Bang [...]

Kisai Console Led Watch from Tokyoflash

The latest creation from alchemists at Tokyoflash* is a real crowd pleaser. Even if that may sound like a contradiction, one shouldn’t be too surprised because this little beauty was custom tailored to exactly match the taste of fans. Kisai Console Led Watch was first conceived (as every other watch at Tokyoflash for that matter) [...]

Tissot Racing-Touch Released

Tissot Racing-Touch watches are finally released. As some of you may remember, we had an exclusive preview of these new Tissot’s models a couple of months ago. Now it’s time to take a closer look at the new design and functionalities, and see the new additions in this year’s line of Tissot watches. What immediately [...]

The Valbray V.01 Collection

The Valbray is one of the youngest Swiss watch making brands. Founded by a micro-technical engineer Côme de Valbray and designer Olga Corsini, the company debuted last year at BaselWorld, instantly making a splash with interesting pieces created in a successful blend of style and technology. Their first collection, the V.01 Collection, is characterized by [...]

Frederic Jouvenot Solar Deity Helios 001 Titanium DLC

Frédéric Jouvenot is ready to take part in BaselWorld and present their new interesting hi-end line of watches, the astonishing Solar Deity Collection. Frédéric Jouvenot is one of the youngest successful watchmakers. Born in 1977, he is known for fresh ideas and cleverly designed concepts. In 2009, we were introduced to his unusual Automatic Chronograph [...]

The Clerc Odyssey Silicium

Another interesting high-end timepiece from Geneva based company. This time, I am presenting the Clerc Odyssey Silicium, an unusual watch crafted from materials derived from aerospace industry research. The Clerc Company was founded in 1874 born from the Swiss passion for exceptional horology. Clerc also manufactures a limited and elite selection of mechanical watches offering [...]

The Hamilton Lipstick ladies watch

The new Hamilton watch for ladies is a novel and unique creation that integrates two dials and offers a handy functionality to keep the wearer aware of the time in two different places. This watch is created for modern, busy women, and frequent travelers, to avoid the feeling of being “lost in time”. The first [...]