In the video below, Watchfinder & Co. features a Hysek Kilada 41mm Tourbillon KN4126R01 and describes it as the cheapest Swiss tourbillion watch on the market. This watch goes for around $23,000 which is a t a more affordable price than the $125,000 Bvlgari torubillion. This Hysek Kilada Tourbillon is 1 of only 8 ever made and is a timepiece which represents the avant-garde nature and strong personality of Hysek as a company. The torubllion can be seen proudly through the dial.

The movement used in this UTC is the Eterna Cal. 39 with 65h of power reserve. At first glance, this watch has beautiful colors that attracts the eye. The blue color on the dial has a great finish that shines amazingly in the light or sun. The watch has a water resistance of 100 meters or 330 feet.

What catches my eye most is the back of this watch. For such new brand with little experience in the market they have developed a very beautiful caseback. Engraved on the back is “Intégralement ouvré en Suisse” with its acronym « I.O.E.S. » on the dial. Which translates to English as “Entirely made in Switzerland”.

The price tag of the watch is inspired by Fair Trade. They have published the manufacturing cost which is € 950, and the selling price for the first 100 pieces is € 1,300 excluding tax. The next 200 will be on sale for € 1,600. And the Morse UTC is a limited edition of 300 pieces.

A beautiful things about this brand is that 10% of its profit is donated to NGOs committed to the conservation and protection of marine life. Also, they will provide each customer with a warranty of 3 years.

The name of the brand came to be because it was appealing to founder, Lionel Bruneau. In French, les territoires ultramarins, means overseas territories, represented by the blue.

The new timepiece houses the manufacture CFB T3000 calibre, which combines a peripheral automatic winding system with a rotor that moves around the edge of the movement, and a peripherally-mounted tourbillon – both majesties of the house. The tourbillion also features a stop-seconds function to more accurately set the time and rotates on its axis once every minute, allowing it to act as a seconds hand.

A traditional tourbillion usually is mounted to both the main plate and the bridge of the balance wheel, which allows it to rotate on a single axis. On the other hand, the CFB T3000 calibre can be very visible allowing the regulator to be viewed from both above and below. This is all thanks to the tourbillon cage being mounted peripherally. The great feature of this watch takes much pride on its dial.

To further raise the level of this high-end watch,  the pallet and escape wheel are made from silicon, which increases the power reserve to a whopping 65 hours. When looking through the back, the view of the COSC-certified movement can be visible due to the sapphire crystal caseback.

The majesty of this watch is all housed within a 43mm rose-gold case with the crown sitting at 3 o’clock, a signature Manero Collection look. A simple silver colored dial with gold indexes and hands lets the tourbillion take the main stage of the dial.

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The Omega Speedmaster Hodinkee 10th Anniversary Limited Edition is inspired by a 1990s Speedmaster “Mark 40” owned by Clymer’s grandfather. This specific watch is the one that sparked the interest of watches for Benjamin Clymer. The timepiece was specifically a Speedmaster Day-Date ref. 375.0084 from 1996. The watch has a prolific nickname, “Michael Schumacher”, after ads featuring the watch and the F1 driver.

The Hodinkee Speedmaster is part of the Speedmaster CK 2998 Moonwatch remake collection. Each of these watches have the same 39.7mm steel case, aluminium bezel insert and the hand-wound, Lemania-derived cal. 1861 inside. Mixing together a MoonWatch with a Speedmaster is something very unusual but came out to be very well executed.

In the picture above, the left Speedmaster is the original model from the 1990s compared to the renewed version on the right. The key elements from the previous model version remained and were perfected in the new Hodinkee Speedmaster.

The twin central hands on the original (for elapsed seconds and the date pointer) have been merged into a seconds hand tipped with yellow “wings”. The timepiece has a solid back with the Speedmaster horse engraved on it. Around it you can find the engravements with commemorative text on its rim.

The remake edition is delivered on a grey leather strap that appears very nice. The Speedmaster Hodinkee 10th Anniversary is limited to 500 pieces, priced at US$6500. It’ll be available at Omega boutiques within the United States and also the Hodinkee shop online. Deliveries commence in November 2018.

Nick Hayek, CEO of the Swatch Group, has been recently interviewed by Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag and explains that such watch fairs like Baselworld create costs and expenses that could be avoided. Costs include travel expenses and accommodation that ring up CHF 50 million for the group. Over the years, the market has changed much of what it used to be, which is another reason Swatch Group will not be exhibiting their watches at Baselworld 2019.

Since 2015, Baselworld has seen many brand departures and the number of brands from 2015 went from 1,500 brands to less than 700 brands in 2018. These departures are a great impact on the watch and jewelry fair. Another problem faced by Baselworld is several management crises due to suspicion of nepotism.

As Rolex and Breitling will be present in 2019, everyone is curious to see the impact of the Swatch Group departing from the largest watch fair in Switzerland. This could be the start to the end of Baselworld.

Omega later released the first self-winding wristwatch with a central Tourbillon in 1994 which had many watch enthusiasts in awe. A great part of Omega’s success is through its magnificent movements imbedded in the timepieces. In this video below you will discover 15 things that you have probably never known about Omega. Enjoy!

The best of Rado watches display a modern and minimalist looks that catch the eye of many watch enthusiasts. As a brand that produces one of the most durable watches, having an openwoked dial is something surprising. Although Rado has produce other openworked dial watches, this True Open Heart is surreal with the modern aspect as the bracelet’s metallic look and the openworked dial it comes together to create a gorgeous look.

The Basics:

Reference Number: Plasma Ceramic, 01.734.0510.3.010; black ceramic, 01.734.0100.3.011; brown ceramic, 01.734.0511.3.030
Water Resistance: 50 meters
Strap/Bracelet: Ceramic bracelet

Caliber: ETA C07.631
Power Reserve: 80 hours
Winding: Automatic

Price: Black ceramic, $2,050; brown ceramic, $2,150; Plasma high-tech ceramic, $2,200