Arthur Touchot is the Editor of Haute Time London. He also covers the watchmaking industry for the International New York Times, the Financial Times, and The Daily Telegraph. Arthur's favorite timepieces include vintage racing watches, mid-century dress watches, and modern independent brands. Pretty much all watches in fact! If he isn¹t talking about watches, Arthur's probably eating in one of his favorite London restaurants, or venting about one of his sports teams. Arthur was born in Paris, France, and currently lives in Notting Hill, London. He holds a Masters degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Top Five Moon Phases From BaselWorld
The moon phase is a complication that’s aesthetically pleasing and functional. It displays the phases of the moon on its dial via a rotating disc, decorated with golden stars and two golden moons, usually against a blue or white backdrop. But we saw some interesting variations this year at BaselWorld. Here are our Top Five. In contrast to other Patek Philippe watches with perpetual calendars, this one is based on the self-winding caliber 324 movement with a central rotor. This traditional looking moon phase display features on an otherwise atypical honey brown dial. It’s extremely accurate and deviates from the READ MORE