Martin Green

Living and breathing Haute Horlogerie for more than two decades, Martin Green's everyday life is infused with watches. A love for the history of watches is combined with an eclectic taste, while his studies at the Gemological Institute of America sparked a deeper understanding of diamond set watches. After writing for several international publications he joined Haute Time. Savoring the good life he divides his time between Europe and the US, always on the look out for the next story to write.

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Four Chronographs That Earned their Place In History

One of the most popular complications is the chronograph. This can be explained because the complication adds extra dynamic elements to the watch. Measuring the passing of time requires an extra seconds hand, subdials to show the minutes and hours, and pushers to operate it all. Aviation, car racing, and the exploration of space are just three areas in which (mechanical) chronographs made their mark, adding to their appeal. While there are a great many to choose from, the following four have earned their place in history: READ MORE

Watch of the Week: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin

The Overseas collection from Vacheron Constantin is gaining in popularity. This is not so surprising as it combines the looks of an attractive sports watch with the refinement of a dress watch. How potent this combination is, becomes especially clear with the Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin. Vacheron Constantin opted for a traditional dial layout of this complication, with a subdial for the day, date, and month and a moon phase display on a rotating disc. Combining this with bold hands and hour markers and a chapter ring utilizing a sportive font for the 5-minute indication perfectly balances the piece. READ MORE

The Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Smalta Clara: A New Chapter In Transparancy

When Jaquet Droz launched in 2018 their first pieces utilizing the plique-à-jour enameling technique, the world was in awe. Not so surprising, because while this very demanding technique already exists for over 1500 years, very few still master it. What makes it so unique is that it doesn’t have a base. Instead, a frame of gold wire is created in a pattern. The parts in between are filled with enamel powder, after which successive firings at high temperatures create the mesmerizing, translucent enamel with the look of a miniature window of stained glass. READ MORE

Haute Complication: Greubel Forsey Double Balancier

In the quest for ultimate precision, watchmakers have for centuries challenged themselves to make watches more precise. With the invention of the quartz movement, that quest has come to an end for the mechanical movement, yet not entirely. Brands like Greubel Forsey continue to develop new concepts that further refine the timekeeping capabilities of mechanical watches. They view it as perpetuating an ancient art, and a firm challenge to themselves, to overcome the difficulties of making wristwatches even more precise. They have been known to tackling these problems with innovative tourbillons, the device invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1795. The Double Balancier lacks those, as it takes a different approach combining two balance wheels with a constant differential. READ MORE

Bovet Shows The Sportive Side Of Virtuoso VIII Chapter Two With Latest Creation

With the launch of the second chapter of the breathtaking Virtuoso VIII, Bovet gave us a watch in the brand’s signature style. Its precious metal case housed an exquisite movement complemented by two aventurine glass dials. It perfectly displayed the unique elegance and technical prowess that the brand has to offer. But Bovet also has another side, one that embodies a sense of highly exclusive sportiveness, and that is at the heart of the new Virtuoso VIII Chapter Two Reimagined. READ MORE

IWC Welcomes New Chronographs To Portofino Collection

The Portofino collection has always been a line in which IWC captured “La Dolce Vita,” the good life. While the brand has quite a reputation when it comes to no-nonsense pilot’s watches, the Portofino has always been distinctly different. Ever since it was first launched in 1984, it stood out by more elegant lines. It shows a different side of IWC, in which sober, almost minimalistic design creates a sense of timeless beauty and luxury. This is also what we find in the three chronographs that IWC welcomes to the Portofino collection. READ MORE

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Martin Green

POSTS BY Martin Green

Four Chronographs That Earned their Place In History

Watch of the Week: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin

The Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Smalta Clara: A New Chapter In Transparancy

Haute Complication: Greubel Forsey Double Balancier

Bovet Shows The Sportive Side Of Virtuoso VIII Chapter Two With Latest Creation

IWC Welcomes New Chronographs To Portofino Collection

Watches With a Cause: Patek Philippe Releases Its First-Ever Titanium Ref. 5270 & It’s Going To Auction For Charity

Richard Mille & Bubba Watson Collaborate On a Third Tourbillon In Watson’s Lucky Color

The Best Watches Worn At The 2022 Met Gala

Martin Green

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