A Royal family for Pequignet
In 2023, the only French Haute Horlogerie manufacture is offering a new adaptation of its emblematic watch, the Paris Royale, born in 2011 to house its Caliber Royal, equipped with 88 hours of power reserve.
The collection is expanding with 12 new references, three new dial colors (blue, black and opaline) and four different complications: power reserve, date, vertical moon phases and off-centered small seconds.
A remarkable undated moon phase variant also joins this Paris Royale collection.
This Paris Royale (from €4,200) has a steel case 41 mm in diameter and 11.4 mm thick, with hollow middles and screwed-in lugs.
Its hands have been specially designed for the French house.
The sapphire case-back reveals the movement with circular-grained bridges and mainplate, snailed and decorated with Côtes de Genève and the sunburst and rhodium-plated oscillating weight, marked with the lily.
The Paris Royale collection by Pequignet.
Pequignet
A Newport chronograph for Herbelin
The French watchmaker is offering a new modernized dress code for its in-house Newport, with a new automatic steel chronograph (€2,499) 43.5 mm in diameter.
We find on this model of nautical inspiration the five screws evoking the winches, with here a conical crown and faceted rectangular pushers in a more modern style.
We find on its black dial three counters, placed at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock to display minutes, hours and small seconds.
The date window is located at 4:30.
This Newport chronograph features a Swiss-made mechanical self-winding movement (Sellita SW510) offering a 62-hour power reserve.
A Newport chronograph from the French Jura.
Herbelin
A tanned March vintage for March LA.B
The house formerly born in March unveils the fourth edition of its Vintage.
This AM2 Slim Bronze Edition (€1995) limited to 99 pieces features a 36 mm square bronze case, a brushed khaki green dial highlighted with gold-coloured markings, chiselled indexes matching the gold hands, all on a leather strap. perforated wild bison in black color.
It beats to the rhythm of the new Swiss La Joux Perret G100 movement with a 68-hour power reserve, 100% assembled in France.
The March vintage.
March LA.B
Five new models for Apose
Apose is releasing five new models of its n°3-100 (€2,950), its 100% French watch.
The young brand from Mulhouse now offers its top-of-the-range watch in pink gold and champagne, black and anthracite, pink gold and black... Equipped with a 40 mm steel case, it features an exclusive automatic movement signed Pequignet with 65 h of power reserve.
It is also offered on a Longchamp leather strap.
New finishes at Apose.
Asked
A French watch for Festina's 120th anniversary
Here is the most French of Spanish watches, or vice versa.
In honor of its 120th anniversary, Festina is issuing a limited and numbered edition watch of only 120 pieces for men and women.
Made in France, it has a 41.5 mm steel case for the men's version, 34 mm for the women's version.
Its dial is stamped with a French flag at 9 o'clock, while its automatic movement with 44 hours of power reserve can be seen through the opening in the dial at 6 o'clock.
On the back of the screwed case is the inscription "1902 Festina 2022".
An anniversary piece offered at €1,950.
An anniversary edition for Festina.
feast
LIP squares up
This year takes us back in history: 50 years ago, the workers at LIP decided to continue to produce on their own, in self-management.
Today, LIP is revisiting its rich heritage and moving forward.
Legend has it that it was after an erroneous scaling by one of the designers of the house that the new watch
designed by Lip adopted a unique square case.
Directly inspired by the famous T18, it retains the mythical “Churchill” dial, its characteristic double horizontal/vertical sunburst, as well as its faceted hands.
Its name: C18, abbreviation of Carré 18. With its small proportions - 21 x 21 mm - it fits on all wrists, with a Ronda 763 quartz movement within it. (€189 / €199)
The LIPC18.
LIP
