Hublot - Classic Fusion Chrono Cricket

Generally I find the tie-ins between watches and sport/cars/movies/whatever to be rather tenuous, but I think Hublot have done a pretty good job of creating a cricket themed watch in this piece.

Hublot website

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Master Horologer's review

Watch Agora's review

De Bethune - DB28 Maxichrono

De Bethune website

De Bethune Facebook page

A Blog to Watch's review

Dream Chrono's review

Horologium's review

Watch Collecting Lifestyle's review

Vacheron Constantin - a pocket history (part 2)

Continuing the 260th anniversary celebrations of Vacheron Constantin: here are a few highlights.

You can read more about these watches, and the story of their creation, on the History page of Vacheron Constantin's website here.


Jean-Marc Vacheron's first watch, 1755

James Ward Packard, 1918

His Majesty King Fuad I, 1929

King Farouk of Egypt, 1946

Count Guy de Boisrouvray, 1948

Vacheron Constantin website

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Vacheron Constantin - Reference 57260

Congratulations to Vacheron Constantin for 260 continuous years of producing mechanical masterpieces. And to mark the occasion they have spent the last eight of those years creating this - the most complicated watch ever made. Without knowing what I'm talking about, I'm assuming the reference number is derived from 57, being the number of complications, and 260, being the anniversary. While the reference number is appropriate, as opposed to random, I'm not sure that "pocket watch" is the correct term for this piece. Its 2,826 parts are contained in a case measuring 98mm in diameter and 50.55mm in thickness, and with a weight of almost a kilogram not many pockets would be big enough to accommodate the thing - or deep enough to pay for it. Not that it's in search of a buyer, having been specially commissioned.

YouTube video presenting this masterwork:
REFERENCE 57260 - The Most Complicated Watch Ever Made - Vacheron Constantin


TheWatches.tv takes a look at this piece on YouTube:
Vacheron Constantin Presents The World's Most Complicated Watch (Ever), Ref. 57260



Vacheron Constantin website

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Hodinkee's review

A Blog to Watch's review

Monochrome's review

Watch Collecting Lifestyle's review

Quill & Pad's review

Time & Tide's review

Time and Watches' review