The discussion was so chatty that I was reluctant to cut the interview and instead decided to publish it in two days. In today's first episode, Thierry Stern discusses the impact of the brand's massive 175th-anniversary celebrations and select models from the 2016 collection, while tomorrow's second part looks to the future, notably the massive new Patek Philippe building on which construction started in Plan-less. -Oates last year.

As part of our reviews of the 2016…

After a weekend of invigorating Swiss mountain air in anticipation of the biannual "Glacier Patrol" mountaineering race sponsored by TAG Heuer, which was sadly canceled at the last minute, it's back to work for a week of interesting watch-replica news, from today with an interview with Thierry Stern.

Further interviews will follow later this week as Isabelle Guignet speaks with Chronoswiss owner Oliver Ebstein and Kurt…

A. Lange & Söhne replica has sponsored the elegance competition since 2012; it is considered to be one of the most traditional and significant events of its kind. Every car recounts its own exciting story in the rambling park of the Villa Este. The 1952 Pegaso Cupula is one of them. Last year, it won the prize for the most stunning design.

The Lange 1 Time Zone "Como Edition," famous for its…

Inside the bunker-like case is the new Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer Caliber 8912 movement. Co-Axial you should already be familiar with - it's Omega's proprietary escapement design (originally invented by George Daniels and painstakingly industrialized in the late 1990s and early 2000s by Omega and ETA engineers) that promises lubrication-free operation and consequently longer service times. Master Chronometer is a new development from Omega and refers to its continuously extensive line…