From $350 to $350,000, reflecting back on the first horologically focused trade show of 2018, Chris and Jon chat about the science and artistry of watchmaking.
Full visual show notes available at http://offhours.show/ep10
• Cortex Myke & CGP Grey talk about their yearly themes for 2018
• Eterna The price of Eterna's calibers varies according to the configuration, finish, & quantity ordered
• SIHH The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie is an annual trade show in Geneva
• Cartier One of the cornerstone brands of SIHH
• Purple Royal Oak Audemars Piguet released a purple dialed version of their iconic Royal Oak at SIHH 2018
• Romain Gauthier Chris found the black mother-of-pearl take on Romain Gauthier’s InsightMicro-Rotor striking (sans diamonds)
• Cartier Revelation A new novelty from Cartier for SIHH 2018
• Revelation Reveal A video of Cartier's Revelation in action, captured by Horologium
• F.P. Journe An interview with master watchmaker, François-Paul Journe
• Santos de Cartier One of Chris' favourite designs from SIHH 2018, is Cartier's re-imagining of their Santos line of timepieces
• Drive de Cartier A modern icon, now available in stainless steel
• Carole Forestier-Kasapi Cartier’s talented & accomplished head of watch development
• The Freak Carole Forestier-Kasapi played a key role in developing what would become Ulysse Nardin's avant-garde 'Freak' timepiece
• Astrotourbillon There is an unquestionable lineage between Carole Forestier-Kasapi’s award winning concept watch, the Ulysse Nardin Freak, & Cartier’s Astrotourbillon
• Lange Model Nice shot of the business side of Lange & Söhne's oversized watch model at SIHH 2018, captured by Su Jia Xian
• The Grey Nato Journalists & adventurers, Jason Heaton & James Stacey, share their thoughts on SIHH 2018
• Homage to Walter Lange A tribute to the man who re-established his family’s watchmaking legacy, in A. Lange & Söhne, after the fall of the Berlin Wall
• Triple Split Chronograph A tour de force of A. Lange & Söhne's horological savoir-faire
• Voutilainen 217QRS Kari Voutilainen unveiled a new timepiece, with integrated retrograde date mechanism, at SIHH 2018
• Vaucher Prior to acquiring a dial factory of his own, Kari Voutilainen depended on third parties, like Vaucher
• Parmigiani Fleurier A peek at what goes on inside the restoration department of Parmigiani Fleurier, where Voutilainen honed his craft early in his career
• Davide Cerrato The designer behind Tudor's resurgence, who now works for Montblanc
• Tudor Heritage The Tudor Heritage collection, whose design direction was set by Davide Cerrato
• Montblanc 1858 The Montblanc 1858 collection, introduced at SIHH this year, exudes Davide Cerrato's design
• Montblanc 4810 Montblanc uses customized rose engines to produce guilloché dials with their logo as the pattern
• Les Aérostiers An elaborate, plique-à-jour timepiece from Vacheron Constantin, for SIHH 2018, built around the motif of a hot air balloon
• Plique-à-jour A enamelling technique, wherein the finished product has no backing
• Triton et Sirène A one-of-kind timepiece, from the atelier of Kari Voutilainen, featuring plique-à-jour enamel work by Inès Hamaguchi
• Vacheron Constantin 1326 Vacheron Constantin's new entry level caliber
• Baumatic BM12-1975A An technically impressive new caliber from Baume et Mercier, at an impressive price point
• Isochronism The ability of a system to consistently repeat the same action at regular intervals of time
• Tissot Powermatic 80 The best value for the money, for a mechanical watch with a free-sprung balance wheel, is Tissot's Powermatic 80
• Swatch Sistem51 The Swatch Sistem51 also features a free-sprung balance, but is not as reliable, nor in any way serviceable, compared to Tissot
• Panerai L'Astronomo A steampunkesque novelty from Panerai, with a slew of astronomical complications, including sunrise & sunset
• Van Cleef Planétarium Video of Van Cleef & Arpel's Planétarium, an orrery for your wrist
• Panerai Carbotech Panerai's Lab-ID Carbotech, from SIHH 2017, serves up an aesthetic contrast to this year's Astronomo, & boasts a 50 year guarantee period
• Vantablack Blacker than black—an introduction to Surrey NanoSystems Vantablack carbon nanotube coating
• Femtosecond Laser Femtosecond lasers work so quickly that they do not cause any overspray, enabling surface patterning techniques that can make nearly any metallic surface to appear optically black
• Bird of Paradise Feathers The black feathers of some species of birds of paradise use optical properties similar to Vantablack
• Tantalum Carbide Rather than use ruby jewels as bearing surfaces, Panerai's Lab-ID Carbotech employs bridges made of tantalum carbide
• IWC Tribute to Pallweber A throwback to the historic Pallweber pocket watches that showed the hours & minutes on rotating discs
• Video of IWC Pallweber A video of the Pallweber in action
• Omega Olympic Rings A quintet of steel Seamasters, representing the Olympic rings
• Omega Podium Pieces A trio of enamel dialled timepieces, representing the Olympic medals
