Discover the 23 watches in the IZU69 collection

And here is a little design that makes me feel more than 40 years younger, quartz and digital are then invading the market and the 10-year-old kid that I was had of course learned to count but questions of hands.... what is that? LOL That's when I received a model almost similar to this one with an open window on a rotating disk and which "gave" the time in a more subtle way than the simple digital dial. Certainly less precise but already the evocation of time passing. So a little return to childhood with this Sibo…

Wearing infinity on your wrist? That's what Venezianico claims in this new version of its classic Redentore model in the UltraBlack version. And I have to say that I think the promise has been kept! The dial covered in Musou Black paint absorbs 99.4% of the light. It's hard to see it in the photos, but this deep black has a beautiful effect on the wrist. The absence of indexes also contributes to this effect, only the elegant logo at noon is present on the dial. I chose the 40mm case (it also exists in 36mm), as we…

Second watch from this quality Chinese brand that enters my collection after the Blue Planet. I was attracted of course by the design proposal and by this evolution of the original model which is now presented in titanium. Several small details explain the reasons why it won the "German Design Award" in 2020, such as the shape of the case which is "skeleton" on the sides with the 4 decorative screws, of course on its dial and the technical hands with red details. The brand name is repeated on the left side and on t…

After a "wish" expressed at the Salon Vendôme and 3 years of waiting, this latest addition to my collection arrived on my birthday! Sportier than my Nautilus, this steel model with tropical bracelet is very comfortable to wear and will soon accompany me on trips to use its "travel time" function which displays a second hour hand to remind me of the time at "home". The two buttons on the left of the case allow this adjustment in order to advance or retreat the time and thus not lose the day/night indication which is…

An exceptional model for a unique occasion, my 50th birthday. It was well before the craze that recently took hold around these models and I was able to acquire this timepiece from the Patek Vendôme Salon with a very professional background and a more than reasonable waiting time because at the time the rose gold version was not in great demand for this more sporty than dressy world, basically. Very fine and harmonious, a bracelet with a comfort never found elsewhere and this brown dial that reflects the light in 1…

Inspiration, homage, copy, I won't get into this quarrel... but here is what pushed me to take the plunge on this model: to add or not a skeleton model to my collection, and this crucial question of course came during confinement. So what could be more natural than to test the skeleton "style" for a small price. My choice therefore fell on this model with a 43mm case for 13mm thickness, sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel. Transparent back and skeletonized oscillating weight as well. It kept all its promises for a b…

This is a 116528 Racing Dial model with a yellow gold case and bracelet with the "panda" sub-dials on champagne. The characteristic elements are the red inserts at the top of the sub-dial at 6 o'clock showing the name of the model, the railway and the chronograph second hand. We can of course find the tachymeter scale on the bezel as well as the crown and screwed pushers to guarantee water resistance. Legendary model this version is from 2001 series K. Comfortable and pleasant to wear bracelet despite its weight, b…

What can I say that hasn't already been said many times about it? In any case, I love its design, which hasn't aged a day and will continue to do so for many years to come... It goes everywhere and yet is recognizable among all, given its iconic status, it is equally at home in the deep end as on the deckchair. We wear it without thinking because it adapts to all situations and all contemporary styles.

With its little name Casiok (in reference to the octagonal shape of its case), and its code name GA-2100, this version of the G-Shock is for me the most interesting. It combines the look of a modern watch (dual display by hands and digital) with the legendary robustness of the model and features (alarm, chrono, worldtimer, etc.) which reminds me of my first quartz watches in the 80s. Moreover, during the initial settings or when calling upon specific functions, we fall back into childhood a little by frantically pr…

And this is what happens when the first jeweler of the Place Vendôme meets the first chronograph movement in the world... Proof that elegance and sportiness can give birth to a very beautiful and racy timepiece. The gold case is characteristic of the Solis models, without horns and with a unique system of attaching the bracelet which brings a certain strength to the whole. The dial and its thin smooth bezel are as if "placed" on a cushion from which emerge the crown decorated with an aquamarine as well as the chron…