Patek Philippe doesn’t seem to be especially consistent when it comes to design of their Gondolo series or rectangular watches. The things that they seem to share is an elongated body and, of course, a brilliantly executed mechanism that powers the gadget. Among the three models of the series that are currently present on the Swiss brand’s corporate web-site, the 2013 Patek Philippe Gondolo 8 Days (Ref. 5200G) is the most exciting with its finely crafted case and deliciously complicated, exquisitely finished movement.

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Next week, the German watchmaking house plans to proudly present its unique A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este wrist watch. Limited to just one piece, this timekeeper is a meticulously redecorated version of the original A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone (Ref. 116.039) model that was presented almost exactly a year ago.

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Patek Philip‘s classic Calatrava line has just been updated for this year. Featuring a tried and tested automatic movement and a body of classic proportions, the new Patek Philippe Calatrava (Ref. 5227) automatic watch looks emphatically modest, even in its precious rose gold body.

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In a couple of months, during the upcoming Baselworld 2013 trade show, which is scheduled for the end of April, the Swiss watchmaker will re-introduce its Girard-Perregaux 1966 Tourbillon Gold Bridge limited edition automatic wrist watch. Not only dressy, but also extremely classy, the watch has always been a signature model for the brand. Judging by the 2013 model’s specs, this one seems to be more of a mild face-lift, rather than a full-fledged next-generation model with new movement and all.

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Unveiled last January at SIHH 2013 event, the new Van Cleef & Arpels Ballerine Enchatee belongs to their well-known Poetic Complication family of timekeepers that feature meticulously crafted displays that are (almost literally) animated by retrograde movements. Playful yet deeply romantic, this timepiece is seems to pick up where the gorgeous 2007 Poetic Complication Feerie left off.

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It looks like this year the French jeweler will once again resurrect its gorgeous Cartier Crash line of luxury watches with a twist in the most literal meaning of the expression. First introduced around half a century ago as a kind of homage to one of their London branch top managers who died in a car crash, the timekeeper looks like it was half-melted and deformed in fire.

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Planned to be revealed early next year during the much-awaited SIHH 2013 show, the upcoming Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph luxury automatic watch shares its underpinnings with the gorgeous Calibre de Cartier Chronograph model that was revealed around a month ago, but has the base 1904-CH MC caliber upgraded with a perpetual calendar module.

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The new Corum Admiral’s Cup Legend 46 Minute Repeater Acoustica watch comes equipped with a brand new hand-wound movement that not only includes one of the most advanced chiming complications that money (actually, really big money) can buy, but also includes into the package a pretty much impressive power reserve of at least 100 hours, which is achieved thanks to the third spring barrel reserved exclusively to the minute repeater module. Yes, that was a fairly long sentence, all right.

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The highly regarded among true connoisseurs German watchmaker has just announced that the gorgeous A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone (Ref. 116.039) world timer, the dress watch that was first unveiled in its new, more discrete version in the beginning of the year, has finally become available to the few wealthy customers that can easily part with some €39,600 (around $50,000 USD) in order to get this beautiful timekeeper.

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Breguet’s Reine de Naples collection of egg-shaped watches has been here for precisely a decade, but one of the oldest Swiss watchmaking houses doesn’t plan to retire the model range any time soon. On the contrary, since the watches enjoy their fair share of success among women all over the civilized world, they keep introducing more and more interesting pieces to the pool. The new Breguet Reine de Naples Charleston Automatic (Ref. 8928) model, for example, while coming in an easily recognizable body, differs from the rest of the pack with its absolutely outrageous Charleston-type bracelet that can be had either in understated white or in more traditional yellow gold.

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