Celine Simon

California

Luxury Watch Writer at Freelance

I am a freelance content writer specialized in luxury watches. Find me at https://t.co/Xa3eVoHHZz and https://t.co/JYcb6njWFH

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Hands-On: H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Centre Seconds Concept Purple Enamel Watch

6 days ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

For better or worse (worse, in my opinion), we’ve become so accustomed to so much verbiage and details on watch dials that when a brand pulls back, it feels like a weight has been lifted. Like Marie Kondo forcing you to clear up your space, there’s a certain joy-sparking that happens when everything but the absolute essentials is gone. H. Moser & Cie understands this better than most. At Watches & Wonders 2025, the brand unveiled the H.
Hands-On Debut: Piaget Polo 79 Watch In White Gold

3 weeks ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

Following the revival of the Polo 79 in yellow gold last year, Piaget is back with a fresh white-gold iteration of its integrated bracelet icon. Unveiled quietly alongside the usual Watches & Wonders noise, the new Piaget Polo 79 watch in 18k white gold is essentially the same watch as the 2024 yellow gold version — same 38mm case shape, same polished gadroons, and same slim micro-rotor movement — but in a cooler, more muted package.
Hands-On: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Honeygold Watch

4 weeks ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

At Watches & Wonders 2025, A. Lange & Söhne announced the latest addition to its sports watch collection, dressed in the brand’s proprietary gold alloy. The limited edition A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Honeygold watch is as sweet as its name suggests — but don’t mistake it for soft. We went hands-on with the luxe sports watch, and in the metal, this newest edition is bold, weighty, and sharply executed, presenting an entirely different character than any of its white metal predecessors.
Hands-On: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon

4 weeks ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

Another year, another Bulgari Breaking Barriers newsflash to report. For its debut at Watches and Wonders 2025, Bulgari presented yet another new thinness achievement, bringing its total to 10 world records in the ultra-thin watchmaking category. We went hands-on with the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon watch, which is now the thinnest tourbillon watch ever made. And yes, it’s as ultra-cool in the metal as its name sets it up to be.
Hands-On: H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Pop Collection Watches

1 month ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

If you’re familiar with H. Moser & Cie.’s modern look, you’ll know that its watches are typically drenched in one rich color. From Vanta Black to Lagoon Blue and saturated bursts of purple, pink, and green in between, these often minimalist watches love a single-tone style. But at Watches & Wonders 2025, the new H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Pop watch collection offers a more colorful palette with striking two-tone dials.
Hands-On Debut: Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis Watch In Optic Yellow

1 month ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

An easy way for a brand to communicate what spaces it wants to see its watches out in the world is by aligning itself with a particular sport. For Gerald Charles, the chosen sport is tennis. Not only does the company have a few tennis players as brand ambassadors, but it has also launched a couple of tennis-themed watches in the past, such as the Maestro GC Sport Clay and Grass.
Hands-On: Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets Watches

1 month ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

The oohs and aahs were not subtle at Watches & Wonders 2025 when it was clear what new model would join the Cartier Privé collection. That was the Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets watch, reviving a 1928 design from the maison’s archives much to the excitement of vintage watch heads everywhere. Cartier made a few others in the 1930s, with limited editions appearing again in the 1990s and mid-2000s.
Hands-On: The Yellow-Gold Rolex Perpetual 1908 Settimo Bracelet Watch Is Lavishly Good

1 month ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

One of the many reasons that I like to study Rolex is all the branding efforts it makes to promote its watches. No, I’m not talking about the paid celebrity endorsements, glossy magazine spreads, or dramatic TV ads — I’m speaking about the extra distance the Swiss watchmaking giant goes to brand as many components of its watches as possible. Ceramic bezel? Nah, Cerachrom. Two-tone? Too generic, let’s go with Rolesor. Rose gold?
New Release: Cartier Panthère Jewelry Watches

1 month ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

Maison Cartier has a long history of reimagining the panther motif across watches and jewelry, and at Watches & Wonders 2025, the feline returns once again. The new Cartier Panthère Jewelry watches bring together the brand’s jewelry and watchmaking savoir-faire into a striking and sculptural piece, with a Toi et Moi panther-shaped bangle ready to pounce into an almost-hidden time display.
New Release: Chanel J12 Bleu Watch Collection

1 month ago | ablogtowatch.com | Celine Simon

To paraphrase the great thespian Tobias Fünke, “I’m afraid Chanel just bleu itself.” For a fashion house known for its signature black-and-white palette, introducing a new color carries extra weight. Cue the new watch collection by Chanel, which forgoes its customary colors for a new blue hue.