Elena Fichtel

Oct 31, 2024 | watchonista.com | Elena Fichtel

By Elena Fichtel The original Girard-Perregaux Casquette is one of those pieces that so completely encapsulates an era of design that when you look at it, you know, instinctually, that it comes from the 1970s. Available from 1976 to 1978, the original Casquette came in three case variants: stainless steel, yellow gold-plated stainless steel, and Makrolon (a durable polycarbonate material that is as light as glass).

Oct 18, 2024 | watchonista.com | Rhonda Riche |Sebastien Aeberli |Ash Longet |Elena Fichtel

By Rhonda Riche When Watchonista put out the call to pick our favorite watch from the long list of 2024 GPHG nominees, it came with a caveat: it had to be a timepiece that we would wear or, at least, have in our collections. However, as someone who prefers to wear her watches, this meant selecting an haute jewelry or super conceptual timepiece that wouldn’t end up as a vault queen.

Apr 26, 2024 | watchonista.com | Elena Fichtel |Rhonda Riche |Mike Espindle |Sebastien Aeberli

By Elena Fichtel As you might (but probably won’t) remember from our “Watchonista Staff Picks: Watches and Wonders 2023 Edition,” the black-dialed Alpine Eagle Cadence 8HF from Chopard was just barely edged out by the Hermès Arceau Petite Lune to be my “Staff Pick” for the 2023 show.

Apr 19, 2024 | watchonista.com | Elena Fichtel |Rhonda Riche |Ash Longet |Laurie Kahle

By Elena Fichtel Now that Watches and Wonders is over, I am once again faced with the question: Which release was my favorite? Unfortunately, answering this question was made all the harder this year because, as the lovely and talented Rhonda Riche explained at the top of her “Rare Birds” article, at first blush, this year’s releases felt “turned down.” But, as Rhonda pointed out, that is an unfair assessment.

Feb 29, 2024 | watchonista.com | Elena Fichtel

By Elena Fichtel Calendar complications come in many different forms. There is the simple date display, which uses the numbers 1-31 to indicate the day of the month and requires manual adjustment at the end of every month with fewer than 31 days.   Number wheel from NOMOS Glasshütte watch © Liam O'Donnell There is also the day/date.