Alexander Stilcken

Editor-at-Large

44 Articles Published
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Worldtime Blue Dial in Titanium Ref. 125565. Watches & Wonders 2020 Novelty
The New Mountaineers of Montblanc – 1858 Split Second Chronograph and Geosphere in Vibrant Blue

It is one of the biggest privileges of our time: To have space to ourselves. To enjoy the wideness. To become one with nature, rather than bumping into masses of people in an overcrowded city. This is how life was…

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra Thin
Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin – An Exceptional Watch That Lasts a Lifetime

Watch enthusiasts are more or less used to conversations with friends and relatives who don’t share their horological passion: it mostly consists of explaining, enthusing, justifying, and sometimes arguing about the fact that different occasions call for different watches. On…

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 1A
Iconic Watches: Daytona, Nautilus, Royal Oak – The Price Of Demand and Desire

The values of Rolex Daytona, Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak models are steadily growing. It’s time to take a look at the market and ask: What’s the reason behind rise in value – and will it remain? Casting…

Montblanc Heritage Small Second Limited Edition 38
A Collector’s Dream: Montblanc Heritage Small Second Limited Edition 38

Voltaire knew that “Perfect is the enemy of good.” In this sense, the excitement of Davide Cerrato, Managing Director Montblanc Watch Division is completely justifiable. He currently has one of the brand’s best watch stories to tell – the origins…

Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Ref 1313520
Bon Ton And Slender Lines – Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon

There are brands and manufactures with a clearly louder appearance, however rarely ones with a more sonorous. Jaeger-LeCoultre is an instance in the field of minute repeaters. In 1895, the year the first pocket watch with grand complication was presented,…

patek philippe grand complications split seconds chronograph perpetual calendar 5204
A piece of contemporary watch history: the Patek Philippe Reference 5204 Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar

‘Candyman’ is not only a horror movie from 1992, but also the movie’s main character that appears when people look into a mirror and call his name five times. The watch reality in 2019 is less supernatural though, but almost…

audemars piguet royal oak offshore pride of germany full black ceramic
Black-Redgold: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore „Pride of Germany“

Let’s start with the obvious, basically there, where this story will eventually end: the name of this special edition? It’s problematic. The new “Pride of Germany” – that sounds like a cruise ship christening at best. At worst however, the…

iw501005 iwc big pilots watch heritage bronze
Almost a Bronze Sculpture – IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Heritage Bronze

From a Rockstar point of view, IWC’s ‘Big Pilot’ watch has at least two advantages. First: being on tour, you can easily turn it into a bedside table clock due to its size and strong luminous power. Second: if you’re…