Watch maker deLaCour never fails to release something interesting. I can't always speak as to the practicality of the watches, but they are always fun to check out. For example, in this Birepetition watch, the moonphase indicator include a "shooting star" that occasionally shoots though the view. This beautiful and highly complex movement was part of a venture with Christophe Claret, one of the only people who is able to conceive and deliver on movements like this. So what does the watch do? There are two time zones, and each time has its own minute repeater complication - operated by a level on each side of the watch. This is the first watch that I know of to have such a double minute repeater chiming mechanism. There is also a skeletonized big date, the time zone hours are on retrograde scales and share the same large minute hand. Then there is the moon phase that I discussed earlier with its whimsical shooting star complication.

How do you feel about the honeycomb pattern on the skeletonized dial/movement? I think it is pretty interesting. Alludes to the complexity of what is inside, just like a bee hive. It is also a clever surfacing technique that hasn't been done much. The watch is large across and in gold with all the luxury fixings you could ask for. Click to read more to see a video of the deLaCour Birepetition watch in action.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Common in today's world of ultra-luxury watches is the teaser image – a glimpse at a new timepiece with just enough detail to intrigue you, but not enough detail to inform you. Christophe Claret releases scant few watches under his own label, but the magician-like watch maker is the brains (and guts) behind some of the world's most exclusive watches (including having a key role in the new Maitres du Temps watch line).

Right on Claret's website is a teaser image of soon to be released new watch, called the "DualTow" that will no doubt include some impressive technical specifications. While Claret with surely hope that the new watch will be novel, it is entirely possible that they are simply refining an idea that is already out there. What we know so far about new watch is the name and the simple image. "DualTow" implies that there are two pulling systems (one for the hours and one for the minutes maybe?). I anticipate that the watch will use some type of conveyor or belt system to display the time. The two circular pieces in the image are not tourbillion cages, but likely serve as rollers or something else to operate the "towing" aspect of the watch. Enough with the speculation - all will be revealed regarding the new Christophe Claret DualTow watch on March 27th at Baselworld.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.