“If we want to survive we need to be different.” This was said during an online H.Moser & Cie press session, and whilst being different has been a core part of the brand’s identity, whether in terms of their watches… Read More ›
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WATCHES & WONDERS 2021: Ressence Type 2N ‘Night Blue’
Ressence has launched the latest addition to its Type 2 collection, which debuted in 2018 as a concept piece – the Type 2N ‘Night Blue’. It is the third member of the Type 2 collection, following from ‘Grey’ and ‘Anthracite’…. Read More ›
NEW: GENUS GNS DRAGON
This year brings an unexpected digression from last year’s GENUS GNS1.2 TD (Titane Damassé), the follow up to the mechanically singular GENUS GNS1.2. Unlike the previous post about a new release that also features a dragon, the one in this… Read More ›
NEW: URWERK UR-100V “Blue Planet”
Since the launch of the inaugural UR-100 SpaceTime URWERK has released a number of variants, such as UR-100 Gold and the UR-100V Iron, last year. Now it has gone blue, with the new UR-100V “Blue Planet” in a blue PVD steel… Read More ›
NEW: Moritz Grossmann CENTRAL SECOND
Moritz Grossmann’s time-only watches have been characterised by a small seconds hand at the bottom of the dial, but with the new CENTRAL SECOND model, they are now covering both ‘seconds’ bases. Meet the new ZENTRALSEKUNDE, which has been launched… Read More ›
NEW: MB&F LMX
Time lost all meaning last year, but the realisation that MB&F are marking a decade of the Legacy Machine might make us wonder in a different way, as well. It certainly has not seemed to have been so long since… Read More ›
NEW: De Bethune DB28XP Meteorite
De Bethune’s very singular use of meteorite, remarkable not just for how different it is to the use of this material by other brands but also in and of itself, is something that we have covered before. The Dream Watch… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: MIH Gaïa
In 2019 the Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH) announced its second timepiece called Gaïa, fourteen years after the first MIH watch, in honour of the 25th edition of the eponymous prize. Established in 1967, the Fondation Maurice Favre is responsible for… Read More ›
The Roma Phoenix Collaboration: Schwarz Etienne x Les Ateliers Blandenier Pièce Unique
There have been a handful of watch brand collaborations in the last couple of years, and not just those which appeared in the Only Watch auction, but also for example the recent multiple watch project between H.Moser & Cie and… Read More ›
NEW: H.Moser & Cie Swiss Alp Watch Final Upgrade
When H.Moser & Cie launched the Swiss Alp Watch in 2016 much of the debate and chatter around it was about its marketing success. Well it turned out to not just be successful at making the brand known beyond its… Read More ›
