independent watchmakers and brands
Double-sided timepieces with two dials have a long history in horology, used both to display multi-funtionality and highlight creative arts. The former, in particular, have been a form in which to show prowess in being able to fit in sometimes… Read More ›
You may recall the H.Moser & Cie Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon of 2019. Limited to ten pieces, it was a segue from the Watch Concept Black Minute Repeater in the Swis Alp case. Now, they have launched a new… Read More ›
Today is about a new piece that perhaps strictly speaking, should fall under the 2020 umbrella for two reasons. Firstly because it is the final tenth anniversary piece in Ressence’s Collection X; secondly because it is dominated by a colour… Read More ›
A new year deserves a new brand – in this case, that of Marco Lang, who left Lang & Heyne last year and is now a brand under his own name, still in Dresden. His first model is a limited… Read More ›
One of the most enjoyable watches I had the opportunity to handle in 2019 was the Hautlence HL Sphere 01. As mentioned, it was the HL Kinetic table clock brought to wrist size, displaying hours in a spherical ‘jumping hour’… Read More ›
One of the most interesting aspects of going through the annual GPHG list of nominated watches is the models which have not yet been formally launched. In some cases, the launch dates are months after they appear on the GPHG… Read More ›
It doesn’t feel like that long ago since we saw the original Urwerk EMC. The first EMC TimeHunter, which was based on the EMC, has morphed into the black TimeHunter Ceramic, the TimeHunter X-Ray, and now, the matching ‘light’ to… Read More ›
A number of brands are marking a decade this year, but for Grossmann Uhren GmbH in Glashütte, it is twelve years, and they have just launched the XII Birthday Edition watch collection of two very limited and very elegant dress… Read More ›
April 2021 may seem far away but in fair organisation terms, especially amidst COVID-19, it is not, and so the perhaps expected announcement by Watches & Wonders that next year’s Geneva fair will again be solely digital, has come to… Read More ›
Earlier this year URWERK released the UR-100 Gold, the fourth UR-100 model since the launch of the original SpaceTime. It’s clearly been popular, as now, they have a fifth limited edition variant of the U-100. As to whether there will… Read More ›
