At the SIHH 2019 H.Moser & Cie released the Concept Black Minute Repeater in a Swiss Alp case. Now, at Baselworld 2019, the minute repeater and tourbillon combination is revisited in a different physical form – the new Endeavour Concept… Read More ›
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BASELWORLD 2019 : Hautlence HL Sphere 01
Hautlence are a brand that is not above a bit of fun, and being unexpected. Last year they launched the HL Kinetic table clock, a time piece which displayed hours and minutes via spheres in two transparent columns. Each black… Read More ›
KARI VOUTILAINEN : dialling it up
In his first launches for 2019, Kari Voutilainen focused not on any new model, but on new sizing (the ones in today’s post are 44mm and 37.5mm) and dial materials/ patterns for his Vingt-8. Today, we are sharing some of… Read More ›
NEW : ochs und junior two time zones + date
Ochs und junior are known for approaching the telling of time in a very pared back form, with distinctive aesthetics to match. It is difficult not to be able to tell that a watch is from the brand, even with… Read More ›
NEW : Moritz Grossmann GMT
Glashütte brand Moritz Grossmann has launched its first watch with a GMT function, and succinctly named it as such. Bearing a dial of classic design, the twelve hour markers show the current time for the wearer. The outer twenty-four hour… Read More ›
NEW : De Bethune DB28GS Grand Bleu Diver
In 2015 De Bethune launched their most ‘sporty’ watch to date, called the DB28GS (Grand Sport). Given the dressy and incredibly highly finished watches for which they are known, it was a ‘sports watch’ (some even called it a diving… Read More ›
H. MOSER & CIE. : Watch Concept Black Minute Repeater
When H.Moser & Cie released the first Swiss Alp watch it was a flashpoint for discussions about the brand. As a bit of marketing, it was ingenious, but over the last couple of years they have shown that it was… Read More ›
NEW: GoS Sarek Sunset and Sarek Glacier
The Sarek from Swedish watchmaking and damascus-blade-making duo GoS is a watch that we have covered previously. Now, Patrik Sjögren and Johan Gustafsson are adding new members to this three year old collection family, by not just bringing in an… Read More ›
NEW : MB&F Horological Machine 6 Final Edition
MB&F has just announced the sixth and final version of their Horological Machine 6, a ‘Space Pirate’ originally introduced in 2014 in titanium that was followed by versions in 5N red gold, and three ‘sapphire’ editions in in red gold… Read More ›
NEW : Laine GG
Finnish Le Locle-based watchmaker Torsti Laine, whose 1817 we covered last year, has launched a new model called the GG, the letters standing for ‘Gelidus/ Guilloché’, and marking the first appearance of this type of decorative work to his watches…. Read More ›