independent watchmakers and brands
You may recall our earlier post about the 1770 Micromégas. It was Manufacture Royale’s first watch containing an automatic in-house calibre and also had another first, a double tourbillons with two different speeds – the left a six second revolution… Read More ›
The latest MB&F and L’Epée collaboration, Destination Moon, uses the latter’s eight-day movement to power a rocket. Developed specifically for Destination Moon, L’Epée’s eight-day movement follows the basic engineering of a real spaceship. the power for Destination Moon comes from… Read More ›
Last year’s Atum Pure Steel by Moritz Grossmann was not just one of my favourite releases from Baselworld 2016, but for the year. This year, they have added a new Atum to the collection, with a white grand feu enamel… Read More ›
H. Moser & Cie. are nothing if not unpredictable, and once again they have surprised us, announcing a partnership with Christie’s to auction a special single piece each year, the proceeds of which will be donated to the Fondation pour… Read More ›
In January of this year, along with #thewatchnerd team, we paid a visit to De Bethune in Geneva, during which we saw two rather remarkable Milky Way themed watches – the DB25L Milky Way which we covered earlier, and this pièce unique… Read More ›
In many ways Romain Jerome’s DNA Collection best personifies the early years of the brand and the sort of watches for which it gained prominence, with their names reflecting the samples of objects and things that found their way into… Read More ›
For a small brand H.Moser et Cie manages to generate an out-sized amount of publicity at times, Their Swiss Alp watch found itself covered heavily beyond traditional watch media and in more recent time, their ‘Make Swiss Made Great Again’ campaign… Read More ›
Back in 2013 MB&F introduced the Legacy Machine 2, with launch versions in 18k red gold, 18k white gold, and a Platinum 950. Now, they have released an edition in Grade 5 Titanium and also limited to eighteen pieces, which… Read More ›
For those of you who, like myself, have been fortunate enough to know someone starting on their watchmaking training, the graduation ‘school watch’ that s/he puts together is a significant event. It marks the point at which they feel a… Read More ›
This year marks the 20th anniversary of URWERK, and a few weeks ago they formally launched the new limited edition UR-T8. URWERK’s first transformable watch with their trademark satellite complication, each arm supports a satellite carousel with four rotating hour… Read More ›
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