independent watchmakers and brands
At the end of 2015 H.Moser & Cie announced a rather unexpected new ‘collaboration’ limited edition variant of their Endeavour Small Seconds with singer/ songwriter/ musician Bryan Ferry. I am probably one of those who is least likely to know… Read More ›
Space Invaders, Pac-Man and most recently, Super Mario. The list is incomplete without one of the most popular games of all time, and one whose obsessive players perhaps straddled more generations at the same time than those others – Tetris…. Read More ›
Greubel Forsey recently hit the headlines for the rather head-exploding price realised by their first Naissance ‘School Watch’ (photo of the prototype below) at a Christie’s auction : HKD 11,296,000. For details on what is so special about this watch,… Read More ›
At SIHH 2016 we had our first opportunity to get some proper hands-on time with Christophe Claret’s watches, including the extraordinary Soprano with its Westminster Chime, but more on that at a later date. Mr Clare is a titan of… Read More ›
You may recall last year’s release of the Urwerk UR-106 Lotus, which came in black and white versions. The first overtly female-oriented Urwerk timepiece (bearing in mind women have been buying the unisex Urwerk pieces prior to this), at 35mm… Read More ›
So I was at Baselworld 2016 waiting for my appointment when I noticed a familiar looking person. I stood there wracking my brains, trying to match a name. Then I glanced down at his wrist. It was Mr. Alain Silberstein,… Read More ›
Stepan Sarpaneva’s Korona K3 has come in a number of forms, including a quite amazing white enamel dialled Northern Stars (amazing because the enamel dial somehow seems more stark and pristine than your usual enamel dial) which I only fleetingly… Read More ›
Last year saw the announcement of the departure of Ralph Lauren from SIHH and the arrival of nine independent brands in what was called the ‘Carré des Horlogers’. It has just been reported in Le Temps that SIHH will once again… Read More ›
If you find yourself in Glashütte and visit the museum of German watchmaking you will find that the name of Moritz Grossmann (1826 – 1885) is an important one, with many historical models on display. The founder of a Glashütte… Read More ›
Laurent Ferrier is a brand about which we’ve not written much here; in fact the sum total of posts to date has been a rather spartan one in number. This has not been the result of any deliberate decision but… Read More ›
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