Some of you may have seen one or two photos from Baselworld of an unexpected iteration of Peter Speake-Marin’s striking blue Marin 2 Thalassa, which contains the manual winding in-house calibre SM2. Perhaps like me, you initially thought that one… Read More ›
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Minute Repeaters
The January 2011 issue of International Watch had a feature article on repeater watches. They were, with one exception, mechanical watches, and of course as this is a serious complication, the entry level prices were considerable. Most of the big… Read More ›
A bit of Moonshine and some Northern stars from Stepan Sarpaneva
My fondness for Stepan Sarpaneva’s moon continues unabated. Many find it too gloomy or despondent in appearance, but to me it’s a contemplative, poignant, and only slightly mournful moon, reminiscent of Georges Méliès. Finally, after much anticipation, the moon’s latest… Read More ›