Last year Peter Speake (aka The Naked Watchmaker or, going back further, Peter Speake-Marin, independent watchmaker and founder of his eponymous brand) launched his first collaboration with Frederique Constant, revising a model from 2016 for an open-worked version called The… Read More ›
Watches & Wonders Geneva have announced an in-person fair for 2022 that will also be a digital fair, as was the case for the pandemic-affected 2020 and 2021 editions. It will be held from 30 March to April 5, 2022,… Read More ›
There have been a handful of watch brand collaborations in the last couple of years, and not just those which appeared in the Only Watch auction, but also for example the recent multiple watch project between H.Moser & Cie and… Read More ›
Historically significant figures in English watchmaking such as Tompion, Mudge, Arnold, Earnshaw and Harrison are well known amongst watch and clock enthusiasts. Their works are in museums and significant collections, and if their pieces come up for sale, they command… Read More ›
This weekend, for a change, we thought would point you to a podcast. Time 4a pint is a watch-related podcast hailing from London that has spawned a series of GTGs that have allowed some of its listeners to meet ‘over… Read More ›
Saturday November 11, 2017 is the date, 1430 the time, and Geneva, the place. The 2017 edition of the Only Watch auction to raise money for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy courtesy of a charity auction of unique timepieces has… Read More ›
In a report on Swiss site 24 heures, it has been announced that Peter Speake-Marin has left the brand he founded sixteen years ago. This is not a sudden decision, but one over which he has been mulling for awhile…. Read More ›
Earlier this year at Peter Speake-Marin launched a new in-house movement, the COSC-certified automatic Calibre SMA0, which made its maiden appearance in the form of two limited edition pieces called the ‘One’ and ‘Two’. These are the first watches in… Read More ›
Launched last year and recently announced in a ‘black’ version, today we share with you Peter Speake-Marin’s inaugural white gold Magister Vertical Double Tourbillon, released last year and seen by us earlier this year. Part of his J Class Collection,… 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 ›
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