The Wild ONE series, introduced last year, features a brand-new lightweight material called NORTEQ, both launches initiated by Jean-Claude Biver, an Advisor to the Board of the family-owned Swiss watchmaker Norqain. This relatively young (since 2018) brand has already made a significant impact through its technical innovations, philanthropic endeavours, and collaborative projects. One of Norqain’s […]
MB&F has yet to introduce a luxury sports watch that instantly screams ‘luxury sports watch’. For now, the closest you can come to a sporty MB&F timepiece is through the brand’s EVO sub-line, which includes the Perpetual, Sequential, and Split Escapement Legacy Machines. The EVO line timepieces are presented in cases featuring a screw-down crown […]
If you’ve been keeping an eye on MONOCHROME Watches, and I sort of expect you have, you might have seen this handsome little devil pop up before. It’s the latest model coming from Lebois & Co, a revived historic name closely linked to Airain thanks to its Dutch owner Tom van Wijlick. Reviving a name […]
If you’ve been keeping an eye on MONOCHROME Watches, and I sort of expect you have, you might have seen this handsome little devil pop up before. It’s the latest model coming from Lebois & Co., a revived historic name closely linked to Airain thanks to its Dutch owner Tom van Wijlick. Reviving a name […]
Although we all love the classical combinations like stainless steel and blue or a silvery-white dial against a brown leather strap, it’s the striking contrast of black and gold that seems on the rise. Trends ebb and flow, and some might be a bit more persistent than others but the fact is, we’ve taken notice of […]
The Gerald Charles brand was established by the esteemed Swiss watch designer Gerald Charles Genta, renowned for creating some of the most iconic timepiece designs. Today, under the leadership of Federico Ziviani and with Octavio Garcia as the Creative Director, the Gerald Charles brand is experiencing a resurgence, recognised for its limited production and exclusive […]
Whether you like watches with manual or automatic wound movements, one of the key attributes of a mechanical watch is its power reserve. We regularly see comments on the power reserve of a movement being too short, as most watches hover around the 38 to 50-hour mark. Movements like the Powermatic 80 sort that for […]
Zeitwinkel is one of those watchmakers that many haven’t heard of, but it’s popular among collectors and dedicated watch enthusiasts for attention to detail and in-house movements. Founded in 2006 by watch enthusiasts in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, it’s somewhat uncommon for new models to surface due to the manufacturer’s small size. The latest MAKS series is […]
Reservoir is a relatively new brand founded in 2017, but it really established itself using unconventional dials with jumping hours and retrograde complications. Following the Sonomaster Chronograph from last year, the brand now has a pilot variant with design elements inspired by a mid-century American warplane, the P-51 Mustang. A bi-compax layout with two retrograde […]
Hautlence has been quiet for a few years but in 2022 we saw a resurgence of what is one of the most creative and expressive independent watchmaking companies in the industry. Part of the fun in the watches by Hautlence, which is an anagram for Neuchatel, lies in the unconventional displays of time. Whether it’s […]