Armin Strom took the watchmaking world by storm in 2016 when it introduced the concept of resonance inside its Mirrored Force Resonance wristwatch. Hailed as a veritable breakthrough in watchmaking, the brand’s dramatic staging of the balance wheels on the dial propelled the 17th-century concept of resonance into a 21st-century setting. Following in the footsteps […]
What happens if life shuts a massive door on you, your business and an entire national industry? Do you sit in a corner and mope, or do you take action and proverbially rise from the ashes? This was the very scenario Nicholas Hacko faced just over a decade ago. A drastic decision taken by the […]
Dr Ludwig Oechslin is a genius in the art of simplifying complications and is renowned for the radical minimalism he has injected into the design language of his brand Ochs und Junior. The latest release is not a novelty but a reworked take on the Due Ore, the brand’s desperately easy-to-set and consult travel watch. […]
One-handed watches go back centuries and were derived from tower clocks that used to rely on a single hand for a very long time. The reason for this is quite simple, back then, the need for precision timekeeping simply didn’t exist. Secondly, the very first timing devices were simple sundials, where a peg’s shadow cast […]
MeisterSinger thrives on its popularity for being the benchmark for single-handed watches, but this German brand has several complications to offer alongside its singular indication of time. Across the collections, you can find MeisterSingers with a jumping hour display, power reserve indication, a chiming hour complication, moon phase, day-date and so on. Still, the Perigraph […]
If you’re into independent watchmaking, the name Daniel Roth should immediately speak to you. One of the most sought-after independent watchmakers, and a man who was instrumental in the return of high-end mechanical watchmaking in the 1980s and 1990s (including his work on the resurgence of Breguet), the brand Daniel Roth has known many lives… […]
By now, you should be well aware of the small but compelling watchmaking company called Circula. With a history that goes back to the mid-1950s, Circula is now in the hands of Cornelius Huber, grandson of the company’s founder. Cornelius is slowly but surely bringing Circula back to its former glory and possibly beyond that, […]
H. Moser & Cie.’s signature perpetual calendar complication originally debuted in 2006 as the Perpetual 1 and captivated watch fans with its gracious design and technical excellence. The popularity of the watch propelled the young company with a legendary name into the future. Over the years, H. Moser & Cie. produced several QP models in […]
Anyone who has but even the smallest love for cars and racing knows about names like Fangio, Moss, Shelby, Hill and many others. Men battled it out on racing circuits around the world to see who was best in open-wheel Grand Prix cars or sports cars by Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin, Jaguar and the likes. […]
Singer Reimagined has made a name for itself on the independent watchmaking scene by drastically rethinking the traditional chronograph. The biggest difference is that keeping track of running time takes a backseat in pretty much all of Singer’s watches, with the chronograph display taking centre stage. It burst upon the watchmaking scene with the incredibly […]