German high-end watch manufacturer Moritz Grossmann is revered for its clean and delicate style of watchmaking, although it can get very creative from time to time. The quality is absolutely stunning, with incredible attention to detail and a real passion for traditional craftsmanship. The brand also isn’t afraid to tread off the beaten path now […]
Over the years, A Collected Man (or ACM), a watch curator based in London, has become one of the finest destinations for everything high-end independent watchmaking. For instance, they’ve been able to sell a 7 million Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie, or a simple yet tastefully-designed Baltic watch. Their business has recently expanded to […]
Manometers, altimeters, tachometers, oil gauges and dashboard counters are François Moreau’s muses when it comes to designing watches for his Parisian-based Reservoir watch brand. The brand’s instrument-driven watches welcomed a more complicated chronograph model earlier this year. In true Reservoir style, the chronograph borrowed design elements from another instrument, this time associated with analogue musical […]
Creative and innovative independent watchmaker MB&F was established in 2005 by Maximillian Büsser, who was already a prominent figure in the world of horology, all thanks to his daring projects with Harry Winston Rare Timepieces. A talent to make friends with exceptional watchmakers, combined with marketing genius and sheer creativity, is the key to practically […]
Countless factors influence the precision of mechanical watches. Among the various environmental factors affecting your watch’s rate are temperature, gravity, shocks, hygrometry, and atmospheric pressure. But you also have to take into account the regular use and conditions in which the watch is worn, the movements of your arm, accelerations or simply the winding state […]
As any watchmaker or designer knows, simplicity is devilishly complex. And when it comes to simplifying a complication like an annual calendar, this exercise requires great ingenuity. If there is one figure on the current watchmaking scene capable of pulling off an annual calendar of such radical minimalism, inventiveness and intuitiveness, it is Dr Ludwig […]
Independent watchmaker Armin Strom, a true vertically integrated manufacture based in Biel, has long demonstrated its mastery of chronometry. Of course, most of us will remember the mighty complex Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance and its stunning movement. Another watch from the brand that has long caught our attention is the Gravity Equal Force, a […]
This isn’t one of my usual articles in The Collector’s Corner. For my first time talking with self-taught Czech watchmaking wizard Ondřej Berkus (@hodinkyberkus), I wanted a format more intimate than a Q&A (for a look at how well a Q&A can be done, check out Ondřej’s interview with Watch Affinity here). I didn’t want […]
Witnessing the entire splendour of our Planet Earth in one single glance is reserved for Astronauts and Cosmonauts only. And I’m pretty sure most of us will never be able to view our home planet from outer space, despite the rise of commercial space flights. However, there is a way to carry Earth with you […]
Incredible things can materialise when you combine the creative aspirations of a wealthy Singaporean vintage watch collector and the talents of an Italian master clockmaker. One of Benjamin Chee’s three watchmaking brands is the high-end Benjamin Chee Haute Horlogerie (BCHH), responsible for the beautiful Celestial Voyager made with Svend Andersen. Chee’s latest fantasy transcends mundane […]