Louis Moinet holds a special place in the history of the chronograph with the 1816 Compteur de Tierce. Designed to time the passage of stars, this innovative timepiece could measure events to the 60th of a second with start, stop and reset functions. In 2016, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of this creation, Les Ateliers […]
MB&F celebrates the tenth birthday party of its much-loved HM3 Frog with three new froglets housed in transparent sapphire crystal cases with blue, purple or turquoise rotors, case gaskets and lume. The date display of former Frogs has been ditched in favour of a larger rotor and weight-saving rotating aluminium domes are used to indicate […]
Josh Shapiro seems like an unlikely person to help restore traditional watchmaking in the United States. He started as a pole vault coach and a school teacher before becoming the administrator of a private school. Growing up in a machine shop gave him an appreciation for metals and working with his hands, and a flashy […]
De Bethune is truly a brand apart in the Swiss watchmaking industry, and not only for its unique and emblematic designs. There’s a lot more to the brand than meets the eye. In 2002, two men, David Zanetta, watch expert and collector, and Denis Flageollet, a fourth-generation master watchmaker, launched the brand. In 2010, an […]
If you know your watchmaking, the name Ressence should be familiar to you and should immediately bring to mind concepts such as minimalist design, super-cool displays and mechanical innovation. The latest creation of the brand is that, and more. Today, as part of our video reviews, we’ll look at a very special watch, a unique […]
Christiaan van der Klaauw will not only go down in history as the most famous Dutch watchmaker of handmade astronomical complications, but he will also be credited as the creator of the smallest mechanical planetarium in the world, so small that it fits inside a wristwatch. The latest mechanical wonder to emerge from the CVDK […]
Singer Reimagined appeared on the independent watchmaking scene in 2017 with a fantastic chronograph, the Track1. Designed to reimagine this essential function, powered by the impressive Agengraphe calibre, Track1 was crowned by several industry accolades, including the prestigious GPHG award for the best chronograph in 2018. Following the presentation of a concept watch last year, […]
Ressence really is in a class of its own on the watchmaking scene (even on the creative indie scene). Born in 2010, the brand redefined the way a mechanical watch functions, to the point of creating an unprecedented display and an electronic crown. For its 10th anniversary, Ressence has already unveiled several special edition watches, […]
Back in 2015 H. Moser & Cie created its first sports-styled watch made from a red gold case. The Pioneer Centre Seconds watch almost hit the spot for sports watch aficionados but not quite. It needed to be a little more self-assured – a little more aggressive – robust even. So, the Swiss watch company of almost 200 years dedicated a further 2 years to developing a steel version of the Pioneer Centre Seconds. That model is now the predecessor to a new iteration from H. Moser, now released in a captivating Collective Green dial with a bi-directional rotating bezel, solid hands (as opposed to partially skeletonized), a matching steel bracelet and appliques treated with new luminous material. The timepiece is a collaborative effort between H. Moser & Cie and Collective Horology.
The small independent brand of Kudoke is getting some much-deserved traction and attention, especially after winning the Petite Aiguille at last year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve. After their classical time-only Kudoke 1 and their prize-winning Kudoke 2 with hand-engraved day/night indicator, they released the Nocturne version of the latter, with a dark, anthracite-coloured dial. Now they are launching a collaboration piece with a splash of colour, the Kudoke 2 Grüner Wald Special Edition.