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 […]
The watches by MeisterSinger are famous for having just one hand to express the idea of the slow passing of time, and the brand is well known to the design community as it received numerous awards for excelling in the field. A few years back, MeisterSinger single-handedly took the watch fans by storm when it […]
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 […]
Edox’s 200m water-resistant Delfin (dolphin) collection surfaced in 1961. It was touted in advertising campaigns as the “water champion” thanks to its patented “Double O’ring” seal formed by two gaskets to create a watertight seal where the crown meets the case. Having feted its 60th anniversary with the release of a limited edition with a […]
As we stated in our in-depth article, the Tangente has been instrumental in the success of German watchmaker Nomos. Inspired by the Bauhaus era and recognisable to all, the Tangente is an emblematic model that has existed in multiple forms. Small and hand-wound, as the original concept was, but also larger and automatic, or colourful […]
Three years ago, an enterprising Dutch watch enthusiast secured the trademark for Airain, a defunct watch brand renowned for its Type 20 Flyback chronographs made for the French Air Force in the 1950s and 1960s. As part of Tom Van Wijlick’s umbrella company (Compagnie des Montres Lebois & Cie) devoted to the revival of dormant […]
For some time now, Longines has skillfully mastered the art of reissues, paying tribute to historical models, all to the great satisfaction of collectors and those with a good eye for classic timepieces. One of the vintage-inspired watches that caught our attention a few years back was the Longines Heritage 1935, a modern interpretation of […]
Although younger generations will associate Girard-Perregaux with the Laureato luxury sports watch collection, this brand has a historic watch up its sleeve with a colourful history. Known as La Esmeralda, this famous award-winning tourbillon chronometer pocket watch with three gold bridges was based on a model built by Constant Girard in 1860. Following the special […]
It appears that it’s an increasingly common tactic to launch a new watch and not communicate about it whatsoever. We’ve seen it with the Tissot PRX from yesterday, but in the past also with watches like the Omega CK 859 or the IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX. Today we bring you another one that’s quietly […]