LIST: 6 watches that tell the world you’ve arrived (with pricing)

Editor’s Note: The Weekly Review recently asked me to give them a list of six watches that “show you’re a success in life”. For the record, I don’t think a luxury watch necessarily tells the world you’re successful. Obama’s Jorg Gray Secret Service Watch (the 6500 chrono, worth in the realm of $300USD) that was gifted to him for his 46th birthday with a personal engraving, on the other hand… Who wouldn’t wear that with as much pride as a Rolex President?…

8 years ago

Introducing: The Swiss Alp Watch S, A Seriously Swiss Statement From Moser (Live Pics, Full Specs, Pricing And Availability)

Many years ago, a young man wanted to start a watch blog, and, noticing that the naming conventions for watch magazines and websites mostly consisted of leaden wordplay or groan-inducing puns, he decided to pick a word that was as far from the English for “wristwatch” as possible. That man was Ben Clymer, and the word was “hodinky” – Czech for wristwatch. It started as a joke and now we’re stuck with the name, which was something I was reminded of when we got word from H. Moser & Cie that its Swiss Alp Watch – certainly one of the most attention-getting introductions of the 2016 SIHH and, among other things, both a parody of and a reproach to the Apple Watch – was going into regular production.

8 years ago

Tiffany & Co. East West Automatic 3-Hand Watch

Updated with a new case size and movement, the recently released Tiffany & Co. East West Automatic 3-Hand is a much welcome addition to the company’s East West line of watches. It takes the best aspects of the previous models, such as the unique rotated dial layout, high quality materials, precision construction, and a handsome design that harkens to the company’s past… and adds two new features that modern luxury watch buyers demand: a bigger case and automatic movement.

8 years ago

Weekend Reading: An Alarm Clock That Puts Your Mind At Ease

Everyone has his or her own system for waking up in the morning. There’s the trusty-if-overused iPhone alarm method. There’s the classic and stylish Dieter Rams–designed alarm clock from Braun. There’s an alarm clock that will wake you up with the smell of fresh croissants (no joke). And if you’re feeling particularly old-school you could reach for a vintage Memovox to do the job. Whatever gets you up, right? Well, in response to a worried reader, a tech columnist at the Wall Street Journal thinks it might have found the most convenient alarm clock yet.

8 years ago

Customizable Memomem Watches Are Tailor Designed By You

Memomem is a watch brand designed around the idea of customizing your own Swiss automatic watch by selecting color options, text, and hands, resulting in countless styles. Well, actually it’s about 17 trillion different styles. Of course, the watches feature a Swiss automatic movement housed in a steel case that’s water resistant to 100M. In other words, a solid wristwatch with a customizable design and a Swiss movement.

8 years ago

Review: Habring² Doppel 3 Split Seconds Chronograph

The split seconds chronograph is one of the master crafts within the repertoire of a watchmaker. It is more complex than a standard chronograph, and many testify that it is more virtuoso to make and adjust than a tourbillon. Also known as the rattrapante (French: to catch up), or Doppel Chronograph (German: double chronograph), the split seconds…

8 years ago

My Summer with the Ressence Type 5 (and does it really have zero reflection under water)

If you remember, back in December 2015, when Benoît Mintiens (the founder of Ressence) showed me the Ressence Type 5 for the first time, I actually ended my article with a wish to have this watch as my summer watch. The team of Ressence heard my wish and granted it so here we are, with my review of this great, sort of unique watch, which I’ve been wearing for an entire summer. Usually I tend to be rather technical and factual in my reviews, but here I’m going to be slightly more focused on the wearability and on the feelings, trying to position myself as the owner of this watch. Here are my thoughts after my summer with the Ressence Type 5 on the wrist.

8 years ago