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

Introducing – Frederique Constant Slimline Moonphase Manufacture, now with an elegant ivory dial

Recently, we had to review a watch that actually quite impressed us, a watch with a nice display, based on a date and a moonphase, with a classical case, voluntarily vintage-inspired and, overall, a very nice price / pleasure ratio: the Frederique Constant Manufacture Classics Moonphase. The style of the watch is clearly identify in its name and this watch even adds an officer caseback, to complete the package. However, this watch has an also desirable sister, more modern, however ver close: the Frederique Constant Slimline Moonphase Manufacture, which comes now with an elegant ivory dial. Same movement, same display, different pleasures.

8 years ago

Seiko Prospex SRP777 Dive Watch Review

Inspired by their iconic 6309, Seiko’s new SRP777 diver is an excellent dive watch, but does it have what it takes to stand out among Seiko’s impressive range of tool divers?

8 years ago

Joel Wade Watches Go Live – New Kickstarter Campaign Offers Up To 60% Off.

The Joel Wade men’s fashion accessories brand has announced the commencement of their Kickstarter Campaign (bit.ly/joelwade) with the aim to bring their new watch collection one step closer to launching. The campaign features early-bird specials of up to 60% off the retail prices, offering consumers worldwide to take advantage of this limited-time opportunity. The funds […]

8 years ago

Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort 2016

Last weekend we were invited to join Tudor again at the circuit in Zandvoort. Burning rubber, historic power horses and of course… Tudor watches! After we entered the Paddock Club we were welcomed by a Spitfire air act. Soon after this 3-litre engined Formula One cars fired up and the Fia Masters race begun. We had sight […]

8 years ago

How Japan’s Thomas Edison Built the Nation’s Most Complicated Clock

Tanaka Hisashige was a genius of epic proportions, perhaps Japan’s greater inventor ever. He built the country’s first steam locomotive, steamship, and telegraph, but is best known as the founder of electronics giant Toshiba Corporation. Often cited as the Thomas Edison of Japan, Tanaka was a remarkable figure whose career spanned a crucial era in Japanese history – […]

8 years ago