Just Because – Staudt Having A Bit Of Fun With A Not-So-Automatic Prelude Chronograph

In business, some might argue there is no such thing as “No!”. Yvo Staudt, the passionate young man that’s the driving force behind Staudt Chronometrie, likes to think so at least. So what happens if a client wants something Staudt doesn’t offer in its admittedly impressive catalogue of mechanical watches? Does he get told off, […]

3 years ago

The Quartz Crisis wasn’t solely to blame for the industry downfall, real trouble was brewing for years

The history of timekeeping dates back to whenever the first creature wondered where the sun was in the sky, and the earliest evidence for calendars comes from Babylon and Egypt 5,000 years ago. In all that time, there haven’t been any horological events that are mentioned with as much dread as the Quartz Crisis. After … Continued

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3 years ago

Ressence give their entry-level Type 8 a distinct sage-green treatment with new Type 8S

The Ressence Type 8 is the independent brand’s entry-level timepiece at CHF 12,500 Type 8 offers purely the essentials, just the hours and minutes via their proprietary ROCS system The Ressence Type 8S Sage dial joins the previous Type 8C Cobalt Blue as the second entry into the Type 8 line A clear requisite for … Continued

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3 years ago

Introducing – The New Breguet Classique Perpetual Calendar 7327 (Live Pics & Price)

Abraham-Louis Breguet is famous for many horological innovations, including his successful perpetual watches of the 1780s that were equipped with an oscillating weight to capture the kinetic energy of a wearer’s wrist movements and wind the mechanism. Often equipped with a calendar mechanism, these models were also the first to be christened with his signature […]

3 years ago