The detent escapement is a grail of chronometry that has rarely been fitted into wristwatches, mainly due to inherent weaknesses – but as with every problem, there is a solution
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Online Luxury Watch Retailer Montredo Collaborates With Squale For A Limited Run Of Their 1521 Diver
While perusing through the Squale catalog, one thing is most certainly clear, they’ve got it dialed in when it comes to producing dive watches. Each of their divers has a
In the field of dive watches, there are a couple of very well-known heavy hitters, mixed with countless variations on the ever-popular theme. Some have real-life historical relevance, while others
There is something truly charismatic about dual-time watches. They always make me think of jumping on a plane, off to a new and exciting destination. Not only that, but it’s
For some years already, the market of luxury sports watches – understand watches with integrated bracelets combining robustness and mechanical refinement – has been stronger than ever before. We’ve seen
Yes, why not start with a bold statement, and also the price of the new Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto? Why would you buy yourself a fairly ubiquitous sports watch at
BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN Laurent Ferrier is one of the highest level indie watchmakers around. Seeing a new one is rare, and seeing one in the wild is rarer still. However, today,
20 years ago, German watch brand Mühle Glashütte first introduced its ultra-robust S.A.R. Rescue-Timer (S.A.R.,for those unaware, stands for “Search and Rescue”). To celebrate its 20th anniversary in the German
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors A look at a new(ish) French independent maison – Hegid watches have a unique proposition which blends the French sense of
In 2019 URWERK launched the UR-100 SpaceTime, a futuristic vessel capable of navigating through time and space. The ‘time’ component was covered by the brand’s signature satellite hour and minute
I can remember the days before I started working at Fratello. I’d spend hours sitting at my desk with sketchbooks drawing fantasy watches. I think, deep down, there’s a little
“A diver that’s as at home on the streets of Berlin as it is off the coast of the Mediterranean,” says Montredo CEO and co-founder Philipp Budiman, speaking about the
(Warning: Spoilers ahead.) Watches in movies have fascinated watch fans since collecting timepieces became (at least) as interesting as getting an autograph from your favorite actor. From Steve McQueen’s Monaco
Wow, that’s hot! Show up wearing the Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 Night Mission, and that’s how you’ll be greeted. This chronograph is one of 14 models presented in fall 2019
“Sustainable” is a hot word right now. For better or worse, every industry (including petroleum) is bandying about the “s” word in hopes to jump on the bandwagon and attract
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