Formex, according to the company founders, means forme extrème, or extreme shape. The two new limited-edition watches in the Essence Space Rock Automatic Chronometer series do not look extreme or
4143Articles
Indie watchmaker H. Moser & Cie. is as renowned for its elegant minimalism and fumé dials as it is for the provocative – often downright funny – jabs it takes
Introducing a couple of weeks ago, the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel came as a surprise. Not that this original display of the time feels irrelevant when looking at
In 2012, the Year of the Dragon, Blancpain presented a Traditional Chinese Calendar watch. It featured not just the Chinese but also a Gregorian calendar date indication. There is a
Dive watches have been a hot item since “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau” hit the TV screens worldwide over 50 years ago, and rare are the watch companies that
As a brand born in 1881, you can easily imagine that there are some important watches to know about at Seiko. It’s easy to name the very first one, a
Winnerl is a small independent watchmaking brand you do not hear about often, but whose watches really deserve a closer look. Particularly if you are craving watches that focus on
Kurono Tokyo, the slightly more accessible venture of Japanese independent watchmaker Hajime Asaoka, has been enjoying an impressive popularity streak, with most limited-edition models selling out faster than fans wanted.
About a year ago, Swiss manufacturer Alpina, a sister brand of Frédérique Constant, owned by the Citizen Group, unveiled a truly unexpected watch, the Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufacture. The brand
With the Old Radium Bronze collection, the small independent watchmaking company Isotope pays homage to the heroic airmen and -women who fought in the Second World War. It captures the
If it’s one thing we’re very happy (and somewhat surprised) with from the watchmaking industry, it is the fact that multiple brands are stepping out of the limelight and are
The Royal Oak Offshore may not be on everybody’s wishlist this Christmas, but quite a few gentlemen would be okay with getting a first edition of “The Beast” to crown
Zenith’s Defy Extreme erupted on the scene in 2021 as a high-testosterone brother to the already virile, heavy-duty, high-performance Defy collection. Making its debut with a 1/100th of a second
Pforzheim-based watchmaker Laco is best known for creating large military observation watches supplied to German pilots in the 1940s. In 2020 the company announced that it would release a special
If you missed the opportunity to spend 90k euros on the Lang & Heyne Friedrich II Remontoir Prototype “00” in May at the auction, here’s your chance. Get one of
Sources
network of watch sites
