In a very short period of time, Louis Erard has made a name for itself as a go-to brand for original collaboration watches and for its democratising approach to offering
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One of the oldest names in the Swiss watch industry, Longines is the market leader in the highly competitive CHF 1,000-5,000 price segment. On the occasion of the brand’s presentation
When you think about a day-date watch, you probably picture this kind of display or maybe something a bit more complex but still highly traditional. But as we’ve discovered, MeisterSinger doesn’t
Gaël Petermann and Florian Bédat created their independent watchmaking brand in 2017. In 2020, the dynamic duo of talented young watchmakers received a well-deserved industry accolade, taking home the Horological
Creating a brand that revolves around a single watch design takes a lot of bravado. However, if the design is by the late Gérald Genta, one of the most successful
Fifteen years ago, Glashütte Original launched the PanoInverse XL series. Distinguished by the movement visible dial-side and reversed compared to a standard watch, the balance bridge and the duplex swan-neck
Nomos… Probably the German brand with the youngest, freshest mindset. At the time of its creation, the brand was all about Bauhaus and minimalism – and to illustrate what I
The Manero collection at Carl F. Bucherer represents the best of the brand in terms of watchmaking. And CFB being CFB, it has a lot to do with the peripheral
A star collection for Rado, the specialist in innovative ceramics, the Captain Cook is not only its sportiest model but also the one with the most pronounced retro vibe. In
Urwerk‘s co-founders Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei first discussed their ideas for a new piece back in 1995 and officially founded the company in 1997. That same year, they launched
There is no denying that Longines’ latest and most prolific collection, the Spirit, has been quite a success during its two years of existence. With its attractive combination of modern
Belgium-based indie watchmaker Ressence has always been a brand apart, whether for its minimalistic, almost industrial approach to design, its display that looks like nothing else on the market, or
An octagonal case, a tourbillon movement with fusee-and-chain transmission and a pillar-based construction… The Chronomètre FB 1 has played a major role in defining the identity of Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud.
One of the best examples of what an independent watchmaker with friends can achieve is the MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual (or LM Perpetual). For many years, MB&F was a brand
You can search through long lists of watch brands that ceased to exist, but finding a sleeping beauty like this one seems impossible, at least to me. And mind you,
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