Watchmaking isn’t only assembling some parts to create an object that tells the time. Watchmaking can also be an art, a creative process through the mind of a watchmaker, a
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Breaking a tradition of masterminding complex, visually arresting watches for men, MB&F undertook its maiden voyage into the galaxy of women’s watches in 2019. Faithful to the brand’s spectacular 3D
IWC Portofino watches are versatile and stylish, with a hint of timelessness. The Portofino collection (introduced in 1984) is supposedly the entry-level offering from IWC Schaffhausen, but despite the efforts
The past 2 or 3 years have been rather interesting for Hanhart. The brand, which specializes in Flieger chronographs and anything aviation-related watches, was already quite popular but the recent
Like many watchmakers these days, Oris is working on improving the planet and supporting relevant organizations. In fact, it’s now independently certified as a climate-neutral company. Its latest partnership is
Movie-themed watches aren’t very uncommon, but it’s another thing to just create a watch inspired by a movie instead of creating a watch to be worn in a movie. Either by chance, like
Carl F. Bucherer traces its history back to 1888 when the company was founded in Lucerne by Carl-Friedrich Bucherer. The brand enjoys a long history with various historical models to
It might be a tiny town in Saxony, but many wonderful things happen in Glashütte. Just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roland Schwertner founded the brand Nomos
Ineichen, the fast-growing auction house based in Zurich, seems to have a thing for both modern, important watches as well as something that is dear to us, independent watchmaking. Following
One of the rare watchmakers to claim its pride to be Chinese, Atelier Wen has been under our radar since its very inception. From the original watches with porcelain dials
Mido, for quite many years, has been claiming to draw inspiration for the watch designs from the world of architecture, but the connection is only possible once you are an
We all know the watchmaking industry is spread far and wide, and you can find pretty much whatever you can think of. And on the top end of the spectrum
Ever wonder who actually owns a watch like this? One collector, who is a friend with a passion for independent watchmaking, actually does. He prefers to remain anonymous for the
Austrian independent watchmaker created by couple Maria and Richard Habring, also known as Habring², has been building a variety of watches/movements, most of them with a little twist for the
Independent watchmaker Brellum just took the veil off its latest creation, the last limited edition model to be released by this young brand in 2022. It is primarily black, and
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