Reading Time: 11 minutesGuido Benedini is one of the most interesting voices in contemporary independent watchmaking, because he does not speak about watches as objects alone, but as tools with a purpose. As CEO of Watch Angels, he has helped shape a platform that treats research, design and community input as part ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeven decades ago, a Porsche 356 Cabriolet rolled off a dock in Kuwait. Morad Behbehani brought it there in 1956, making his family the first Porsche dealer in the Middle East and one of the earliest anywhere in the world. To mark that anniversary, Porsche has done what it doesContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe DC1 Platinum Art of the Tourbillon is firmly a watch that recount a life’s obsession. David Candaux, the independent watchmaker from Solliat in the Vallée de Joux, launched his DC1 First Eight in steel back in 2017. Now, nine years on, he ventures into platinum for the first time,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesMB&F launches the LM Perpetual Chromatic series in 2026, three ultra-limited editions that dress the award-winning Legacy Machine Perpetual in baguette-cut rubies and sapphires, each limited to just 8 pieces worldwide.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe resonance principle has fascinated watchmakers for centuries, and Armin Strom has made it their calling card. With the Dual Time GMT Resonance Aventurine (ref. ST26-DT.CT), the Biel/Bienne independent takes that signature complication and dresses it in one of the most evocative dial materials in contemporary horology.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesMost pilot watches salute aviation from a respectful distance. This one steps into the cockpit and does the job. The Watch Angels x Alpina Startimer Pilot IFR Chronograph is a world first: a mechanical wristwatch that calculates holding pattern entries for IFR flight. That is not a marketing claim; itContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are watches that tell the time, and then there are watches that tell a story. The Arnold & Son Luna Magna Platinum Dragon Verdite belongs firmly in the second category, and it does so with a boldness that few watchmakers dare attempt.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes90 years after the Scottish shipyard Fife of Fairlie launched the Bermudian ketch Eilean in 1936, Panerai has chosen one of its most characterful timepieces to mark the occasion: the Radiomir Bronzo PAM00760. It is a fitting choice, because both the yacht and the watch speak the same language ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesParmigiani Fleurier occupies a particular position in Swiss watchmaking. The brand builds almost everything in-house, across its Fleurier Ebauches, Atokalpa, and Elwin subsidiaries, and it does so with a rigour that few manufactures can genuinely claim. The Tonda PF Chronograph 40mm in rose gold with a Mineral Blue dial isContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Cabaret Tourbillon Honeygold Reference 703.050 was unveiled by A. Lange & Söhne at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como, this limited edition of 50 pieces represents the 18th watch the Glashütte manufacture has crafted in its proprietary Honeygold alloy. That number alone tells youContinue Reading
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe URWERK UR-101 Diamond Sky is love at first sight, one of the most expressive and creatively refined pieces URWERK has ever realized. Diana shares this fascination in equal measure. The first time she placed the watch on her wrist, she asked me to write her a love story featuringContinue Reading