Reading Time: 2 minutes This is not yet another Reverso review and I have no new words to describe it, I just take my hat off and make a bow in front of one of the most iconic timepieces that ever existed – the mighty Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. The history of this timepiece roots in “BritishContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes A day at the races or a night at the Opera could be two of the occasions where you can impress yourself or the others with this incredible watch – Movado Museum Classic. Incredible is also the price – 595 Euro. What’s so incredible about a watch that costs soContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s that time of the month again – when I check my favourite Auction House for interesting objects. This time I fell in love with two Blancpain and some other nice watches. These watches will be available for auction on 04 March at 11:00 o’clock, Germany time here or placeContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s great when independent watchmakers take the time to create a marvel. It’s even greater when they design a timepiece dedicated to ladies. So is the case of the Margot watch from Christophe Claret. The complication of this timepiece is the “He loves me… he loves me not” (“Effeuiller la marguerite”Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes This watch is missing from my collection. I’ve always wanted it, it’s one of the watches I loved from the beginning of my horological journey. Why don’t I have it? – Because I’m waiting for the moment when I will stop in front of the window, I will see it andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes A month ago I wrote about the Jumping minutes and jumping hours from 4N Paris – a gorgeous example of Haute Horlogerie. The 4N Watch is a great example of innovation in the world of watches, a breath of fresh air. Writing the article, I was very eager to find outContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Perpetual Calendar was always a desired complication: the watch that needs no correction for the date is convenient and most of the times a beautiful timepiece. This is the case of the Carl F. Bucherer Manero Chronoperpetual – a flyback chronograph and perpetual calendar with leap year and moon phase (no manual correctionContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes “I’ve always regarded the watch as an extension of the human body. A living presence on the wrist; a delicate organ that measures our time.” Emanuel Dietrich I decided to start this post by quoting Mr Dietrich not only because it is a truth credo for every watch lover and collector butContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the Westphalian city of Münster, Germany, there is a small watch manufacturer – MeisterSinger. They are best known for their single-hand watches: based on the idea of the very old watches with only one hand and antique solar watches. From the MeisterSinger Collection, I like the most the PangaeaContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is almost a year since I wrote about the Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire and almost a year and a half since I’ve asked Tim and Bart Grönefeld if they intend to do a collaboration and with whom (Short question, short answer). Since then, they’ve won the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève award forContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every time I write about the independent brands and watchmakers I think about the personal side of it. That’s the advantage of the Independent Watchmaking – you can put a person and a face to it. I like to know the people behind, to understand them and to make theContinue Reading