Reading Time: 5 minutesGeneva, November 2018 – Geneva-based watch brand Czapek & Cie is supporting The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Jiri Zrust and Jan Sykora, two company shareholders from the Czech Republic, will be donating five special watches to help the organisation raise money, to enable more young people to access the benefits of non-formalContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesBlancpain, the world’s oldest watchmaking brand, is celebrating excellence and creativity through a unique series of four Métiers d’Art watches inspired by the supremely rich culture and history of the Middle Empire. Themed in tribute to the great beauties of ancient China, these models testify to the scope of theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Excellence in international design”—highest honours for the latest NOMOS model at the 2019 German Design Awards.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesLongines is particularly proud to have discovered, thanks to one of its faithful collectors, a real treasure of its past, the Longines 183 watch. This serial number indicates that this pocket watch was manufactured in 1867, making it the oldest Longines watch that has been found to date. With aContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NATO straps from Watchbandit are an example of high quality at a fair price. I was happy to get the chance to discover them. You can read my review here. As I promised, all the three straps are going to a lucky reader. Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen Mick Jørgensen, owner and founder of WatchBandit asked me if I would like to review the NATO straps from Watchbandit.com I was thrilled. So I have made a purchase on the online store like any other customer, only he took the costs and asked me for a fair and honest review. I agreedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesMR PORTER, the award-winning online destination for men’s style, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Swiss fine-watch manufacturer Zenith and British watch customiser Bamford Watch Department in creating an exclusive 25-piece limited-edition watch: Zenith Chronomaster El Primero – 38mm – Mr Porter & Bamford, available for sale from 15Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesI had the pleasure to encounter the Bell & Ross BR01 Laughing Skull several times this year. I had the chance to wear the piece on several occasions, disparate in time and space just enough to form a strong and well-cemented opinion about it. I like the watch and declared it withContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe FHH’s circle of partners keeps on growing. The Lucerne-based watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer becomes the 44th brand to join the foundation, whose vocation is to promote excellence in watchmaking around the globe.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesTUDOR is revisiting its established Glamour Double Date model, featuring a high-performance Manufacture Calibre visible through an open back, a redesigned middle case and new dials with refined details.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow it is official: Tangente update of NOMOS Glashütte was awarded at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. The jury considered that the hand-made manufacture movement confers to this Bauhaus watch a value much higher than the list price. Continue Reading