Reading Time: < 1 minuteI would like to share with you one of the watches that I love: The Omega Speedmaster Snoopy Award – a special limited edition for the 45th Anniversary of the Apollo 13 space mission. Apollo 13 astronauts rewarded Omega with the Silver Snoopy Award for the excellent chronometer provided for the SpaceContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is hard to explain how can I be proud of someone and something that is not directly related to me. But I am! I am proud to be one of not so many people who know and love the work of an artist – Augustin Matei. He deserves toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes I never met a watch lover that is not in-loved with Guilloché. Even if it’s not a watch and just a guilloché decorated metal object. According to Wikipedia: Guilloché (or guilloche) is a decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanicallyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesI was waiting patiently to see the new beauty from the Horological Brothers – the Grönefelds. My expectation was fulfilled and my joy has no margins regarding the Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire – a new watch, an old complication and a lot of Grönefeld specific elements. But about that a littleContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn July I have read an interesting article on Hodinkee about a rare Rolex – Cellini Rolex Prince: The Rolex Nobody Knows (But You Should). I was intrigued! I am not a Rolex fan in particular but that image with a quadratic watch on a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut made me read carefullyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes I always like to know details about the creator/designer/manufacturer of the watch I like. It is the human touch that makes it more interesting, so, after the view of the One Hertz, I prepared some questions for the Horological Brothers. The Grönefelds are based in Oldenzaal, Netherlands, and they ownContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe first time I’ve heard about the dead second was in 2012. It was the One Hertz 1912 of the independent Grönefeld brothers. I saw some pictures and some short clips and I was thrilled. Gönefeld One Hertz Classic Gönefeld One Hertz Classic Back At that point, I wasContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have asked myself these questions too at some point in time. Here are my answers. How do you define a watch collector? Some say that if you have two watches and consider buying the third – it’s already too late – you are a collector. When IContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are a few things that can bring me to tears of joy even in the darkest moments: my wife, a DB9 with an Amvox Transponder linked and chocolate. If you are a watch lover forget about smart watches, quartz, tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater and other complications. Go toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesI had on Saturday a great surprise: visiting the Retro Classics Show (classic cars exhibition – http://www.retro-classics.de/en/) I encountered there Benzinger Watches (http://www.jochenbenzinger.de). A greater surprise was to see Mr. Benzinger present there. In a corner he was working at, as he later told me, the decoration of the balance’sContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring my ‘investigation’ for the Voutilainen Chronograph I stopped at some point and asked myself what is Mr. Voutilainen wearing at his wrist during the day. And if he likes watches (judging by his career pick), more than sure he has preferences. So I decided to ask him and Mr. VoutilainenContinue Reading