H. Moser & Cie.

Reading Time: 4 minutesSummer 2012: H. Moser & Cie. is on the verge of bankruptcy, with seemingly no buyers on the horizon. Its situation is desperateand its performance catastrophic, despite the many assets of the brand; namely a fully integrated manufacture that creates innovative products built on a rich and unique history. Enter MELB Holding, an independent Swiss family group ownedContinue Reading

Salanitro and Patek Philippe: An alliance for the future.

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Geneva-based jewellery design and gem-setting firm Salanitro SA announced that Patek Philippe SA has acquired a stake in its capital. Much more than a partnership, this acquisition of a stake in the company symbolises the coming together of two independent Geneva-based family businesses. Salanitro SA, the Swiss leader inContinue Reading

Naked Watchmaker Masterclass

Reading Time: 2 minutesFounded in 2017, The Naked Watchmaker has become a popular educational resource, much loved by watch industry professionals and devotees of horology. Visitors to the company’s website can see mechanical timepieces, both in assembled and deconstructed form. Indeed, the deconstruction process often culminates in a myriad of parts being neatlyContinue Reading

TAG Heuer podcast

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat gives us our Edge? And how do we go beyond it? How thin is the line between taking part, and tipping into victory? What inspires those moments of rare advantage – down to the millimetre, down to the microsecond – that change the shape of the race? Are winnersContinue Reading

The House of Bovet 1822 Celebrates 198 Years

Reading Time: 3 minutesMr. Pascal Raffy, owner of the House of Bovet 1822, and Bovet’s artisans, are honoured to celebrate Bovet’s 198th anniversary of pure Engineering Brilliance and exceptional artistry of human watchmaking. Mr. Pascal Raffy would like to invite you on a journey through the House’s creation and substantial contribution to watchmakingContinue Reading

Breguet Marine Equation Marchante 5887 PT tourbillon cage

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 7 Messidor Year IX – in other words, June 26, 1801 – master watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet patented a new kind of regulator: the tourbillon. Five years later, in 1806, the public turned out in large numbers to attend the National Exhibition of Industrial Products in Paris, where visitors wereContinue Reading

fratello watches

Reading Time: 3 minutesI have no idea about how long it is since I started to follow Fratello Watches. I just remember thinking to myself and sharing their images and posts – “Woah, Fratello did it again!“. So yes, they impressed me during the years and they still keep my interest high.Continue Reading

The Naked Watchmaker Website

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Naked Watchmaker project is one of the coolest websites about watches, watchmaking and the people of the world of horology available. The website transpires, besides extremely valuable information, a lot of passion. I salute Peter Speake-Marin for his project and I will try to present you my favourite parts of it.Continue Reading