Reading Time: 2 minutes A big plus for Baseworld and other shows of this type is the chance to meet and greet persons and watches that normally would be hard or impossible to encounter. This is the case of independent watchmaker Hajime Asaoka and his fabulous Chronograph. I was happy to meet in person Hajime,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are not too many watches out there with an inspiration coming from historic and political characters and the choice of dedicating a watch to a special man of the past is as romantic as the story of that man. Georg the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, was born in 27Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s not unexpected to have experienced watchmakers creating over the carrier some exceptional timepieces, but during the last years, I witnessed some extraordinary timepieces manufactured by small independent watch brands that lack the human and financial resources to do years of development and trials, and still, they manage to createContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes The first quarter of this year witnessed some interesting reveals in the world of watches. The inevitable progress is met in all the branches without killing the rich horological heritage. An example of innovation, beauty and modernism in the purest horological spirit is the Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph from the Fabergé Visionnaire Collection. I hadContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes “As a sailor heading toward the seas driven by the celestial vault, I found my star: the Astronomia Sky” – Jacob Arabo, founder of Jacob & Co. Jacob&Co has secured its place between the Haute Horlogerie players with the Grand Complication Masterpieces collection. The watches are incredibly beautiful as timepieces andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Freesdial watch from Nord Zeitmaschine is one of those watches that you love or hate because there is no way possible that this watch will be indifferent to you. In my case, this mechanical wonder is a profound love – one of the watches that makes me stop, during the day,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Our UR-T8, of course, recalls the Reverso watches, we have unstructured the concept to create a genuine URWERK model. The UR-T8 features all the characteristics that we have made our own: the huge crown, the organically shaped sapphire crystal glass, the textured case that invites your touch, a strong personalityContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes The skull represents death and mortality. At the same time, the skull is the first sign of human presence on Mother Earth. Some people use the skull symbol to celebrate the dead and the living, in some religions and believes it is a sign of good luck and so on.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Looking forward to this year’s Baselworld I remembered some of the last year’s releases. One of the watches unveiled at Baseworld 2016 (wow, another year has passed) comes from Glashütte – one of the most important horological regions in Germany – the ATUM Pure M from Moritz Grossmann. Even if the GrossmannContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes “A gold movement inside a steel case is like a precious item, jealously guarded in a safe. The impenetrable inner riches of a person are a well-hidden treasure. A rare beauty only found by those who know where to look.” – Michel Parmigiani Packed in a polished steel tonneau shapedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes It needs 654 components to make this marvellous timepiece – the Sequential Two from Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps. This watch is so beautiful that is hard for me to talk about it, not because of lack of inspiration but because there are so many things to tell and to show. Like a shyContinue Reading