Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery springtime unfolds in Stuttgart one of the biggest retro and classics automotive fair in Europe – Retro Classics. Between historical and rare cars, spare parts and automobile tuners I had a pleasant surprise to meet Mr Hermann Grieb, the first part of the Grieb & Benzinger brand name. Mr GriebContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Moon was and it will always be a fascinating appearance in the night’s sky. It is since the oldest times associated with fantastic and supernatural beings and now it’s the boy’s dream of exploration. For some of us, the Moon is desired at the wrist as a horological complication, asContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis 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 minutesA 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: 3 minutesThis 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: 3 minutesThe 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 minutesIn 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 minutesThere 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 minutesDusk and Dawn are the times when the superheroes and the villains make their appearance. In this case, our hero is the Daredevil: that turns into a beast at dusk only to transform into a beauty at dawn. The Daredevil watch collection from Sarpaneva watches doesn’t refer to the fantastic heroesContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week, my colleague and a fellow collector D. made my a surprise and brought with him the watches acquired for his marriage anniversary. We started an ad-hoc foto session with inappropriate neon light but with a lot of joy. The watches are from Stuttgart collection of Bruno Söhnle. The ref. 17-12173-223, StuttgartContinue Reading