I am not the world’s biggest fan of any Casio G-SHOCK. I have one, as I assume almost all watch enthusiasts do or have done at some point in their collecting journeys. But I rarely wear it, as I don’t find it very comfortable. What I won’t sit here and tell you is that I […] The post Casio...
A decade ago, Arthur Gerbi, founder of the Merci concept store at 111 Boulevard Beaumarchais in Paris, introduced the first watch under the Merci Instruments name. Like John Mayer at the time, he felt that traditional watchmaking houses no longer adequately accounted for the expectations of true...
Introduced in 2024 as a project to encourage independent watchmaking, the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives has gathered great interest among the watch community, depsite being backed up by the world’s largest luxury conglomerates. A truly interesting initiative in the field of...
We live in a (watch) world where brand names reign supreme and terms like “in-house” carry a lot of weight. However, I find it much more interesting when a watchmaker is willing to peel back the curtain and highlight the great minds and hands that go into crafting the watches we love. Recently,...
Everything’s bigger in Texas—and that fact continues to ring true for the Windup Watch Fair Dallas. Returning for its second year and expanding into a full three-day event, the Fair once again took over the Hickory Street Annex, transforming the historic industrial space into a buzzing hub of...
Once upon a time, if you cared about time, you looked to Britain, no questions asked. Long before Switzerland became the spiritual home of horology, the United Kingdom was also the undisputed king of timekeeping. For centuries, it set the pace. Do heavyweights like John Harrison and Thomas Mudge...
It all started with ref. 7042, and the Longines Legend Diver has been around, in one form or another, since 1959, and over the past years, the brand with the Winged Hourglass logo has wisely chosen evolution over reinvention. New sizes, updated movements, fresh dial colours, but always within...
Having none myself, I’m always a bit impressed when it comes to those who have artistic talent – and that goes doubly for those who can appreciate the everyday beauty around them. This is especially true when those two virtues combine to form a beautiful little timepiece, like the Altmann ×...
When Maximilian Büsser launched the first M.A.D.Gallery in Geneva’s Old Town in 2011, the goal was not to create a conventional retail space. Instead, the gallery was conceived as a place where the mechanical imagination behind MB&F could be understood in a broader creative context. Fifteen...
When Maximilian Büsser launched the first M.A.D.Gallery in Geneva’s Old Town in 2011, the goal was not to create a conventional retail space. Instead, the gallery was conceived as a place where the mechanical imagination behind MB&F could be understood in a broader creative context. Fifteen...
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