Horage is a truly unique company within the Swiss watch industry. And this is something you immediately feel when visiting the independent watchmaking brand’s facilities in Biel. If the setting is obviously that of a watchmaking company, it also feels like a start-up when you walk across the corridors, workbenches or machines… The reason why […]
In 2010, Benoît Mintiens introduced his initial Ressence prototypes, unveiling the original concept of replacing traditional watch hands with revolving discs that gracefully orbit the dial. Over the years, Ressence has captivated enthusiasts with diverse Type-iterations, ranging from oil-filled and sub-aquatic designs to innovative eCrown-connected endeavours. Despite these variations, the Ressence DNA has consistently remained […]
Dutch 3D-print watchmaking pioneer Michiel Holthinrichs has moved his watchmaking vision in a new direction with the Deconstructed, which we showed you earlier in the year. This mighty impressive creation had a distinct SciFi exoskeleton vibe, and Holthinrichs Watches now expands the line with two more space-themed watches. Capturing the cosmos with each of the […]
Gerald Charles has pulled off something quite extraordinary in the watch world: all its collections revolve exclusively around one case design. And what a case design that is! Created by legendary designer Gérald Genta in 2006, the flamboyant Maestro case design is the backbone of Gerald Charles. Ranging from time-and-date models to skeletonised versions and […]
If you are a recurring reader of MONOCHROME, you might be familiar with Remy Cools. We first met this promising young watchmaker in 2018, freshly graduated from the Lycée Edgar Faure in Morteau. Soon after, Cools presented his first commercially available model in 2020 after setting up his workshop on the shores of Lake Annecy […]
While well-known by enthusiasts for providing high-end movements to some of the coolest indie watchmakers on the scene, like Ming or Ophion, Schwarz Etienne is more than just a highly integrated movement manufacturer and can even produce hairsprings in-house. It also offers an original collection of watches. Presented in 2018, the Schwarz Etienne Roswell 08 […]
One of the most conspicuous and unmistakable watch cases on the market must be Hautlence’s retro TV-shaped case with ample viewing room to enjoy the brand’s novel time displays. Founded in 2004 and christened Hautlence – an anagram of Neuchâtel – the brand became part of the MELB Holding Group in 2012, packed its bags […]
With the whole watch world zooming in on Dubai for about a week and a half, it was expected there would be no shortage of captivating and fresh new watches being presented during Dubai Watch Week. And boy, the 2023 edition of what has become one of the most important fairs of the year did […]
Readers of The Collector’s Series and the Collector’s Corner know that I sometimes contribute to the column – writing articles for the series is just one more way for me to get excited about vintage watches. I read a little about a specific watch, go deeper down the rabbit hole, and before I know it, […]
Havid Nagan is a fresh brand name in watchmaking, derived from the Armenian word “havidenagan,” signifying eternal. The man behind this venture is Aren Bazerkanian, a California-based real estate agent whose passion for horology, combined with a fortuitous encounter with Pierre Halimi, the General Manager for F.P. Journe in the Americas, landed him a manager […]