Our friends and colleagues of Fratello Watches are back at it again with a new collaboration coming up for sale very soon. This time, the Fratello team has joined forces with Norwegian microbrand Straum to produce a new fiery-red model. Straum was founded by Lasse Roxrud Farstad and Øystein Hell Husby and launched the nature-inspired […]
The FFC origins, look and works have been described and explained, and the new production timepiece differs slightly in presentation. Still, quickly highlighting the essential points sounds like a good idea. In 2021, the FFC Blue prototype was sold at the Only Watch auction to benefit Duchenne muscular dystrophy research for CHF 4,5 million, more […]
Just six years ago, renowned watch photographer Ming Thein introduced his own watch brand MING. With plenty of experience in and around the watch community, the design ethos MING brought to the table was fresh and honest. It started with the MING 17.01, a relatively affordable watch with a grade 5 titanium case that has […]
Family-owned independent watchmaking company Norqain has an adventurous spirit that is reflected in most of its collections. Names like Freedom, Adventure or Independence all resonate with the free-spirited mindset of the brand that has also been diligently building an impressive portfolio of watches! From time-and-date models to chronographs and from skeletonised models to artistic expressions, […]
What could possibly symbolize 1950s and 1960s America more than the all-American classic diner? Just thinking of it brings up images of jukeboxes, neon lights, roller-girls, milkshakes, and of course; Rock & Roll. Portrayed in iconic movies and TV shows such as Grease and Happy Days, the era is signified by the widespread use of […]
What could possibly symbolize 1950s and 1960s America more than the all-American classic diner? Just thinking of it brings up images of jukeboxes, neon lights, roller-girls, milkshakes, and of course; Rock & Roll. Portrayed in iconic movies and TV shows such as Grease and Happy Days, the era is signified by the widespread use of […]
Since 2012, HYT has cornered a niche in the market as the only watch brand to display time with fluids. There have been clepsydras since time immemorial, but HYT’s neon fluids pumped around the dial by bellows to indicate the hours are unique in the watch world. Celebrating ten years of watchmaking, HYT unveils a […]
Here’s an interesting fact – China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of watches. Bigger than Switzerland, bigger than Japan, bigger than all of them. Although most are seen as “cheap” and inferior to counterparts from Switzerland and the like, it’s an impressive statistic. Bucking the stereotypical perception of Chinese watchmaking is CIGA Design, which […]
Trilobe, the young French brand founded by Gautier Massonneau, proposes a novel way of indicating the time. Abandoning the traditional use of hands, Trilobe relies on three rotating discs to display the hours, minutes and seconds. What started as a flat display with Les Matinaux in 2021 gained corporeality in 2022 to become Une Folle […]
Although it is probably far more useful to mountaineers, hikers, climbers, skiers and other adventurous kinds than modern-day airline pilots flying in a pressure-controlled environment, the Oris ProPilot Altimeter remains a rarity, as it is one of the very few mechanical altimeter watches available. In fact, it is the only one with an automatic movement! […]