William Wood Watches is a relative newcomer, founded in 2016 by the grandson of William Wood, a firefighter of over 25 years with the British Fire Service. It’s one thing to have a themed collection, but something else to devote an entire portfolio to a particular subject. Firefighting is not only a visible theme in […]
The story behind these fun, bespoke chronographs packs a good chunk of history, dating back to 1816 when horologist extraordinaire Louis Moinet produced the first world’s first chronograph. Known as the ‘Compteur de Tierces’, this pocket watch was designed to time the passage of stars and could measure events to 1/60th of a second, complete […]
School Watch Projects are a fascinating insight into today’s watchmaking educational system and a unique way to discover talented young men and women that are deeply passionate about the craft and looking to make a profession out of it. Over time, we’ve seen quite a few very interesting School Watch projects from various makers and […]
Another relative newcomer on the independent watchmaking block is Cvstos, a niche Geneva-based brand founded in 2005 by Sassoun Sirmakes, son of Vartan Sirmakes of the Franck Muller Watchland Group. With a preference for tonneau-shaped cases across all its collections, it will not come as a surprise that co-founder and chief designer Antonio Terranova worked […]
It is time to put another upcoming watchmaker in the spotlight. Or rather two rising stars that is, as we talk to Alexandre Hazemann on his stunning Montre d’École, or School Watch, developed with fellow-student Victor Monnin. We learn how this watch came about, and also what the biggest challenges have been for the two […]
Visiting the De Bethune manufacture in the picturesque village of L’Auberson in the Swiss Jura mountains is quite an impressive experience. The works of Denis Flageollet, the mastermind behind De Bethune, have placed the brand outside mainstream watchmaking in a class of its own. There is something even more special about visiting Denis Flageollet’s workshop […]
Over the past few years, we’ve gotten to know Yema for its rather handsome and historically accurate Superman collection, an iconic dive watch from the 1970s. This all started with a very faithful one-to-one recreation launched in 2018 and has since been expanded into a wide range of styles, including a number of GMT models. This […]
It’s surprising to consider that Armin Strom is just thirteen years old (without counting the years it was run by the master of skeletonisation, Mr Armin Strom). Now in the hands of Serge Michel and master watchmaker Claude Greisler, Armin Strom has amassed an impressive portfolio of highly technical watches and consolidated a unique and […]
To be perfectly honest, I am not that much into Science-Fiction series and movies that I know all the intricate details of legendary shows and franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek or any other. However, I know that when the phrase “Live Long and Prosper” comes up, it’s forever linked to the Star Trek character […]
Before launching his eponymous brand in 2005 in the Vallée de Joux, Romain Gauthier had accumulated a twenty-year track record as a master of precision mechanics for the Swiss watch industry. Renowned for its impressive hand-finishings, Romain Gauthier produces only 50 watches a year that reflect a genuinely novel approach to some of the hallowed […]