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 […]
Just like the phoenix rises from its ashes, something beautiful can emerge from destruction. Or, in this case, almost destruction… What you see here should not have existed. What you see here should have gone straight into the trash, resulting from rejection at quality control and not passing the desired standards. What you see here […]
In the realm of tourbillons, there are tourbillons, and then there are Greubel Forsey tourbillons. Since its establishment in 2004, the company has been on a dedicated journey to refine Breguet’s centuries-old invention. This pursuit commenced with the introduction of the iconic multi-axis Double Tourbillon 30° – a pioneering adaptation of the pocket-watch-oriented innovation for […]
Introduced to the luxury sports watch scene in 2019, the Alpine Eagle draws inspiration from the original 1980s Chopard St. Moritz, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele’s inaugural watch creation. Since its debut, the Alpine Eagle has become an essential collection, offering authentic, contemporary, and highly compelling timepieces. For the new and distinctive Alpine Eagle Sunburnt, Chopard partnered with […]
Awake Watches, a young French brand that looks at watchmaking a bit differently from the crowd, has focused its creations since day-1 on sustainability and raising awareness of the limited resources Planet Earth has to offer (hence the name of the brand…) Mostly known for its collaborations with NASA or French special forces, the brand […]
Vulcain is a known player in the world of watches, and its Cricket series holds a special place in the brand’s history, earning titles such as “The Watch of Presidents” and the “World’s Best Watch for Busy People.” While these designations may have originated in the 1950s, they remain accurate even today. However, for the […]
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 […]
In the 1950s, Nivada Grenchen played a role by crafting timepieces engineered explicitly for the harsh conditions to be faced by members of the US Antarctic expedition, Operation Deep Freeze. These watches needed to be waterproof, anti-magnetic, and automatic, giving rise to the Nivada Antarctic – a descendant of the brand’s earlier Aquamatic line. The […]
Rado is synonymous with innovative materials, and the DiaStar, introduced in 1962, paved the way as the world’s first scratchproof watch made from an ultra-resilient hard metal in a futuristic oval case. Renowned as the ‘Master of Materials’, Rado’s competency today lies in high-tech ceramic cases and bracelets. To celebrate the DiaStar’s grand 60th birthday, […]
Perhaps not the first name to pop into your head when the word Glashütte is mentioned, Union Glashütte’s history is closely intertwined with the small Saxon town where it set up shop in 1893. Owned by Swatch Group since 2000, Glashütte Union has an eclectic lineup of watches ranging from classical Saxon-inspired models under the […]