New watch brands… We see them almost every day. The watch industry has seen so many new projects burgeoning recently. However, what you’re about to see is a bit more special. Today, we’re not reviewing yet another crowdfunded, accessible watch brand. With Löbner, a name with more history than you might initially think, we’ll be […]
French watch brand Bell & Ross is renowned for crafting timepieces that excel in the air, on land, and underwater and has partnered with La Patrouille de France in the sky and Alpine on the ground. Now, it ventures into the seas in a new partnership with the esteemed France-based Fondation Tara Océan. To mark […]
In less than ten years, Bulgari’s ultra-thin legion of Octo Finissimo watches has marched across the watch landscape conquering eight world records for its incredibly thin mechanical wonders. However, its imperial ambitions stretch beyond the merely mechanical thanks to Fabrizio Buonamassa’s bold, contemporary design language that reflects the brand’s Roman origins. No stranger to collaborations, […]
The name Prospex at Seiko, which stands for Professional Specifications, often brings to mind dive watches. Yet, it would be highly reductive to consider this collection as only focused on aquatic models. One significant name to be seen next to Prospex is Alpinist, a collection born in 1959, a watch specially designed for Japanese mountain […]
Abraham-Louis Breguet’s reputation as the greatest of all watchmakers was not a retrospective attribution. It was consolidated during his own lifetime thanks to the fact that he introduced more innovations than anyone else working in the field and developed a unique design language for his creations. Best remembered for his regulating device christened the tourbillon […]
Bremont‘s diver-oriented model range, the Supermarine, made its splashy debut over ten years ago with the 43mm Supermarine S500. In 2017, the S301 followed suit, featuring a more compact 40mm diameter case. The Supermarine collection expanded in 2021 with new models, specifically the S302 series, which added an office GMT function to the S301 range. […]
Riding the SCUBA diving’s rising wave, Le Forban Sécurité Mer seized the opportunity, presenting its inaugural dive watches in 1969. Also responding to the French Navy’s call for reliable and rugged tool watches tailored to the daily rigours of divers and maritime professionals, the Paris-based company delved into the task with a relentless focus on […]
Awake Concept is a French brand with sustainability at its core. Its no-nonsense design now comes in a full-black version developed for the French CCT FS Special Forces. Created in 2007 and based in Pau, the Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions des Forces Spéciales has a mission to provide the leaders of a special […]
Ever since 2004, the Germand brand of MeisterSinger has made it a habit of presenting annual special editions geared towards the Dutch market. This line of so-called NL Editions has not only captured the hearts of the Dutch but is actually quite popular outside of our small country as well. However, since production volumes are […]
While it’s dangerous to be overly triumphant, claiming that your brand has just produced the world’s lightest mechanical watch, Ming errs on the side of caution and proclaims that it has probably produced the two lightest mechanical watches on the market. Two new releases, the Ming LW.01 Manual and the LW.01 Automatic, sail in with […]