While Nomos started its life with a collection of discreet, almost minimalist watches inspired by Bauhaus, the brand is now, without a doubt, the most daring company of Glashütte. It isn’t shy to present bright, bold colours that are rarely seen in luxury watches. Coral dial? Yes. Candy pink? That too. But also purple, orange […]
French watchmaking company Yema has been on the resurgence in the past few years, with a range of historically inspired and very well-built tool watches. Add in the factor of in-house constructed movements for some collections, relatively affordable prices and partnerships with both the French Air Force (Armée de l’Air) and the French Navy (Marine […]
A complex, delicate device that aims at counteracting the negative effects of gravity on the regulating organ of a watch (and an invention of Genius A.L. Breguet), the tourbillon is often considered one of the grails of watchmaking, together with the perpetual calendar or the rattrapante chronograph. Being a complex assembly that requires skills and […]
The Streamliner collection marked H. Moser & Cie‘s incursion into the luxury sports watch segment in 2020, represented by an impressive Flyback Chronograph. With its fluid and sophisticated design, the Streamliner is a far cry from the usual suspects dominating the upper echelons of luxury sports watches. Now a fully-fledged collection, Streamliners range from straightforward […]
Independent watchmaker Czapek launched its first luxury sports watch – the Antarctique – with an in-house movement in 2020, with the inaugural Terre Adélie edition. Sporting different dial colours and textures and two case sizes, the 40.5mm edition of the Antarctique has been selected by Collective Horology for its fourth collaboration watch. The turquoise enamel […]
When looking at the brand’s presence and the already extensive collection it proposes, it is hard to believe that Norqain was founded only 5 years ago. Indeed, the brand was established in 2018 and has grown to become more than just a newcomer since then. Only 2 years after its inception, Norqain announced partnering with […]
In business, some might argue there is no such thing as “No!”. Yvo Staudt, the passionate young man that’s the driving force behind Staudt Chronometrie, likes to think so at least. So what happens if a client wants something Staudt doesn’t offer in its admittedly impressive catalogue of mechanical watches? Does he get told off, […]
Abraham-Louis Breguet is famous for many horological innovations, including his successful perpetual watches of the 1780s that were equipped with an oscillating weight to capture the kinetic energy of a wearer’s wrist movements and wind the mechanism. Often equipped with a calendar mechanism, these models were also the first to be christened with his signature […]
The Octo Finissimo collection has been the talk of the town for the past few years at Bulgari, and for many reasons. Finissimo watches broke several thinness records and grabbed public attention and four GPHG prizes, all in a relatively short time. Still, in the segment destined for men, Bulgari offers much more than ultra-thin, […]
Nature is a recurring theme at Grand Seiko, beautifully interpreted on the textured dials (and cases) of many of its most popular watches. The latest model, reference SBGE295, is a sporty Spring Drive GMT with a green dial inspired by the Hotaka mountain range during the brief summer months. As a true GMT model (as […]