The MeisterSinger watchmaking brand is known for its one-handed, manometer-like no-fuss dials, with a fair degree of creativity and, at times, surprising complications. In 2017, this Münster-based winner of many international design awards started a tradition of launching limited series under the City Editions sub-collection, with watches dedicated to particular cities and, later on, countries […]
Introduced in 2013, the Jazzmaster Face-2-Face brings Hamilton’s innovative watchmaking expertise and flair for unconventional design to the fore. Today, Hamilton introduces the third chapter in its fascinating Face-2-Face saga with a swivelling case and two dials with chronograph functions on one and measurement scales and an openworked movement on the other. In a departure from […]
If you are looking for a watch with a novel time display, Urwerk is your port of call. The UR-112, which abandons the brand’s signature wandering hours display, was dreamed up in Urwerk’s Special Projects laboratory. Introduced in 2021, the UR-112 Aggregat is a compendium of complexity, technicality and radical design with a marked nostalgia […]
About a year ago, we first shared the news that the small Dutch independent watchmaker Laurens de Rijke, working under the De Rijke & Co name, had launched a Miffy-branded watch. The watch in question was the Miffy Moonphase, a very whimsical take on a classical moon phase. Using the rotatable case construction of the […]
Dr Ludwig Oechslin, the mastermind behind ochs und junior, has a knack for developing complications with as few components as possible. His radical minimalism invades all aspects of watchmaking, and his style is unmistakable. The good news for fans is that the idea of supplementing the brand’s limited customisable watches with serial production models has […]
Introducing a couple of weeks ago, the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel came as a surprise. Not that this original display of the time feels irrelevant when looking at the brand’s heritage (actually, far from that), but it isn’t exactly what we expected the brand to revive. Despite its highly interesting nature, the wandering […]
Introduced a couple of weeks ago, the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel came as a surprise. Not that this original display of the time feels irrelevant when looking at the brand’s heritage (far from that), but it isn’t exactly what we expected the brand to revive. Despite its fascinating nature, wandering hour displays are […]
German watchmaker MeisterSinger is mainly known for its rather unique take on the single-hand watch, a display found on all of its watches. Additionally, the majority of the watches made by the brand are quite accessible but from time to time, there’s something more high-end coming. Think about the surprising Bell Hora and its hour-strike […]
Cartoon or comic book characters are serious business these days in watchmaking. And if you’re thinking that it’s only inexpensive brands recurring to cartoon characters to enliven their dials, we invite you to take a look at how some of the most revered names in watchmaking have incorporated iconic figures from popular culture on the […]
From its very first collection, HYT has always been focused on cutting-edge and modernist design combined with a unique, fascinating display relying on a watch’s worst enemy, liquid. Even after the comeback of the brand almost a year ago, this motto has remained true and seen amongst all current collections, whether the classic Hastroid or […]