Independent German watch manufacturer, Moritz Grossmann has come a long way in its short 12-year history. When trained watchmaker, Christine Hutter claimed rights to the company in 2008 she intended to revive the heritage of Carl Moritz Grossmann – a 19th-century pocket watch and clockmaker who also founded Glashutte’s German School of Watchmaking in 1878. […]
The Seamaster is one of Omega’s oldest collection, born in 1948, and modelled after watches that Omega delivered to the Royal Air Force during the second world war. Then, the collection expanded drastically, ranging from elegant timepieces to ultra-robust instruments. Looking closely at the history of the Seamaster, another date is important to note – […]
Editor’s note: With many expecting (or more accurately hoping) for an Rolex Explorer refresh come 2021, we wanted to revisit that time in 2018 when our Canadian contributor – who you might know from his all-conquering BLNR review – Bruce Duguay was offered one by his AD. When presented with an Explorer II 16570 at retail (and with a discount no less), Bruce may or may not have declined to snag it – his eyes and heart possibly taken by another family within the Rolex catalogue. We will let you read the full story below, but one thing we suggest you keep in mind as you read through his experience is the reality that the 16570 represents the end of a more classic profile in the Explorer II line. If the refresh is anything like the 2020 Submariner, we may have a larger, yet tapered, profile available next year – and possibly with a ceramic bezel. With that being said, many buyers are downsizing their collections, and I don’t mean in number. I am talking diameter. The 36mm Explorer I is trading on par with its newer 39mm sibling, when usually smaller watches don’t hold their value as strongly. Clearly, collectors are looking back to classic aesthetics, diameters…
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A royal watch has sparked some serious speculation – and Vanity Fair has the scoop.
Revisiting a nautical themed desk clock.
He would either “amount to nothing or turn out to be unusually capable”. That’s what Professor Stephen Hawking’s friends bet a bag of sweets on at the age of just 12 years old. Little did they know the latter would be the biggest understatement of the century. Theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking devoted his entire life […]
Our editors share a behind-the-scenes look at how this volume’s stories came together.
NOMOS is a rare breed of watchmakers as it’s independently run in Glashütte and a vertically integrated manufacture with an accessibly priced portfolio. This is a combination that you don’t see often these days. Earlier this year, the brand celebrated the 175th anniversary of watchmaking in Glashütte with several limited edition watches sporting white enamel […]
Once again they manage to surprise us, from ironic rectangular horology to a hypnotising collaboration with MB&F, to this, where Moser enter the ring for the strongly contested Integrated Steel Sports Watch Bracelet contest. Yes, I tried it on – and did not want to take it off – the H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds. OK, the competition in this category is tough, but so is this smooth nugget. The case and bracelet is familiar from the GPHG-winning Streamliner Flyback Chronograph, but this time Moser sticks to their speciality, which is a beguiling time-only fumé dial. Except for a certain Italian angular svelte creation, nothing beats this for being different, and refreshingly free of inspiration from the top grails. The inspiration is here, but from the age of streamlined trains and cars of the ’30s with their smooth, honed speed-centric shapes. A case and bracelet, both setting new standards When you slip it on, the feeling is that of smooth comfort, or a flexible cuff-like piece of jewellery, not a watch with a bracelet. In its 40mm case this is an experience of one-ness, immensely refreshing in a time of homage and re-editions, and Genta derivatives ad nauseam.…
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