German entrepreneur Johannes Dürrstein opened a manufacture in Glashütte in 1893 to produce quality Glashütte watches at significantly lower prices than other manufacturers in town. Closed in 1933 and acquired by Swatch Group in 2000, Union Glashütte is proud of its Saxon watchmaking heritage and sticks to the founder’s policy of competitive prices. One of […]
Andreas Strehler presents the hand-engraved and wonderfully decorated Faune et Flore, with pretty much unlimited customisation.
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British brand Farer has introduced three updated field watches that are sequels to the original trio from 2021. The names are the same, albeit now with a Roman numeral II, but most things have otherwise changed. The overall vibe is still familiar if you know the collection, although the case, bracelet and dials have received […]
Founded in 1925, Laco was one of the five manufactures in charge of producing military observation watches – B-Uhren – for pilots of the German Luftwaffe in the 1940s. Renowned today for its vintage-inspired pilot’s watches, Laco’s Scorpion dive watch collection has a far more contemporary face and a rugged build to withstand extreme outdoor […]
Melbourne’s Second Hour introduces swanky updates to its Sattelberg field watch.
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It’s the watch the F1 champ wore on the podium when celebrating his win at the 2024 British Grand Prix earlier this year.
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It’s the watch the F1 champ wore on the podium when celebrating his win at the 2024 British Grand Prix earlier this year.
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Bold perpetual calendars, stealthy pilot’s watches, and unique divers.
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While there is plenty to be enjoyed when it comes to a finely crafted mechanical time-only watch, sometimes you want a little more than that, right? From GMT watches to chronographs, and from moon phases to perpetual calendars, there’s an absolute abundance of complexity within the watchmaking industry. But what if you’re looking for a […]
It can get confusing and potentially offensive to give the wrong label to a brand, so how do you define these two categories?
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