Every day I come across new watches, ones that are released, or watches that are due to be released. The Sartory Billard SB02 is from the category of ‘Released soon and stunning’, it is beautifully well executed.
Von Doren have funded within hours on kickstarter with a stunning ladies watch
Von Doren are at it again with their very elegant and distinguished design style, and this time they have targeted the more delicate female wrist
Chronograph repair on a Valjoux 7734
Watch repair is an interesting life, more often that not it is like the repair of anything mechanical, there is normally a symptom to be addressed, but we also need to find the cause. This watch was presenting itself with an interesting and annoying issue that it was breaking the screws that were securing the…
A custom made DHodge dive watch for a private customer #MPBSP50
Most jobs I love when it comes to my time with watches / time pieces, but custom made projects are a bit special. This job was was a real challenge as it saw a few interesting challenges, and it was an opportunity to design a custom made dial from scratch and then have it produced….
Klynt are back on kickstarter – this time they funded in 2 days
Back in February I posted about Klynt watches being on kickstarter, at that time they did not hit their funding goal, but Bruno reached out to me this week to tell me that they were back on Kicsktarter with our collection Elegance Contemporaine, and this time the objective was reached in the first 48hours. …
Ikepod repair – a beautiful job
I posted recently that I had two Ikepods in for repair, this is an update after the first one is on its way back to its fortunate owner. It was obvious from the beginning that there were issues, a peek inside the rear viewing window showed that the oscillating weight would not spin. So the…
A day to be joyful – when not 1 but 2 #ikepods come in for repair
As a watch repairer you have an interest in every job that comes in, the fun and challenge of finding out what is wrong, and then making it right, whilst doing the best you can in all situations. The Ikepod is a legendary watch from a Swiss company born in 1994 that involved Oliver Ike…
Hands on – The TNT Paladin, exquisite with limited availability
As a watch blog owner you look forward to the day you do your first hands on review for a brand, for info my terms for this are a very simple process, they are at the end of the article. First impressions When the Paladin arrived from Torsten Nagengast I had that first impression we all…
Are you ready for the Rebel Time Diver watch – a slick contemporary watch coming soon to kickstarter
Its great to keep in touch with micro brand owners, to follow their progress with releases, and to get the heads up when they have another new exciting product coming to market soon. When Shneur Lakein from Rebel Time Watches hinted about a diver I made him promise to get back in touch closer to the…
The DHodge 1016 Diver launches
Each of the “1016’s” is hand built one at a time and regulated for around a week
Bloglovin
Follow my blog with Bloglovin This is a short post as it is putting my blog up onto Bloglovin. I follow bloglovin and get a daily digest of new posts from blogs I follow via email daily. It’s a great tool for staying current and being greeted with news you want every morning (Loving that…
The Amelia Earhart Sterling Silver Commemorative watch
Around June 2016 a “suggested story” scrolled past me on my Facebook feed, the story was one mans search for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane, not a wild goose chase, but a search driven by evidence unwittingly gathered by an army unit in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War. I could not attempt to…
