You know that saying “Every day is a school day”, I had one of those the other day when I came across Zahnd & Kormann watches on Facebook and again on Kickstarter too. The Valjoux 7751 (top grade) used in their watch is covering so many bases it would almost put any smart Watch to shame….
The Vikings are coming – and damn those Watches look good – Von Doren
As time progresses you will learn that I love all watches, mechanical, automatic, or quartz. Subs to dress, modern to classic, I am always looking, looking for something to catch my eye, something that is worth my time to put on the site because it qualifies to be remembered as a moment in time. It…
Building your own Seiko Fifty Five Fathoms Homage – a beautiful project -modding
Did you ever wake up one morning, see something that inspired you, and just know that you were going to do something. If you have then know the journey that happened to me when scrolling through eBay on a saturday morning when I saw a Seiko Modified Fifty Five Fathoms Homage. Knowing I was on…
Hemel Watches – a physical narrative framed by the visual cues of actual, historical timepieces
We often see watches that are “inspired by history”, but there is something nice about Hemel watches. I am not sure whether it is the colours being used, the fonts on the dial, the casing style, or the retro hands, available in three different styles. I caught up with the Owner, Marvin Menke to ask him…
History remembers those who are a little bit different – Dufrane watches
Its fair to say I am selective about posting articles, it could be because life is busy and hectic, it could be because I want this site to be a little bit different and only post what deserves to be posted. Steven Lee’s “Dufrane Watches” is one of those stories, a story where someone has a…
KLYNT Genève – Making Swiss Watches creative again
Klynt watches are currently live on Kickstarter, and are well worth checking out with a starting price of CHF990 KLYNT was born in the cradle of fine watchmaking, Geneva. In Switzerland, surrounded by historical manufactures and their best artisans, they could have revived a past brand or manufactured a homage watch. Yet KLYNT is all…
Stop the press, the Brellum watch success story continues with new releases from the beginning of March, and its black
Brellum was an instant success when it released at the beginning of December 2016, and was quickly hailed as being one of the top five collectable watches of the year, and that is no small feat. I have kept a close eye on Sébastien Mullers brand, watched its success on social media and watched as…
Start spreading the news – Rebel Time from Brooklyn, New York.
Rebel Time from Brooklyn, New York are bringing out new models soon, a diver with an automatic swiss movement, and I am pleased to be able to talk about it now. I spoke to one of the founders of Rebel Time, Shneur Lakein, to put the story into perspective. “My great grandfather was a watchmaker in…
The Sputnik is a Swiss Made watch with Russian inspiration – coming soon
Every now and again I come across a watch on social media that is worth a mention on the site, especially in the early pre release days. The Sputnik via Gruman is one of those watches. In my opinion there is something fresh and retro with the design following a strong design inspiration strategy. I…
A Swiss watch with English styling – coming soon to Kickstarter
This is an interesting opportunity to have a peek at a watch before it hits the crowd funding platform Kickstarter on January 1st 2017. This is the Boston & Stewill Tourer – “possibly the most affordable Swiss Made automatic watch on the market” Featuring an ETA 2895-2 movement, domed sapphire glass, open case-back and calf…
Brellum Watches – so much more than the normal
It would be fair to say that I look at a lot of watches, in fact “breakfast, lunch and dinner” would probably be an understatement. A while ago I came across Brellum Swiss Watches on Facebook, and straight away was excited to see a watch that was so much more than the average microbrand. Beautiful…
TNT’s Wakmann Racetimer Flyback Chrono – Collector Crowd-Purchase
Torsten Nagengast is making some beautiful watches as he always did, but this Wakmann is really ticking the boxes for styling and value, especially if 44 people buy the only 44 available. These are the details he released on his Facebook page today…. Wakmann Racetimer Flyback Chrono – Collector Crowd-Purchase ⌚ About the watch ⌚ Dear…
