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The Best of Indie Watchmaking Seen Through the Casebacks Part 1
Turning a watch over can be a moment of pure enjoyment. Beyond the intricacies of the mechanics of time, the meticulous search for perfection in their manufacturing, the time spent to decorate parts, the path for beauty and balance, is the hallmark of what we call Haute Horlogerie. We have put together some superb watches produced by Indie watchmakers, and we're only going to look at them through the caseback, movement side. For viewing pleasure exclusivelyThe list below gathers only ‘small’ independent watchmakers without mentioning larger brands such as Patek Philippe, A. Lange & Sohne or Audemars Piguet. Naturally, this isn’t an exhaustive list, so do not hesitate to mention your favourite craftsmen or watches in the comment section below!Akrivia Chronometre ContemporainRexhep Rexhepi ascent to become one of the rising stars of independent watchmaking is due largely to the splendour of his movements. With the Chronometre Contemporain, AkriviA focuses on the ess
5 Cool Finds - Aviation Chronographs and Vintage Diver - Monochrome Watches
We continue this week with the seventh instalment of our market finds, in collaboration with auctioneer Catawiki. By now, you already know the story. Uber cool watches that deserve our (and your) interest. This week, we look a bit at the past than previously, with more vintage (but still very cool) watches, as we have an extremely rare and vintage NOS diver from French company LIP, a highly technical titanium chronograph designed by Butzi Porsche, a tool aviation chronograph by Fortis, a Sinn 903 chronograph and finally a vintage Chronomatic Navitimer by Breitling.Porsche Design by Eterna Titanium Chronograph, 2000As we have already mentioned, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche was one of the greatest industrial designers of the 20th?Century.?Optimal readability, technical perfection, the highest quality materials and a puristic design with an absolute focus on functionality were his and Porsche's Design driving values when they designed watches. His famous design office cooperated from the s
VIDEO - 5 Questions to Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bulgari
It will be hard to hide the fact that, since a few years, the brand Bulgari has become a major actor in the field of watchmaking. What has long been a superb jeweler and a manufacturer of jewelry-oriented watches is now recognized as a proper innovator and a respected high-end watch brand, showing to the world an great expertise in ultra-thin movements (in-house developed and produced) mixed with a unique design inspired by Roma. In order to understand the changes operated by Bulgari and to see what will be?the coming?developments of the brand, we sat down with?Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bulgari, talking about his nearly 4 years as CEO, about the iconic Octo design and about the new models for?2017.Since his arrival at the head of Bulgari in May 2013,?Jean-Christophe Babin has operated an impressive?move in the strategy of the brand. For long, Bulgari has been (and still is) one of the most respected jewelers, which also happened to have in the collection some watches, most of them
Video - The Oris Watches of Baselworld 2019 Explained by Co-CEO Rolf Studer
There’s no denying that Oris is good at creating tool watches. Last year’s theme for the brand was clearly the pilot’s watch, with several very nice introductions, such as the Big Crown Pointer Date. For Baselworld 2019, Oris goes back to another theme it masters – dive watches. And to add another layer of cool to the equation, Oris focuses on the environment with two important watches, as well as a rather unexpected two-tone Sixty-Five – which happens to be co-CEO Rolf Studer’s favourite of the show, as you’ll see in this video interview with him.Oris’ reputation is as solid as its robust and efficient dive watches. The collection includes a watch that needs no introduction anymore, the Aquis, which serves as a base for two interesting projects this year, both based on the environment and protection of the oceans. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Seiko Spring Drive Golden Tuna - SBDB008 - Monochrome Watches
This year at Basel, we saw something truly remarkable from the seminal Japanese brand, Seiko. A piece that we so boldly labeled to be an instant classic - the Grand Seiko 44GS reissue. 100 Years of watchmaking was the occasion, and with the Grand Seiko's success in international waters, it was only fitting for Seiko to put a GS as its symbol for yet another hallmark but is the Grand Seiko all there is to it? Monochrome investigatesLike a third-eye or the sixth-sense or whatever you want to call it, we knew something was up with the Japanese brand. It cannot be this simple, the 44GS was fantastic, but the GS was JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) no more. There is something amiss from their anniversary collection. And then we saw it, right at the very last section of the Japanese catalog (click here), a behemoth of a piece that Seiko hid so well. We stood silent staring into the photograph, and only three words were uttered - Spring Drive Tuna! Ad - Scroll to continue with articl
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