Watches
A, Lange & Sohne Tourbograph
I was encouraged with the response to my post on the Parmigiani watches on tools, so today I decided to dig into my archives and offer…
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Parmigiani Tonda Annual Calendar
I recently mentioned that I am very proud to be writing and doing the photography for the Parmigiani blog, today I highlight the first article appeared…
Watches
Omega Chronograph 1938 Museum Replica
Omega recently added some watches to their collection which are homages to the watches that made the brand in the early years. Today’s watch is the…
Watches
Vatiations on a theme: The amazing Urwerk UR-110ST
I have shown the amazing Urwerk UR-110 ST before…I have a piece in titanium on loan from the factory (thanks Yacine, Felix, Martin). And I thought…
Watches
Details: Gronefeld One Hertz
I earlier featured the Gronefeld brothers and their amazing work here. But today, I dig a bit deeper, and show some extreme macros. All these images…
Watches
Now even the Vietnamese Speake-Marin
The Vietnamese market is a slippery one, for many foreign businesses. I have personal experiences of mis-adventures, but particularly so for the high end horology business.…
Portraits
Do you Speake-Marin?
Peter Speake-Marin…one of the few English watchmakers living and working in Switzerland. I have known Peter for perhaps 10 years, since he was starting out as…
Portraits
Gronefeld One Hertz, the brothers and another watch
The Gronefeld brothers in Holland are one of the secrets of high end horology. Independents, they were both trained in the stables of Renaud et Papi.…
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Breguet Double Tourbillon
When Breguet announced the Double Tourbillon in , I was skeptical. Skeptical because it sounded more like a showoff watch than one which has true horological…
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Introducing Movements of Asia: Singapore brand
Introducing Movements of Asia. A home grown Singapore brand. Designed by Sean Wai…a tactiturn architect turned watch brand do-it-all in Singapore, assembled in Singapore with Chinese…