Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2017
Bulgari Finissimo: Unbearable Thinness of Watchmaking Part 2
When the Bulgari Octo was first launched in 2012, it was a design with polarised the market – a classic had been re-invented and the new…
Browsing: The Insider View
Opinion
Opinion: Watch Modding raises a Host of Issues But It Shouldn’t
For as long as there have been products, there have been people wanted to bespoke them. Yet, for many collectors, watch modding has sort of been…
Opinion
Saying No to Tradition for the Sake of Tradition: Patek Philippe Advanced Research
Patek Philippe Advanced Research Program is the sort of thing that sometimes even internal communications managers at the Geneva Manufacture have difficulty conveying. For one, there’s…
The Insider View
Rolex: the Crown and the Cross
For slightly over half a century now, Rolex fans have come to recognise the various dots and dashes which adorn their beloved crown on their watch. But sometimes,…
Opinion
Does NASA certification end the debate of Column Wheel Vs. Cam Chronographs?
Debates of technical superiority between Column Wheel and Cam Actuated Chronographs have gone back and forth since the arrival of both innovations in the genre of mechanical…
Opinion
Unbearable Thinness of Watchmaking Part 1
There was a time in watchmaking when gentlemanly proportions (think: focused on thinness and dressiness) went into retreat and brands started to pursue the aggressive, hyper-masculine…
Horological Lifestyle
Baselworld Detour: Restaurant Maximillien, Zellenberg
The days of Baselworld are hectic. Having attended the show 19 out of the last 20 years, I have grown kinda used to the routine. And…
Opinion
Ludwig Oechslin and The Genius of Simple Complexity
As watch collectors and journalists, we often identify with grand complications and complex mechanics as laudatory efforts which celebrate the highest tiers of high horology. However,…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2017
Back to the Future: The Issue with Heritage Watch Re-Issues
There’s safety and comfort in utilising human fondness for nostalgia, and J.J. Abrams, director of the latest trilogy of Star Wars movies knew this all too well. Over…
People
People profile: The Grönefeld Brothers – dreams, ambitions and other fascinations
Grönefeld – “Ai’j d’r bint dan moei’j d’r wean’n” “Ai’j d’r bint dan moei’j d’r wean’n” is a local Dutch saying literally meaning that…