Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2019
Repost: Live from SIHH 2019: Grönefeld
This is a repost of our Live from SIHH coverage. First published on Jan 15, 2019, 10:50 PM SGT. The original post was lost in the…
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Reviews
The Collector’s View: Visiting the Grönefelds and a mini-review of the new Grönefeld 1941 Principia
Charles Sutanto visits the Grönefeld brothers, and takes a good look at the new automatic: Grönefeld 1941 Principia. It has been a while since I write…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2017
Armchair Picks: Chester’s Top 5 from Baselworld 2017
My choices are simple. Classical timepieces with a twist. Complications are a plus, but the watch has to look beautiful and has a design that sings…
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…
People
Dear Santa: A Christmas Wishlist 1
Every year before Christmas, Santa sits in his favourite chair next to the hearth, sipping from a mug of hot cocoa. He is in the North…
Opinion
Technical savoir faire: How to hack the tourbillon
Hacking watches are commonplace. Many watches offer a way to stop the balance wheel when the crown is pulled. Some brands, notably Patek Philippe, still do…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2016
Review: Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire
The Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire was certainly one of the watches we were excited to see at this year’s Baselworld. We know the Grönefeld brothers very well, and love…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2016
Baselworld 2016: The Editor’s Top 5 Watches
Baselworld. Every year it comes along. One of the biggest watch fairs in the world, in an impossibly small town, with almost no infrastructure to support…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2016
Pre Baselworld 2016: Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire
Based in Netherlands, the Grönefeld Brothers are probably no strangers to the readers of Deployant. Following the success of the One Hertz and Parallax, the self-dubbed Horological Brothers…
Opinion
Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Tourbillon Timepiece from Independent Watchmakers In Our Archives
214 years ago, a watchmaker named Abraham-Louis Breguet patented a complication that is capable of counteracting the effects of gravity to improve accuracy of timepieces. That wondrous complication…