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Introducing – India’s first Wandering Hours Timepiece, the Titan Stellar 3.0 and its Crystallized Titanium Case

Introducing – India’s first Wandering Hours Timepiece, the Titan Stellar 3.0 and its Crystallized Titanium Case

Our visit earlier this year to India’s prime watchmaking company, Titan, truly was an eye-opening experience. Besides witnessing the impressive scale of production there (it is immense, and a whole different level than Swiss watchmaking), we’ve also discovered that the industry giant had some unexpected horological capacities. Titan, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, unveiled India’s […]

Our visit earlier this year to India’s prime watchmaking company, Titan, truly was an eye-opening experience. Besides witnessing the impressive scale of production there (it is immense, and a whole different level than Swiss watchmaking), we’ve also discovered that the industry giant had some unexpected horological capacities. Titan, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, unveiled India’s

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Introducing – The New Serica Parade Reference 1174 with Linen Dials

Introducing – The New Serica Parade Reference 1174 with Linen Dials

Young French brand Serica has built a loyal following by incorporating vintage cues into clean, modern tool watches and addressing the details that many brands often ignore. After field-ready divers and GMTs put the Paris-based maker on the map, the Serica Parade Ref. 1174 shifted the conversation to the dress watch category – without abandoning […]

Young French brand Serica has built a loyal following by incorporating vintage cues into clean, modern tool watches and addressing the details that many brands often ignore. After field-ready divers and GMTs put the Paris-based maker on the map, the Serica Parade Ref. 1174 shifted the conversation to the dress watch category – without abandoning

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Introducing – The new Dakar Edition of the Chronoswiss Opus Chronograph

Introducing – The new Dakar Edition of the Chronoswiss Opus Chronograph

Founded by master watchmaker Gerd R. Lang (1943-2023) in 1983, Chronoswiss rowed against the tide of quartz to become a key player in the renaissance of mechanical watchmaking. Renowned for exceptional craftsmanship and a penchant for regulator displays, Lang’s brand released the Opus chronograph in 1995, the world’s first serially produced skeletonised automatic chronograph, revealing […]

Founded by master watchmaker Gerd R. Lang (1943-2023) in 1983, Chronoswiss rowed against the tide of quartz to become a key player in the renaissance of mechanical watchmaking. Renowned for exceptional craftsmanship and a penchant for regulator displays, Lang’s brand released the Opus chronograph in 1995, the world’s first serially produced skeletonised automatic chronograph, revealing

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First Look – The new Piaget Andy Warhol Watch Collage Limited Edition

First Look – The new Piaget Andy Warhol Watch Collage Limited Edition

Last November, Piaget announced entering a licensed collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This allowed the brand to officially rename its cult 1970s black tie dress watch “The Andy Warhol Watch.” Indeed, the revolutionary artist, undisputed king of Pop Art, was the owner of 7 Piaget watches, including a 45mm yellow […]

Last November, Piaget announced entering a licensed collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This allowed the brand to officially rename its cult 1970s black tie dress watch “The Andy Warhol Watch.” Indeed, the revolutionary artist, undisputed king of Pop Art, was the owner of 7 Piaget watches, including a 45mm yellow

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Buying Guide – Symmetrical Beauties, Six of the Finest Two-Register Chronographs

Buying Guide – Symmetrical Beauties, Six of the Finest Two-Register Chronographs

Chronographs come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours, so it’s hard to pinpoint the very best. What helps is the possibility to sub-categorise them, thanks to the fact that there are so many different ones. One class of chronographs that always seems to gather plenty of attention is the two-register, or bicompax chronograph. […]

Chronographs come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours, so it’s hard to pinpoint the very best. What helps is the possibility to sub-categorise them, thanks to the fact that there are so many different ones. One class of chronographs that always seems to gather plenty of attention is the two-register, or bicompax chronograph.

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Introducing – Titanium or Tremblage…the New Versions of the Moritz Grossmann Tourbillon

Introducing – Titanium or Tremblage…the New Versions of the Moritz Grossmann Tourbillon

Moritz Grossmann continues to explain its vision of watchmaking from Glashütte with two new interpretations of its most complex watch, the Tourbillon Titanium and the Tourbillon Tremblage. These two new versions are mechanically identical to the original model, introduced initially in 2013 when the Grossmann calibre 103.0 established the brand’s first in-house tourbillon, notable for […]

Moritz Grossmann continues to explain its vision of watchmaking from Glashütte with two new interpretations of its most complex watch, the Tourbillon Titanium and the Tourbillon Tremblage. These two new versions are mechanically identical to the original model, introduced initially in 2013 when the Grossmann calibre 103.0 established the brand’s first in-house tourbillon, notable for

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The Petrolhead Corner – The Lotus Carlton, The Ultimate Nineties Super-Saloon

The Petrolhead Corner – The Lotus Carlton, The Ultimate Nineties Super-Saloon

I’m a child from the 1980s, so I grew up in the world of Nintendos and Playstations, which I played for hours and hours. I wasn’t a total hermit or anything as I did other stuff as well, but I did spend my fair share with a controller in hand, playing games like Tetris, Super […]

I’m a child from the 1980s, so I grew up in the world of Nintendos and Playstations, which I played for hours and hours. I wasn’t a total hermit or anything as I did other stuff as well, but I did spend my fair share with a controller in hand, playing games like Tetris, Super

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First Look – The New Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance Zeitgeist 1665 (Incl. Video)

First Look – The New Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance Zeitgeist 1665 (Incl. Video)

Irish pop-rock icons U2 once sang Two Hearts Beating As One, a phenomenon that’s no stranger to any of us, but in watchmaking, we call this: Resonance! And resonance is mastered by only a handful of watchmakers, one of whom is Armin Strom! The concept of Resonance is far from new, as it’s a discovery […]

Irish pop-rock icons U2 once sang Two Hearts Beating As One, a phenomenon that’s no stranger to any of us, but in watchmaking, we call this: Resonance! And resonance is mastered by only a handful of watchmakers, one of whom is Armin Strom! The concept of Resonance is far from new, as it’s a discovery

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Introducing – The Benrus Type 2 Mil Spec Re-Edition

Introducing – The Benrus Type 2 Mil Spec Re-Edition

Benrus, founded in 1921 in New York City, is an American brand that tends to fall in the shadows of historic counterparts like Hamilton and Bulova, but it played a comparable role in supplying military personnel in the mid-20th century. The latest Type 2 Mil Spec was originally produced alongside the lauded Type 1 Mil […]

Benrus, founded in 1921 in New York City, is an American brand that tends to fall in the shadows of historic counterparts like Hamilton and Bulova, but it played a comparable role in supplying military personnel in the mid-20th century. The latest Type 2 Mil Spec was originally produced alongside the lauded Type 1 Mil

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Introducing – The new Blue Sector edition of the Furlan Marri Cornes de Vache

Introducing – The new Blue Sector edition of the Furlan Marri Cornes de Vache

A relatively young brand founded by two close friends, Andrea Furlan and Hamad Al-Marri, Furlan Marri started its life on Kickstarter in 2021 with a nicely designed collection of meca-quartz chronographs. The goal of the brand was to “bring back emotional watchmaking with thoughtful design (…) with details rarely seen at this price point.” And […]

A relatively young brand founded by two close friends, Andrea Furlan and Hamad Al-Marri, Furlan Marri started its life on Kickstarter in 2021 with a nicely designed collection of meca-quartz chronographs. The goal of the brand was to “bring back emotional watchmaking with thoughtful design (…) with details rarely seen at this price point.” And

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