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There are basically two types of watch movements – mechanical and quartz. The latter is powered by a battery or a combination of solar and rechargeable cells, while the former is powered by one or sometimes multiple mainsprings with no electrical input. There are also grey areas like Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive or Accutron’s Electrostatic […]

While we (digitally) travel the globe to bring you some of the most extraordinary and unique independent watchmaking projects, we don't always get the opportunity to see the watches themselves. However, one such opportunity to experience something fascinating up close came during the Geneva Watch Days, where we met Alex Goetschi. As a self-taught watchmaker […]

Like every year, it is time for the watch industry to celebrate watchmaking, watchmakers and watches in general. The so-called Oscars of the watch industry 2025, the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève or GPHG 2025, will begin soon and the best watches presented during the year will be awarded prizes. From pure timepieces to chronographs […]

François Czapek, a name with great historical significance, was once the business partner of a certain Antoine Norbert de Patek. But especially since the brand's rebirth in 2015, the Czapek name has become popular among watch lovers. This year the independent brand celebrates the 10th anniversary of its revival by unveiling a limited edition watch […]

Every Christiaan van der Klaauw watch that bears a planetarium is, by definition, special. Since the mid-1990s, this rare and spectacular complication has been the brand's trademark, conceived and calculated by Mr. van der Klaauw himself. Recently, the brand, now under the direction of Pim Koeslag, presented the fantastic Grand Planetarium Eccentric, the first of […]

MING was founded in 2017 by Ming Thein and is based in Kuala Lumpur. MING is a design-led indie brand with a distinctive and recognizable aesthetic based on contemporary design where minimalism, luminescence, layering and color are the key characters. MING's first diving watch was launched in 2019 with the prototype 18.01 Abyss Concept, leading […]

With an industry that dates back centuries and honors traditions, it's no surprise that anniversaries are celebrated in style. And honestly, if we do it right, we won't complain. This year, several brands paid homage to watchmaking milestones like a clockwork, from the 250th anniversary of a watchmaking institute to the 20th anniversary of a […]

Time is something more than a measure of our observable universe. For example, the Earth rotates counterclockwise on its axis every 24 hours, so we measure a day by this consistency. The Earth also rotates around the sun every 365 days, so we measure a year based on this constancy. However, why have we divided […]

Atelier Nossedh (pastime in the Northern Sami language) is a new micro-brand created by a Swedish designer, Alexander Gimell, who wanted to build the watch he couldn't find: small, classically proportioned, inspired by some magnificent vintage chronographs and made with the kind of restraint that deserves time on the wrist. The debut piece, the Atelier […]

If we had to name the single model that defined the concept of a dress watch, it would undoubtedly be the Patek Philippe Calatrava 96. This watch was quite revolutionary when it was introduced in the early 1930s and has been the blueprint for all dress watches ever since. Watch lovers have long recognized their […]