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Kari Voutilainen is one of the most respected names in independent watchmaking. Since founding his studio in the Swiss Jura in 2002, the Finnish-born genius has been creating timepieces that combine the best of traditional craftsmanship with true mechanical ingenuity. His watches will not be confused with anyone else's work, with elaborate guilloché dials, exceptional […]

For our fourth MONOCHROME Montre de Souscription, we are once again collaborating with the independent Austrian watchmaker Habring², a brand close to our hearts and with whom we created our first MdS watch. After the immediate success of the subscription clock 1a monopusher chronograph with a salmon-colored sector dial inspired by the 1940s, we remain […]

With companies like Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, space tourism is no longer the subject of science fiction novels. While Omega's Speedmaster Moonwatch dominated space history, others, like Fortis, made rugged tool watches for astronauts, cosmonauts and “novonauts” alike. With space-proven calibers, Fortis is launching a new series of four Stratoliner S-41 […]

As most of you may already know, Breguet celebrated its 250th anniversary this year. And this all-important brand, whose founder was instrumental in the development of modern watchmaking, has been releasing some pretty incredible models throughout the year. It started with a deceptively simple Souscription model that won the GPHG 2025, followed by a pair […]

TAG Heuer's relationship with Hiroshi Fujiwara, founder of Fragment Design and pioneer of Tokyo street culture, has become one of the most stylistically enduring collaborations in contemporary watchmaking. Their first joint venture in 2018 distilled the vintage Carrera in its purest form; The second, in 2020, reinterpreted the 1970s Autavia with a graphic, more eye-catching […]

We all love a good watch, that's for sure. And what is “good” is pretty clear for most watches. A solid, easy-to-read design, attractive details, good ergonomics and a reliable mechanical movement. But sometimes you want a little more. Or much more, in the case of these six precision mechanical marvels. Each example shows dedication […]

By and large, most information on your watch comes from the dial. Sometimes there are functions on the back, like a power reserve indicator or an addition to the case, like on the Pierre Kunz Spirit Diver with a Boyle-Mariotte depth gauge that can measure down to 80 metres. Functional watch bezels, however, add functionality […]

Armin Stroms The acclaimed Gravity Equal Force series is expanding with an elegant variant: the Ultimate Sapphire Salmon. This latest edition continues the brand's exploration of color and transparency, combining technical mastery with craft finesse. It features a hand-guilloched salmon mainplate and the brand's innovative constant force caliber, bringing new life to one of the […]

frederiqueconstant.timeandtidewatches.com Founded in 1988, Frederique Constant has become increasingly successful with its policy of high quality watches at affordable prices. Far from being an empty slogan, the brand's slogan of “accessible luxury” was realized with the release of a perpetual calendar, followed by a tourbillon and a steel QP, all at incredibly low prices. In […]

With the Inverto Titanium, the independent watch atelier Lederer refines the Central Impulse Chronometer InVerto 2023, a large 44 mm watch with a blackened case, into a compact, titanium-framed display of one of the most sophisticated escapement architectures in modern watchmaking. It is the culmination of forty years of mechanical experimentation, distilled into 39mm of […]