Loading...Do you recall Melchior? The robot looking deskclock made by L’Epee for MB&F? That was Melchior. A really cool deskclock, far from anything we have seen before. Well, MB&F, creative as they are, driven by the phantasy and spirit of Max Büsser, just introduced another “robot”. BALTHAZAR ! With “Z”, not “S”. The creators … Continued
Loading...When you look around on social media including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, you see a lot of people posting a lot of “nice” expensive watches. Often watches that are unobtainable for most of us, simply due to their pricelevel. However, any photos can never convey the true feeling of wearing a watch on your own … Continued
Loading...This article was originally written in 2013. As this watch was worn in the movie Ultraman, I wanted to bring it back up. In addition, we currently are experiencing a major hype on vintage Speedmasters before 1970. We will see if it will last and if prices can keep rising. While the Omega Speedmaster was … Continued
Loading...I have been seeing this electric hypercar for quite a while on the internet and followed its development a bit. While this blog is primarily concerned with watches, I find this car amazing, and cars and watches go hand in hand for many collectors. I watched this short video on youtube today and wanted to … Continued
Loading...Another sad story, four older watches, including a Rolex Submariner reference 5513 with gilt dial, 1.5 million serial number, were stolen in Belgium today. We are trying to find the serial number at least of the gilt Submariner. Below you find a picture of the watches in question. My friend left his house only for … Continued
Loading...Having visited the Manufacture of Manufacture Royale in Vallorbe, I have seen their production processes, the oil and lubricant free manufacturing of watchparts, and how they create these wonderful skeletonized timepieces. This is their latest model. Voltaire founded Manufacture Royale over 245 years ago in 1770. Today, we ask ourselves, what watch would he make … Continued
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I very much like enamel dials. After having seen the process of the creation of an enamel dial in Switzerland, I know how hard it is to create one, and how much skill and experience is required to make it. Only very few people in Switzerland are able to create enamel dials for watches. Ulysse … Continued
Loading...Some very cool news from Omega. Wednesday 10th August, Rio de Janeiro: This evening OMEGA HOUSE in Rio was transformed for a unique “Cocktails in Space” event, attended by the legendary astronaut and OMEGA ambassador Buzz Aldrin. With human achievement being witnessed every day at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, “Cocktails in Space” was an … Continued
Loading...Can you see the little hole in the index at 6 o’clock? Honestly, I never paid attention to it until now. A collector, friend and buyer of a vintage Omega Seamaster 300 Big Triangle was communicating with me while I showed him pictures of the watch he intended to acquire. I received a message asking … Continued
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Swiss Made To Measure Great news from Brüggler watches. Brüggler is honored and glad to inform you that we have been nominated for the German Design Award 2017. We would like to thank David Zangger, creative director at allink in Zurich for his inspiring and professional work. Without him this success would not have … Continued
Loading...Fortis, a Swiss watchbrand founded by Walter Vogt in Grenchen in 1912. The brand is known as being innovative and creative, being responsible for the first automatic wristwatch in the name of Harwood, and having 4 great lines now representing sport, dress, aviation, maritime and space. The lines are called Aquatis, Cosmonautis, Aviatis and Terrestris. … Continued
Loading...While many people think that Rolex invented the first automatic wristwatch, it was actually a different brand. John Harwood, a british watchmaker, patented the first automatic or selfwinding wristwatch in 1923. The first Harwoods went on sale in 1928. As far as I can find out, it was Fortis who actually produced about 30000 Harwood … Continued
