It’s only been a couple of months since we talked about Kiwame Tokyo, a new micro-brand from Japan with the goal of delivering “honest watchmaking from Asakusa” and “affordable Japanese watches.” The project of industry veteran Masami Watanabe, the brand started with an appealing Calatrava-inspired pair of watches offered at a fair price, the Kurotsuki […]
Founded in 1906 in the Place de Vendôme, Van Cleef & Arpels is the signature behind delightful high jewellery and timepieces inspired by fairies, flowers and butterflies. With its rich history and impressive lineup of artisans, Van Cleef’s Extraordinary Objects collection is home to some of the most spellbinding automata. The Brassée de Lavande (an […]
When the original version of the Echo Neutra Rivanera was released a few years ago, it quickly caught my attention as a uniquely modern, fully brutalist take on a classic rectangular silhouette. Unique as it was, I found it struggled to straddle the line between sport and elegance, mostly due to the constraints on size and proportion imposed by the movement within. Still, the design language was extremely compelling, and the Rivanera felt fresh for its time. Second time might be the charm with
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It's amazing to consider that Czapek & Cie., the revival of the maison founded by Polish émigrée François Czapek, who in the mid-1800s teamed with another young immigrant to Switzerland by the name of Antoni Patek, has been with us for a decade now. Relaunched in 2015 by entrepreneurs Harry Guhl and Chief Executive Officer, Xavier de Roquemaurel, and joined by watchmaker Sébastien Follonier, Czapek burst on the scene by winning the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) Public Prize that
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Formex continues to excite while exploring materials and mechanical substance with the new Essence Ceramica Dark Matter, a watch that fuses the brand’s most advanced ceramic construction with a dial cut from the depths of space itself. Following the Essence Space Ghost and the full-ceramic Essence Ceramica, this latest creation unites […]
Released earlier this year, the King Seiko Vanac collection came as a surprise and, in all fairness, caused quite a stir. Based on bold designs from the 1970s, the name Vanac is far from new and was revamped in a sports watch with integrated bracelet and sharp case, powered by a high-end movement derived from […]
Nomos hit the bull’s eye with the release of its Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer last year. With its resilient case build, slim profile, fun dial colours, user-friendliness and in-house movement, the Worltimer is a very complete travel companion without a first-class ticket price. Originally available with an interchangeable steel bracelet or textile strap, the two […]
For over a decade, Massena LAB has been a creative platform where contemporary horology meets historical inspiration. Founded by William Massena, a longtime figure in the independent watch scene and former Managing Director of TimeZone.com, the studio has earned a reputation for collaborative, limited-edition projects with some of the most talented watchmakers of our time, […]
What We KnowThe world time roll-out continues for Nomos as the brand has just announced an additional pair of limited-edition executions of its still-novel Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer. The new models, called Reverie and Roam, share a champagne-toned dial and the familiar city-coordinated layout but differ in terms of accent colors. The Reverie leans warm and understated, while Roam takes on a cooler, more sporting palette. Together, they represent the 10th and 11th limited iterations of Nom
In a massive result for one of the most historically significant watches ever made by Audemars Piguet, the 'Grosse Pièce' No. 16869 blew the doors off the conservative $500,000 to $1,000,000 estimate in early-morning action at Sotheby's New York auction. The result comes on the heels of a record price for the sale of Francis Ford Coppola's personal F.P. Journe FFC prototype for $10.755 million at Phillips New York Watch Auction XIII on Saturday.The "Grosse Pièce" may not have received the same
Originally founded in 1918 in Granges, Switzerland, Eska Watches vanished during the quartz crisis and was revived in 2024 by Christophe Chevreton and Sinicha Knezevic. The partners quickly captured the essence of Eska’s heritage and adapted it to modern trends. The rebirth began with the Amphibian 250 dive watch and the Heritage Chronograph, both assembled […]
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One of my favorite YouTube channels, Wristwatch Revival, recently released a captivating video covering the extensive restoration of a Rolex Deepsea recovered from the remains of a home lost to the recent wildfires in California. Despite the video being more than an hour long, once you see the state of the watch before the restoration (the watch looked like it had been to hell and back), you'll have to watch the whole thing. Marshall, the show's host watchmaker, walks you through the entire pr
Celebrating the 180th anniversary of its founder, Union Glashütte launches a pair of new 1893 Johannes Dürrstein Anniversary Editions, offered as the Large Second 41mm and Small Second 34mm references, capturing the brand’s enduring approach: fine Saxon craftsmanship and design excellence made accessible. The 1893 collection takes its name from the year Dürrstein established the […]
Regarded as one of the grails in watchmaking, and an extremely challenging one to master as well, the Perpetual Calendar is a complication that always grabs headlines, it seems. This year, we’ve seen an abundance of them, from seasoned Maisons to high-end indies, and everything in between. With so much to choose from, pinpointing the […]
For 2025, A. Lange & Söhne introduces a new, warm expression of the Lange 1 Daymatic, the automatic and practical version of one of the brand’s most emblematic timepieces, and a model that’s been discontinued in its classic versions. Revealed on December 7th, a date that marks both Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s founding of the Glashütte […]
What We KnowIt's been a while since we've heard anything about the Lange 1 Daymatic. Originally launched in 2010, the Lange 1 Daymatic offered a very interesting twist on A. Lange & Söhne's Lange 1. Flipping the asymmetrical layout, replacing the power reserve markings with a retrograde day-of-the-week display, and incorporating a self-winding movement somehow made what was already an inside-baseball watch even more interesting. While this offered a neat option within Lange's offerings, pr
A mechanical watch is a true work of miniature engineering, regardless of the expense. A sub-€300 Seiko 5 Sports has the same basic mechanical elements and wonder as a four-figure IWC, and is just a bit less detailed and accurate day-to-day. Almost self-sufficient and independent of electricity, a mechanical watch simply needs to be wound […]
In a bit of brisk early morning bidding at Phillips New York Watch Auction XIII, Francis Ford Coppola's personal F.P. Journe FFC prototype hammered at a final price of $10.755 million after premiums. The sale of this prototype, one of two in this configuration with the black hand and steel bridges, breaks the record for the most expensive F.P. Journe wristwatch previously set at Phillips Geneva in 2024 at $8.3 million. The previous record-holder was F.P. Journe's second wristwatch ever made—th