Setting Your Watch Properly, by the Book
How do you set your watch? An obvious question for some, but setting a watch follows a set of golden rules that are never worth skipping. Owners of self-winding mechanical…
Pequignet Unveils the Paris Royal in a Steel Version
The Basel World Watch and Jewellery Show (Baselworld) is fast approaching, and watch brands are beginning to unveil their new timepieces. Pequignet, the French manufacture based in Morteau, is lifting…
Geneva Time Exhibition 2012
The Geneva Time Exhibition 2012, held from 15 to 20 January at Espace Hippomène, welcomed 6,000 visitors for its 3rd edition. An independent, “intimate” show designed to encourage direct contact…
Bausele Watches: Fragments of Australia
Bausele, the first Australian Swiss Made watch brand, was born from the partnership of three friends passionate about watchmaking, expatriates and lovers of the wide-open spaces of the island continent…
Swatch New Gent Lacquered Collection
Swatch is launching a new collection for its famous New Gent watch: the Lacquered Collection. The 25 existing Swatch New Gent models have enjoyed meteoric success, thanks to their attractive…
HYT Hydro Mechanical Horologists H1: Liquid Time
HYT (Hydro Mechanical Horologists) is a new watch brand founded by Vincent Perriard. A savvy communicator, he has chosen to reveal a few details of the first model: the H1.…
Pre-Owned Watches: Accessible Luxury?
Buying your first luxury watch is, quite rightly, a luxury. For the past few years, the pre-owned watch market has been booming, allowing seasoned enthusiasts and newcomers alike to start…
Nixon The Ceramic Kensington
These ladies are not left out at Nixon, with watches that are elegant and right on trend. The Nixon Ceramic Kensington is a charming watch imbued with the brand’s board-sports…
Greubel Forsey GMT: A Round-the-World Journey on the Wrist
Greubel Forsey is adding a new complication to its bow with the launch of the Greubel Forsey GMT. A complication coveted by every watchmaking house, but Robert Greubel and Stephen…
MB&F Horological Machine No. 4: Razzle Dazzle & Double Trouble
It is widely accepted that Maximilian Büsser and his team are big kids endowed with a powerful streak of creative madness. The launch of the famous Horological Machine n°4 (HM4)…
GPHG 2011: The Winners
The 11th edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), held on 19 November 2011 in Geneva, crowned the elite of global watchmaking in front of nearly 1,500 guests.…
Marvin: Private Preview Watch Sales
Watchmaker Marvin is holding private sales on its website from 21 November to 31 December 2011. At stake: discounts of up to 70% on selected watches. Before getting to the…
James Bond’s Rolex Up for Auction
James Bond’s watch is going under the hammer at Christie’s in Geneva. The Rolex Submariner worn by Roger Moore in Live and Let Die, released in 1973 and directed by…
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2011: Opening Cocktail
Nearly 350 guests attended the opening cocktail reception on 8 November 2011 for the exhibition of the watches preselected by the jury of the 11th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève…
Timefy Gets a Fresh New Look
Timefy—do you know it? This website offers a carefully curated selection of decidedly urban watches. It’s not a watch supermarket, but rather a showcase of designer watches sourced from all…
Nixon: The Ceramic Time Teller
The Nixon The Ceramic Time Teller watch embodies the brand’s recent move upmarket. As the Time Teller helped make Nixon’s name, it was only natural that this model would be…