Corum has long been affiliated with artists for its legendary timepieces. Even back in the mid 1950’s when founder Rene Bannwart experimented with drilling holes into coins to create dials, and when his son Jean-Rene turned to watchmaking artists such as Vincent Calabrese for the famed Golden Bridge, this brand was on the cutting edge…

Author Mary Shelley Turns Over In Her Grave Thanks To H. Moser & Cie’s Unveiling Of Frankenstein Homage Watch (Swiss Icons Series)
This article was amended on January 12, with a new statement by the brand being issued about this timepiece. That statement is at the end of this article. Well, , Mary Shelley, the original author of what may well have been the first science-fiction bo,Frankenstein, might not be rolling over in her grave with the…
Video Interview: Fireside Chat with MB&F’s Charris Yadigaroglou
Not too long ago, we had the opportunity to talk at length with MB&F’s Charris Yadigaroglou about the brand’s exceptional, highly technical Legacy Machine Split Escapement watch. The LM SE is one of the challenging timepieces to build because the escapement is actually split. Of course, for a brand like MB&F, challenge is an…
Video Interview: Fireside Chat with Xavier de Roguemaurel of Czapek Geneve’ Watches
Today, we present a video interview with a true watch r’s brand: Czapek Geneve. During last fall’s WatchTime New York 2017, we spent some time with a watch r in this industry, and a co-founder of the brand, Xavier de Roguemaurel. I’ve known Xavier for some years now, and I always find his enthusiasm contagious. He,…
New Year, New SIHH 2018: 35 Exhibitors Slated To Show At First Watch Exhibition Of The Year, See What’s Changed
Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is around the corner. Beginning officially on January 15 ,2018, and running through Friday January 19, the SIHH is becoming the “it” show. This year marks the 28th edition of the fair, which I have been attending since it first began (with the exception of missing just one…
Three Things A. Lange & Sohne Gets Right, And Why It Matters
Late last year, I was one of a select, small group of journalists invited by A. Lange & Sohne to go stargazing in the Sonoran desert in Arizona. Having been a fan of this German brand since it (re)launched – and I remember the launch, and the unveiling of its first watches, then at…