I was there 30 years ago when Michel Parmigiani launched his eponymous watch brand. Backed by the Sandoz Family Foundation, Michel Parmigiani, recognized as one of Switzerland’s most respected restorers and master watchmakers, set out to build a manufacture dedicated to harmony, balance and technical excellence. Over the decades, I’ve watched the brand evolve, sometimes…
Yesterday in Singapore, Vacheron Constantin unveiled a host of complicated Cabinotiers watches — all under the theme of La Musique Du Temps. In total there are six new music of…
Earlier this year at Baselworld, I had the good fortune of spending some time in the “Incubator” hall – a place where a host of young brands showcased their watches…
Swiss watch brand Corum doesn’t really have brand ambassadors on its roster. Instead, the brand talks about having “friends” — and now female race car driver Hanna Zellers joins the…
By Steve Huyton I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I first became interested in horology, but it was definitely at an early age. Later in life after several creative…
Independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom has been regularly bending the rules of traditional watchmaking — thinking outside of the proverbial box and introducing ever precise and exciting timepieces. From…
HYT — the brand originally known as Hydromechanical Horologists — has turned a new corner in time. By going back to the drawing board and re-thinking its movements and technology,…
Yesterday we brought you the news of the $250,000 Zenith El Primero watch sold at auction during the past weekend’s Geneva Auction X by Phillips. That one of a kind…
Just a few weeks ago, we bre the news here about Zenith’s collaboration with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo for a one-of-a-kind platinum Zenith El Primero watch. The…
German watch brand Tutima has a rich history in creating pilot and aviation watches. Now, the brand brings its expertise to a affordable collection of sporty Flieger watches. Just in…
This year marked the second time that I attended the Grand Prix d’ Horlogerie Geneva, GPHG. Some call this the Academy Awards of the watch industry. I am not so…
This is how I lost my dream watch to charity: This past weekend’s Only Watch charity auction witnessed intense bidding for what was bound to be the top lot: Patek…
With November here, Oris stands behind men’s health. Some tout it as the month to grow a mustache, others say its just time to open up. Either way, the Movember…