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We have been following independent watchmaker Romain Delafontaine for several years now. For example here and here . A watchmaker who has worked for many of the big and small houses in the industry in

Since its first edition in 2001 the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has become a fix point in the schedule of the watchmaking industry. Originally very Geneva-centric the GPHG was quite paroc

We haven't heard all that much from Thomas in the last couple of years so I thought a visit was in order. Thomas has moved his shop since the high-times before the latest financial crisis. He is enjoy

Introduced last week, here we have the first live pictures of the new Urwerk UR-106 "Lotus", Urwerk's first entry in the quickly growing realm of ladies watches. The UR-106 is a typical Urwerk "star-w

Living with an URWERK UR-105TA watch The Urwerk brand is known for its modernistic, very polarizing style, but at the same time a high level of watchmaking competence. This is a logical consequence of

Christophe Claret announces the Marguerite Ladies Watch Christophe Claret announced his new ladies watch the Marguerite last Monday in a presentation at the Hotel Beau-Rivage on the shore of Lake Neuc

Andreas Strehler Celebrates 20 Years of Independence This past Saturday AHCI member Andreas Strehler celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of his company. To this happy date he invited frien

Let's take a visit to the opening of the exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversery of the AHCI at the MIH (Musée international d’horlogerie) in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The exhibition includes the works o

BaselWorld 2015 - Christophe Claret New for the fair this year Christophe Claret presented the Allegro with minute repeater, GMT, big date, small seconds, day/night indication. Note the model with a s

A Treat of a Watch Collection Watches from (the real) Abraham-Louis Breguet, (the real) John Arnold among others were part of a big surprise we had during our recent trip. The historically interesting

BaselWorld 2015 - Arnold & Sons A&S is continuing with its impressive line of unique watches, each with an original movement, many being modern interpretations of well known historical models.

To commemorate its 30th anniversary, the AHCI has organised a historical exhibition at the Muse International d'Horloge at La Chaux-des-Fonds from from the 6th of June to the 27th of September of 201

This year Jacob has made a fine improvement in the case for the Astronomia, has gone over the top with the Billionaire and continued with their complication watches, most noticably the repeaters. Last

Industrial designer Benoit Mintiens continues to enchant us with his brand Ressence. Five years ago at its first presentation the Type 1 was full of ideas, but rough in its execution. Every year it ha

BaselWorld 2015 - URWERK URWERK showed two new models this year, the UR-1001 and the UR-105TA. The UR-1001 is more like a table clock than a watch, but it does include a demountable frame and strap fo

One of the worlds pre-eminent clockmakers lives and works just hours from LA. So a recent trip to the city of angels was a welcome excuse to visit him, David Walter, at his shop in Buellton CA. David,

BaselWorld 2015 - Antoine Preziuso AHCI member Antoine Preziuso first annunced a triple tourbillon about 10 years ago. It worked, but wasn't reliable. Now together with his son Florian, watchmaker and

BaselWorld 2015 - Moritz Grossmann Moritz Grossmann is a relatively new brand founded in 2008 working out of Glasshtte in Germany. Moritz Grossmann (1826-1885) himself was one of the founders of watc

Ok guys, lets sit down. I was really surprised by this. It blew me over. I have not been a real fan of the recent MB&F pieces. They just didn't talk to me like the early ones did. And this HM6 didn't

Urwerk at the Geneva Watch Week 2015 Urwerk showed us 3 new variations of existing designs. The UR-110 "Eastwood" with hardwood bezels are very original. Somehow the watches exude a sense of calm from