Ornatus-Mundi

... certainly is the DeBethune DB25 IX Maya : We have seen quite a number of watches 'celebrating' humankind’s symbolic passage into this new underworld predicted by the Mayan calendar, but this is ce

Daos' recently posted article on the Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon inspired me to search my files - I knew that some years back I had the opportunity for some quality time with exac

Music: Uriah Heep Lyrics: Magnus Bosse (inspired by Uriah Heep...) For starters a flashback: Famous concert in German TV 1977: Now sing with me: "Timepiece in Black" She called me up one morning One l

Every once in a while you take a brake, contemplate for a moment and then, to your entire surprise, you catch yourself reading once more this watch catalogue. You don't even own a watch from that bran

In the conservative world of fine watchmaking this company occupies a rather unusual niche: Founded in 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland, RJ-Romain Jerome has quickly become renowned for its unique concept

Jaquet*Droz has a changeful – but long - history in fine watchmaking: Founded by Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721–1790), a Swiss-born watchmaker, the company was famous for clocks, musical birds - and animate

Dear All; Breitling was (almost) always a company with a very clear identity: high-performing technical watches with an aviation image (“Instruments for Professionals”). Breitling played that field ve

[originally posted by Stefan (nitediver) in News Central ] Ludwig Oechslin’s watches: now at the new Ochs und Junior showroom – with Ulysse Nardin as strategic partner (PRESS RELEASE) Ochs und Junior

[ Note: due to an exhausted batterie our main 'horological' camera was defunct, thus we had to rely on a compact camera. For 'better' picture please take a look at François-Xavier's report ! Apologies

Dear All last week I was invited for the press presentation of the Omega's first Boutique in Austria, adding to the amazing density of dedicated brand boutiques in Vienna (see my '650 m walk through V

Dear All: following the introduction to country and the atelier in my previous posts in this series ( part 1 and part 2 ) I now like to come to the core of any watch manufacturer, the watches themselv

[reposted from the Basel Forum after request by Damjan (Ares501)] Our 'preparation post' may have made you wondering how a 'typical' day might look like for a PuristsPro moderator in charge of hunting

Dear All: Our second report highlights one of the few truly ‘outstanding’ manufacturers, the Manufacture DeWitt . ‘Outstanding’ not because we think that their products offer exceptional quality, but

Dear All: we begin our series of Baselworld 2012 reports with the Bulgari company. Bulgari, formerly known as a jewellery/luxury brand made serious foray into the world of fine watches. It started alr

Dear All: I was honoured to be invited to an exclusive presentation of Montblanc 's 'Crown Jewels', the recently presented Princesse Grace de Monaco Collection . Consisting of writing instruments, jew

Dear All finally I am in the position to continue with Part 2 of my report on a visit with Maria Kristina and Richard Habring. Part 1 can be found here . Originally I had a different structure in mind

Dear All: with this report I'd like to bring the only Austrian watch manufacturer closer to you. Maria Kristina and Richard Habring are not only the principals of Habring 2 , one of the most innovatin

Dear All: one of the greatest - if not the greatest - pleasures of our horological hobby are the international friendships that inevitably evolve. Recently, noted Malaysian photographer Ming Thein fro