Check out Don Corson's reports of the Independents at Basel and Geneva 2008! Speake-Marin Take an intimate tour of Peter Speake-Marin’s workshop, guided by his wife Daniela. From hand-finished tourbillons to maki-e dials crafted by Japanese masters, this

Urwerk is one of my favorite independent brands. I have always liked the consistency of Urwerk that has permanently emained faithful to its original approach based on the reinterpretation of the classic (existing from the XVIIth Century) and alternative w

The holding of the SIHH gives the opportunity to many independent brands to organize presentations in Geneva hotels to take advantage of the presence of retailers and journalists from around the world. These presentations allow them to unveil the first tr

You know, it is not that surprising for me to take the plunge: I love the daring designs. The trouble is the price of the watches I love like the Urwerk 202... The two months with the UR-202 on my wrist were my best horological souvenir... This time, the

I would like to share with you my selection of the year. Of course, as any selection, it is not perfect but it gathers the watches which seduced me, which impressed me the most. Maybe some have "better" alternative but these ones are the first which poppe

Time is monochrome on the UR-202 « White Shark », with its case, dial and hour satellites all in an original shimmering silver/white hue emitted by titanium, steel and ARCAP. The « White Shark », is a timepiece unadorned with no makeup, its only ornament

Time is monochrome on the UR-202 « White Shark », with its case, dial and hour satellites all in an original shimmering silver/white hue emitted by titanium, steel and ARCAP. The « White Shark », is a timepiece unadorned with no makeup