Today I received a very special watch, the HTH by Felipe Pikullik. Earlier this year I discovered the work of Felipe Pikullik. I was really fascinated by the work, with an emphasis on traditional styles and respect for the grand masters of horological his

He passed away too soon. His accomplishments with the H4, his double wheel remontoire tourbillion and his work together with Peter Baumberger are amazing, but not much made under his name, so largely incognito in the wider watch population. It is interest

Do you know who makes cases for Dufour? Regarding difference in manufacturing, it is interesting that even George Daniels had Derek Pratt make escape wheel pinions and probably other stuff as well on his spark erosion machine. I actually consider Derek Pr

Phillips quoted George Daniels when announcing an exhibition in Geneva this May to pay tribute to independent watchmaking: “ Independence is the utmost importance in life. Without it you are subject to the whims of other people. You are pinned down to a p

The internet is a wonderful information source when looking for details on subjects not covered by main stream publishing. About two years ago I spent some time to gather information on independent master watchmakers from websites, particularly reports ab

popular in historical British watchmaking (and German, too). The Geneva stripes and anglage was historically found in Swiss watches while damascene was perfected by the American manufacturers. Some examples of the former I can recall at the top of my head

What is the most impressive with HYT is that since the launch of the first piece, the H1 in 2012, the brand has found its identity: the various models are easily recognizable at first glance what is a remarkable achievement for a young brand. It is due in

HYT made a splash by becoming a brand no longer primarily focused on displaying time with liquids. Electricity is now part of the technological know-how this brand masters. Seeing the time at night is a problem commonly shared by many brands. The brightne

It seems I could see a "thunderbolt" symbol on the 5 o'clock pusher: they integrated a light source in the H4 Alinghi but it seems they will go further. After hybrid cars... hybrid watches? Cheers, Mark ________________________________ This message has be

Time-measuring instruments have marked significant epochs in history for millennia. Six thousand years ago, the shadows cast by obelisks in the Sumerian city of Ur revealed the passage of the sun; two thousand years ago, astronomers in ancient Greece used