Per esper

Today, we’re taking a look at the year end auction results to see if we can glean any market insights, especially connected to independent watchmaking. 

Today, we’re taking a deep look at Caliber 045MC and following its evolution throughout the years across De Bethune, F.P. Journe, and Angelus. 

This year we celebrated 5 Years of EsperLuxe & Friends with special guest Martin Frei of URWERK in NYC.

So many new watchmakers and brands, so many options, it can be challenging to know what to expect from timepieces at every price point. From our vantage point, there is sometimes confusion in grasping the common themes that differentiate a US$10,00, a US$50,000, and US$150,000+ watch.

Today, we’re focusing on Halter’s contribution to these early days in the avant-garde watchmaking movement – the Antiqua. An unusual perpetual calendar with a round-not-round case, the Antiqua has aged like a fine wine. It feels as novel today as it was more than 25 years ago at the time of its release in Baselworld 1998. Legendary in modern independent watchmaking, we’re diving into the Antiqua and what makes it an icon. 

To provide some context on how Chaykin simply “showed up” with the world’s thinnest watch, we’re casting a light on some of the master’s most remarkable creations. As we’ll see, there are very few contemporary watchmakers with as strong a drive to explore the discipline and invent. 

Independent watchmaking is well represented across all of the categories with particularly steep competition in some, namely Chronograph and Men’s Complication. Here, we’re taking a closer look at some of these exceptional watches vying prizes.

In this photo journal, we’ll take you through our journey, highlighting some of the standout watches we spotted during the show.

We were fortunate to attend again this year, seeing many of our partners and friends as well as tons of fantastic new releases. We’re recapping some of the timepieces that stood out from the show from all our favorite indies.

15 clocks over 10 years, the relationship between L’Epée and MB&F runs deep. With each clock seemingly more creative and exciting than the last, we see this trend continue for Geneva Watch Days 2024. The most ambitious project yet, this is the all-new L’Epée x MB&F “Albatross.”