We were fortunate to be there and film some great interviews and cover some amazing new releases from Urwerk, AkriviA, MB&F, De Bethune, and Czapek.
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While many of the brands occupied beautiful, terraced hotel suites at the Beau-Rivage Hotel overlooking Lake Geneva, attendees mingled freely across hotel cafes, lobbies, on the sidewalks, and in the Pavilion event space next door. After years of relative social isolation, few take these gatherings for granted – no one bemoans the long days and whirlwind of meetings, meals, and events.
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Back from our trip to Geneva Watch Days, it was a pleasure to meet old friends, make new ones, and see dozens and dozens of amazing creations from independent watchmakers and brands.
In its third installment, Geneva Watch Days has a very different vibe than Watches & Wonders or BaselWorld in the past. Geneva Watch Days is more open to the general public and everyday collectors.
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Fortunate for all of us, this year’s release at Geneva Watch Days is another stellar example to add to MB&F’s catalog – the Legacy Machine Split Escapement EVO. Released (very quietly) earlier this year in a limited 10 piece run to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UAE, this is the Split Escapement EVO’s first global release in icy-cool light blue dial plate and gray subdials.
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One of these pleasant, evolutionary steps in complication development is Cyrus Geneve’s Klepcys DICE, the world’s first produced double independent chronograph. Released last year, the timepiece is an impressive feat of complicated timekeeping with a practical, motor racing application in mind.
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After a tumultuous last few years, there isn’t much better than the watch industry hosting in-person events. It’s a breath of fresh air to see faces, old and new, in the watch industry and community. Independent brands had yet another strong showing – bringing their creativity and craftsmanship to the forefront of horology. As we do every year, we want to cast a spotlight on some of our favorites.
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I wanted to pursue a similar line of thought in navigating how culture impacts watchmaking. More precisely, what makes German watches German and where is German watchmaking headed? Fortunately, Esperluxe friends Christine Hutter at Moritz Grossmann as well as Ev and Stefan Kudoke from their eponymous brand lended a hand. As independent watchmakers and brands in Glashütte, the seat of historical and contemporary German watchmaking, both helped shed light on what the key characteristics are of German watchmaking and its future.
Over the last 6 months, we’ve had the pleasure of handling more than a few Urwerk UR-105 timepieces. We recently spoke with Martin about the significance of the timepiece in the evolution of Urwerk. It seems like every time we speak with the co-founders of the avant garde indie brand we get the opportunity to dive well beneath the surface of their ideas, designs, and pursuits with Urwerk. And here, no less.
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It’s one thing to produce something that has this affect on someone one time, or even a few times. In the case of MB&F, “Max Büsser and Friends” have beat the drums of creativity across 13 Horological Machines, 9 Legacy Machines, and a slew of other marvelous co-creations with fellow brands like H. Moser & Cie and Bvlgari.
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We take a closer look at the manufacturing and assembly of the Bridge and Dome from Arnold & Son’s Globetrotter collection.
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We take a closer look at the manufacturing and assembly of the Bridge and Dome from Arnold & Son’s Globetrotter collection.
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Coming to you from rainy Geneva, we’re going to be seeing some amazing watches, talking about GPHG, Only Watch in what is becoming the unofficial watch collector week in Geneva.
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After a two year absence, we made it back for our annual collector gathering in New York City. Co-hosted by our friends at WAX insurance, the gathering took place at Loring Place in New York City’s West Village. Thank you to those that attended and provided a sense of normalcy again for our watch community.
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On the surface, many readers will already be somewhat familiar with Rexhep's story. As a Kosovar-Albanian, he came to Switzerland at the young age of 12 and went directly into a watchmaking apprenticeship at Patek Philippe. With raw talent and determination, he paved onward to work with F.P. Journe before launching his own brand, AkriviA, in 2012.
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Every beginning is improbable, the result of chaotic circumstances coming together at the right moment and time. In the case of Svend Andersen and his long, illustrious journey as an independent watchmaker, some spirited New Year's celebrations in his youth put the young watchmaker on the map.
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Though these major events are still a few months away, we fortunately don’t have to wait any longer to see the Only Watch 2021 releases. This past week, the altruistic watch event released their catalog of 55 unique timepieces set for auction on November 6. And there were some absolute stunners from the independents in this year’s edition.
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Stealth spaceship by day, luminescent installation by night, the UR-220 SL Asimov is the third variation of the 220 collection. Under the impetus of designer and URWERK co-founder Martin Frei, the model has undergone subtle changes in materials, colours, finishes and aesthetic characteristics. Against a predominantly black carbon backdrop, the UR-220 revisits a fascinating play on contrasts and luminosity.
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As early pioneers in modern independent watchmaking, Urwerk's founders, Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner, have been working together for more than 25 years now. Together with their team, they have pushed the boundaries of horology with space-age aesthetics and unusual complications. So what about the partnership between these two creators gives Urwerk its heart and soul?
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The long and short is, NFT’s could be spectacular for the watch industry and watch community, but to get there, the industry will have to retool how it thinks about the technology and its value. More than anything with this article, I want to push the industry to think more creatively about what types of NFT’s might create hits in the watch community. Before we get into that, let’s just cover the basics.
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