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Sartory Billard SB04e Small Bang
or centuries, Japanese masters have elevated lacquer into an art of light and depth. With the SB04-E “Small Bang”, Sartory-Billard brings this ancestral tradition into contemporary watchmaking. A dial born of Raden — the inlay of mother-of-pearl into lacquer — transforms each watch into an embrace of chaos.
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ZRC 1904 – Watches
ZRC 1904 ZRC®, founded in 1904 by Edmond Zuccolo and Joseph Rochet, has constantly innovated by imagining bracelets and straps and then dive watches. In 1909, when it was established in Geneva, it was issued with No.52 when the Geneva Trade and Companies Register was created. The firm, specializing in chains for GUSSET (or pocket)…
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Lebond Watches
Lebond Watches The passionate project of Architect Asier Mateo, the founder of Lebond Watches. Asier Mateo is the curator of the Lebond Collection and the coordinator between the prestigious Architects and the Swiss watchmakers. An exclusive watch editor, dedicated to watch and architecture enthusiasts. Lebond collaborates with prestigious architects to design special, unique timepieces which…
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Hercules Watches
Hercules Watches A simple vision? Perhaps, an adventure of it’s own, leads an inspired watchmaker into a manufacture of watches made for adventure? Adriaan Trampe, originally from the Netherlands, now makes his home in Lausanne, Switzerland. Adriaan is dedicated to his pursuit of the success and excellence of the marque he’s acquired, Hercules Watches. Adriaan Trampe…
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YOUHR
YOUHR: Your Watch YOUR + UHR (German word for watch) = YOUHR YOUHR tells the story of a watchmaker, Roland Gloor, who journeyed over thirty years working in the workshops of some of the world’s finest watchmakers. Over the years, he has become an expert in the development, construction, and production of handcrafted timepieces. His…
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Renaud and Tixier
Renaud and Tixier Renaud and Tixier, the surnames of the eponymous founders of this unique luxury atelier which disguises a mad laboratory of haute horology. The instersection of two careers is such a interesting juxtaposition of two unique talents collaborating to create unique horology. Dominique Renaud Dominique Renaud is legendary among those in watchmaking circles.…
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PS Horology
PS Horology Peter Speake is an English watchmaker who first trained at Hackney College London in the mid-eighties, before attending the Swiss watchmaking school WOSTEP in Neuchatel. Peter Speake worked for multiple companies in the UK, in Oxford, Southampton and several companies in London, notably at Somlo Antiques (then based in The Piccadilly Arcade), where…
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Edouard Koehn
The revival of Edouard Koehn Eduoard Koehn Trademark was acquired by watch industry veteran, Bernard Fleury and the Fleury family, in 2015, relaunching Eduoard Koehn as a marque in 2020. Bernard Fleury, CEO of Eduoard Koehn was the former CEO of Vulcain. Mr.Fleury revived Vulcain with a focus on watchmaking expertise. In regard to his…
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Rudis Sylva
The Harmonious Oscillator, from Rudis Sylva, features a system with two mechanically interlinked balances driven by a single escapement. This technical innovation goes against watchmaking theories, which have always ruled out stress on the balances.With its innovative technicality, this design can boast a more accurate setting capacity than a conventional tourbillon, thanks in particular to…
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Sherpa Watches
Sherpa Watches Martin Klocke, Founder of Sherpa Watches Martin Klocke is a Swiss born passionate engineer, Buddhist, and long-time admirer of iconic watch brands like Roamer, Certina, Bulova, Enicar, Junghans and Favre-Leuba. He studied the now classic Sherpa watches from the past and is dedicated to have these celebrated models reborn and made available to…
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