Maurice Lacroix Even if Maurice Lacroix is a comparatively young watch brand, it already can look back on a remarkable series of innovative developments. Since the beginning of the 1990’s the brand has been concentrating on the development of attractive, surprising additional functions for mechanical watch models. Today, Maurice Lacroix has demonstrated its outstanding expertise … Read more
Meistersinger Manfred Brassler – founder and designer of MeisterSinger Watches,launched the brand in 2001. Despite the trend towards increasing complexity of many modern watches, he wanted to go back to the basics of the art of watchmaking and create a simple measuring instrument at an affordable price – clear, consistent and balanced. The growing success … Read more
SuisseMecanica is founded by designers and watch enthusiasts Juliana Arbeláez-Renoult and François Renoult in early 2010, the brand is devoted to the idea of creating watches in the pure tradition of those who have helped write the history of Haute Horlogerie; the search for perfection is a key part of their creative approach. SuisseMecanica embodies … Read more
Frank Huyghe, of RALF Tech, has just released the latest model series based on a new case known as the WRV.The case is 43.5mm, significantly smaller, slimmer and lighter than the original RALF Tech WRX models.The WRV, adds a new dimension for RALF Tech, after great successes with the WRX. The series will feature the … Read more
The Ressence Type 3 transports time from the dial to the crystal. The orbiting indications are bathed in a fluid that refracts light like air, so that the indications appear to be displayed directly onto the sapphire crystal – closer to the eye of the beholder. The high-contrast white indicators against the black dial appear … Read more
Norrsken is named after the Northern Lights, this timepiece captures the appearance of swirling green lights dancing across northern skies. The watch draws upon the expertise of various artisans and encompasses a choice of a Damascus steel dial or a hand-guilloché dial. A handblown index ring, formed of Swedish crystal, allows an extraordinary degree of luminescence to pass through its clear surface, flooding the dial with vivid green tones. The Norrsken is available with a choice of case rings, dials and bezels. At the heart of the watch is the Calibre GoS03, featuring premium finishing and a customised micro-rotor hand-forged in Damascus steel.
Romain Gauthier -LOGICAL ONE IN DETAIL The majority of machines run on constant force: Cars and planes don’t start running more slowly as fuel runs low and machines receive the same voltage no matter how much electricity is produced. Yet, the power that runs and regulates most high-precision mechanical timepieces varies greatly according to the … Read more
R.G.M. Roland G. Murphy The name is on the dial. But, what’s behind the name and what has it taken to get it there? Roland Murphy started in watchmaking the way most watchmakers do, with a fascination with mechanical watches. Roland started his career the way most Independent watchmakers have. He went to watchmaking school … Read more
Ressence Ressence TYPE1-Squared (LINK-HYPERLINK) Ressence TYPE2 (LINK-HYPERLINK) Ressence TYPE5 (LINK-HYPERLINK) Ressence TYPE3 (LINK-HYPERLINK) Ressence is the brainchild of industrial designer Benoit Mintiens, of Antwerp in Belgium. Mr.Mintiens has achieved multiple higher Masters degrees of education (in Industrial Design and Business Administration).Benoit, has spent the bulk of his professional career as a consultant in Industrial Design. … Read more
The firm of Urban Jürgensen & Sønner has a history that goes back as far as modern watchmaking itself. Watchmaking, under the family Jürgensen name originated with Jörgen Jürgensen and then onto his sons Jules and Urban. Urban Jürgensen became known during the 19th Century for their superlative pocket watches and precision timekeepers for navigation … Read more