02Avr 2017 by Jonathan Kopp 2 Comments
1st Edition of the Pop-Up Wine & Time – Basel 2017

1st Edition of the Pop-Up Wine & Time – Basel 2017

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Yes Wine & Time rhymes so nicely but what’s behind this new concept ? With a group of friends and professionals of the watch industry, we felt that true luxury is the place where Art, Culture and Quality converge. We wanted to create a private event that would bring together what we believe are the four most important parts of the watch industry - Brands (owners, managers, directors), Communicators (Journalists/Bloggers and Influencers both Print and Digital), Watch Retailers and Distributors, and Fans and Collectors. With Wine & Time – Basel 2017, we have created the opportunity for these four groups to meet and to get to know each other in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and to taste some fine wines in the process… Yes because good wines is in…
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20Mar 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
When Christopher Ward and Morgan Motor Company team up

When Christopher Ward and Morgan Motor Company team up

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Last November Christopher Ward and Morgan Motor Company announced their exciting partnership that gives the possibility to the British brand to take inspiration from the craftsmanship and engineering that sits at the heart of the Morgan philosophy. Mike France, Christopher Ward co-founder, said: “The form and performance of beautiful classic cars has always influenced the wider watch industry, but especially so for Christopher Ward”. The brand created in 2004 has already released several successful watches inspired by classic cars but now with this natural collaboration they can show their pride in their British heritage and design. It’s never easy to have one eye on the past with the elegant and classic designs, and one eye on the future with the cutting-edge engineering, but we can count on Christopher Ward to propose…
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16Mar 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Miang – the highly customizable watch

Miang – the highly customizable watch

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This is your last chance to get a super early bird of the new and highly customizable Miang Copenhagen Bespoke as it is on Kickstarter until March 28th. With 20 Million design variations this watch is probably the world's most customizable watch. In 2015, the Denmark based brand launched their very first watch, the customizable Flash Automatic GMT which was a big success. As a proud owner of one of these, I can only say that I’m always impressed when putting it on my wrist about the quality of this piece. So right now, I’m thrilled to see this new release. The particularity of the brand created by Jens Ole Miang is that it gives you the freedom to create a truly personal watch. I mean, you have the choice in…
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13Mar 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Introducing the Isotope Rider Jumping-Hour

Introducing the Isotope Rider Jumping-Hour

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A jumping hour watch for less than 2500$... Seriously is it possible ? Apparently yes and it comes from Isotope Watch. If you’re not familiar with the brand you have to know that it is run by North London based entrepreneur Jose Mendes Miranda. It was created in November 2015 but the idea came in mind 5 years ago. It’s not the first attempt of Jose because well before Isotope it had already created 2 brands which unfortunately did not have the success that he hoped. The interesting part of the story is that he learned how to create a movement from scratch… and when you know how complicated it is to assemble and disassemble a movement and to create a new one, we can just congratulate him. Today he…
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07Mar 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
The 3rd Re-Launch Edition of Lebois & Co Avantgarde Date

The 3rd Re-Launch Edition of Lebois & Co Avantgarde Date

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Already 35% funded and only 16 days to go… Will you be one of their proud backer and get one of the 100 Avantgarde Date (3rd re-Launch Edition) from Lebois & Co ? This piece is a Watchisthis favorite and it’s available right now on Kickstarter. Here we like watches of course but we also love beautiful stories, and Lebois&Co is one of them. Let’s have a look to this story before talking about their new release. The original brand was founded in 1934 by French watch manufacturer Raymond Dodane, who represents the third generation of the Dodane watchmaker family. In 1972 and almost 40 years after it was created, Lebois & Co ceased trading and stoped producing watches and so, the brand ceased to exist. Early 2014 Tom & Eveline…
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28Fév 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Introducing the Edox Les Bemonts Shade of Time

Introducing the Edox Les Bemonts Shade of Time

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Swiss watch brand Edox introduces a striking addition to its Les Bemonts collection - The Les Bemonts Automatic Shade of Time. Note that “Les Bémonts” is a pictoresque forest situated just a few meters from the EDOX factory, and that’s why the brand decided to use this name. The timepiece collection features classical design with pure and timeless lines and they are all equipped with Swiss movements; from the automatic chronograph to Ultra Slim quartz movement. The brand created in the 1884 by Christian Ruefli-Flury in Biel presents today a new addition to this collection. But did you know that in 1998 Edox engineers and watchmakers developed the world’s slimmest calendar watch, named “Les Bémonts Ultra Slim” collection ? The movement of this piece had a thickness of only 1.4…
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22Fév 2017 by Jonathan Kopp 1 Comment
Tissot Le Locle Automatic Cosc

Tissot Le Locle Automatic Cosc

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Tissot is part of the SWATCH Group since 1983 and it has a history that goes back to 1853. The brand is based in the Swiss city of Le Locle, in the Neuchâtel area of the Jura Mountains. An important virtue of Tissot is that they produce mechanical watches with COSC chronometrie certification. The “Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres” is the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute and is responsible for certifying the accuracy and precision of wristwatches in Switzerland. Many watchmakers and watch brands use the COSC certification as an assurance for the quality of their watches. This is the case of the Tissot Le Locle Automatic Chronometre Ref. T0064083605700. It's sure that this piece is not a novelty but despite its age it always remains interesting. Let's have a…
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16Fév 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Introducing Klynt Genève

Introducing Klynt Genève

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Launched Wednesday 15th, February, Klynt Genève is the Kickstarter campaign not to be missed when you love Haute Horlogerie. Haute Horlogerie is a strange word when we talk about crowdfunding campaign, but here you’ll really find an affordable product that has all aspects and details of a luxury watch. Now, and for a starting price of 990 CHF, you’ll have access to an automatic Swiss Made watch with a creative and contemporary design inspired by architecture and modern art. Guess what, even the name of the brand has been inspired by art. Indeed, Klynt is a reference to Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, pioneer of abstract art, who successively broke every rule of realistic painting to freely express her passion to create. Let’s now have a look to what the…
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20Déc 2016 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Introducing the MAEN Classic Moonphase Watch

Introducing the MAEN Classic Moonphase Watch

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Moon phases play an important role in the natural world, so it’s quite logical that they are also important when it comes to the watch market. A friend of mine recently told me: “My next watch will definitely be a moon phase watch” and then, it was exactly at the same moment that the guys from MAEN Watches contacted me. The brand was launched by two Dutch guys living in Stockholm and the brand name “MAEN” is taken from an old Dutch word meaning Moon and is inspired by the Dutch ship, Halve Maen (Half Moon), that discovered what is known today as New York City back in September 1609. So in tribute to this ship, the founders of the brand decided to debut their collection with a classic moon…
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13Déc 2016 by Jonathan Kopp 1 Comment
Affordable at Auction: Rarities from Swatch

Affordable at Auction: Rarities from Swatch

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Something special for Swatch collectors just before the holidays. Squiggly.com auctions 190 Swatch limited edition and early prototype in an online auction. The lots contain some very rare items. Based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Squiggly is a specialist dealer of vintage Swatch watches. They sell watches with official warranty, instructions, and original packaging. Although Swatch is in general quite an affordable watch, you can find at this auction some pieces going for more than what you are probably used to, which is the proof that a Swatch is a collectible item. At this auction, you can also buy some rare posters. In the 80’s Swatch was extremely active to get the name of the brand known everywhere. The marketing strategies were different on every continent. Something that was completely abandoned…
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