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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14Mar 2017 by Andrei Kluska 1 Comment
Introducing the Brellum Duobox Chronomètre Black Edition

Introducing the Brellum Duobox Chronomètre Black Edition

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Only a few months of existence and already a big success for Brellum Swiss Watchmaking. The Duobox Chronometer has been officially unveiled in December 2016 with a blue and a silver version and was received by both watch enthusiasts and press with an extraordinary welcome. The ingredients are simple: a high-performance movement, a vintage design, quality finishes, the whole Swiss Made and made with great passion. Now, and just before Baselworld, it’s time for the brand based in Porrentruy to present a new version of its Duobox : The Black Edition. Since approximately 100 years, the wristwatches are, let’s say, the same: mainly, a round or quadratic dial and some hands rotating clockwise and I consider that it is hard to come with something new to bring originality to this.…
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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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09Mar 2017 by Martin Green No Comments
Hands-on with the Memomem

Hands-on with the Memomem

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With some watches, you wonder how they look when you actually hold them in your hands. This is most certainly the case with Memomem, as they offer an incredible array of options to custom makes your watch. We had one made as well, to see how the result would be. In the flesh is still quite different from a render on a computer screen. We were not disappointed! First and foremost the build quality is exceptionally high. The watch could easily pass for double its price. Everything is a very tight fit, well decorated, and most importantly: thought through! The watch is full of clever details, many that you can give your own touch, but our favorite is the clasp. This one is purpose build for the watch and handles…
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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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01Mar 2017 by Andrei Kluska 3 Comments
The rise of the machines – Alpina Seastrong Horological Smartwatch

The rise of the machines – Alpina Seastrong Horological Smartwatch

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Smartwatches have now a few years of history - from the first connected watches, the Seiko RC Series in 1984 till the well-known Apple watch, the smart watches are considered by some the future of watchmaking, but this remains to be seen... Personally, I prefer to have a classic watch at my wrist, it doesn’t matter if it’s quartz or pure mechanical. I am tight to the telling time hands, I like to see them move and even if I have a smartwatch, I end up by wearing a watch at one wrist and a fitness band at the other’s wrist. I was very happy to hear, in 2015, about the appearance of the first series of Swiss Horological Smartwatches: Frederique Constant, Mondaine and Alpina using the new Horological Smartwatch…
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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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31Jan 2017 by Martin Green No Comments
Biatec Majestic: Slovakian Style With An Eye For Detail

Biatec Majestic: Slovakian Style With An Eye For Detail

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Eastern Europe is picking up speed fast when it comes to creating original, high-end watches which still reside in affordable price categories. Next, to Balticus and Estonia 1918, Slovakian brand Biatec is introducing very interesting watches, and their "Majestic" is one of them. The watch looks much bolder then it actually is, with a case diameter of only 40mm. This is mainly due to the beautiful sunburst dial which Biatec offers in various colors. The sub dial is always silver, providing a nice contrast, unless of course when you opted for a silver dialed Majestic. The case back of the watch is secured with four screws and holds in the middle a coin, made of 18 carat gold. This coin is minted by the Mint of Mincovňa Kremnica, which is…
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