This year marks the sixth year in a row that German brand A. Lange & Sohne unveils a limited edition Handwerkskunst watch. The Handwerkskunst watches are all about honoring the arts the brand has mastered, including finishing, engraving, relief work, and , as well as watchmaking. This year’s Handwerkskunst is a stunning celestial rendition of…
Zenith Unveils Revolutionary Defy Lab Watch With Two World Premiers, New Zenith-Oscillator
Today in LeLocle, Switzerland, we are with Zenith Watch Manufacture as the brand unveils a revolutionary new timepiece that could well be the world’s most accurate mechanical watch. The Defy Lab watch offers two world premier innovations. One is the new one-piece 15 Hertz Oscillator that may be the single most important invention since 1675…
Mutiny: Meerson Customized Chronographs Under $5,000
Seeking to create a disruptor in the horological marketplace, Alexandre Meerson is releasing the aptly named Mutiny Chronograph Limited Production Bespe Watch Collection. The seeks to combine the well-d British cool aesthetic with superior watch craftsmanship. The made-to-order moniker has picked up steam as ordering bespe items on has become increasingly desirable. Naturally, bespe…
The Watch World’s Nobel Prize, PRIX GAIA 2017, Goes To Wiederrecht, Mille and Marti
In the watch industry, there is a single aware, the Prix GAIA, that may be the most important, validating award yet. A jury of professionals, along with the Curator at MIH (Museum of International Horology // International Watchmaking Museum) selects the candidates for three categories: Craftsmanship and Creation, History and Research, Entrepreneurship. This year, the…
Watch Review: Panerai Luminor 1950 PCYC 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Acciaio 44mm, And a Look at the PCYC Regatta Watch
Last week, we brought you a behind-the-scenes lo at sailing with Officine Panerai in the Opera House Cut Regatta, part of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. There, we mentioned that in honor of its long-standing involvement with the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, Panerai has unveiled a new collection of three PCYC timepieces. Here we bring…
RGM Celebrates 25th Anniversary, Ties in with National Watch & Clock Museum
September is going to be a busy month in the watch industry. From the US Open Tennis Championships starting next week (with many watch brands having tennis brand ambassadors) to the celebration of American horology — watch rs have something to lo forward to. It is those in America, though, and particularly East Coasters, who will…