It’s a powerful team: British watch brand Bremont and British aviation company, Martin-Baker, responsible for supplying the majority of the western world’s Air forces with fighter ejection seats. The two companies teamed up 10 years ago at the request of Andrew Martin, Vice President of Business development for Martin-Baker and the great-grandson of the founder…
Last week in Switzerland, the Swatch Group hosted its first-ever “Time to Move” event that heralded the brand’s departure from Baselworld (time to move) and its dedication to its own worldwide summit for the press. The event brought together the finest watch editors, journalists and s from around the world for three days of total…
If you’re a movie r, then you have most likely witnessed Hamilton Watch Company’s starring role on the wrists of many a celebrity on the big screen. The brand has been intimately involved in movies for decades, and its biggest break came in the 1950’s and ‘60’s with roles in Frogmenand Elvis Presley’s Blue Hawaii (Presley wore the…
If you own an automatic watch, that is complex and you hate having to reset it when the power runs out, it’s time to invest in a watch winder, and Orbita — based in North Carolina — has the answer. This company has been making its own watch winders in America since its founding …
Just last month, I had the opportunity to go hands on with the newest Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater Perpetual calendar watch that the brand unveiled to the world today. Not only did I get to see and touch the watch, but also I was the first person (outside of the watchmakers) to put…
This year marks the 10th anniversary of independent eponymous brand, Christophe Claret (and the 30th anniversary of the Manufacture). A master at repeaters and chiming watches, and of very particular complications, Claret knew he wanted to create something special for this occasion. The Angelico Tourbillon watch with long detent escapement and cable-fusee transmission system is…
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