I have a confession to make: I’m a bit of an integrated bracelet sports watch skeptic.   As the watch community went crazy for integrated, Gerald Genta inspired designs over the last few years, I largely observed from the bench. Watches like the Royal Oak, the Nautilus, and newer challengers like Moser’s Streamliner and Chopard’s reissued (and heavily redesigned) Alpine Eagle have always been curiosities at best, for me. I’ve never lusted after an integrated bracelet sports watch. It feels like that’s almost transgressive to say, or at least would have been at the height of Royal Oak mania a few…

Just a couple of weeks ago, we brought a very interesting Dutch watchmaker to your attention: Fred Dingemans. Through his eponymous brand, dingemans mechanische horloges (Dingemans Mechanical Watches), Fred offers a true slice of artisanal watchmaking, with a lot of work done by one man, by hand. While his three-hander in bronze was already quite something, I feel his Jump Hour watches are where the real proverbial magic happens. Solely using fully refurbished New Old Stock movements by Tenor Dorly, kind of a jump hour specialist back in the day, Fred is able to create watches that are equal part…

There have been a lot of watch events lately, a testament to the strength of the watch community amid all the talk of a market downturn. But vintage watch fairs – where the public can buy some of the truly great and rare stuff – are still not as common. Sure, there’s a circuit of shows that take place worldwide, but they’re largely for dealer-to-dealer transactions and some have become increasingly, well, sketchy, as safety has become a concern. Time on Show in Bologna, from October 24th to 27th, is designed not just to have better vintage watches than most…

Even if I do favor the cool expressions of indie brands, the majority of my watches are traditional. But my €2K Otsuka Lotec got the strongest reaction I’ve ever seen at Geneva Watch Days this year. As usual, I was trying to wear an inoffensive but interesting watch. I didn’t want it to clash with […] Visit Multiple Displays: Are They The Coolest Thing Since Tourbillons? — Examples From MB&F, Vianney Halter, Cartier, And More to read the full article.

It’s a hot, muggy Saturday afternoon, and as a parent you find yourself at a local splash pad for a 3-year-old’s birthday party with 37 other people. Most of them are adults you don’t know, or you do know but have definitely forgotten their names. After your kid finally sheds the shy cling to your leg and runs off to the water features with their buddies, you begrudgingly gravitate toward a few unidentified parents talking. Upon entering the circle, you present your name and state whose parent you are before an awkward silence falls, and you hear those words: “So,…

The name of this talented Berlin-born watchmaker, Felipe Pikullik, should ring a bell for our regular readers. His Mondphase 1 with a hand-crafted three-dimensional spherical moon phase, now sold out, featured a handmade complication that Pikullik described as a “first step towards a completely self-developed and handmade movement.” Exciting news awaits those who missed the chance to own that original model: Pikullik has unveiled a limited-edition Mondphase 1 Meteorite, a watch that combines a celestial complication with the allure of an extraterrestrial dial. The Felipe Pikullik Mondphase 1 Meteorite retains the same case design as the original model introduced two…