Founded in 1891 by the brothers Albert and Gustav Stolz in Le Locle, Angelus earned fame as a producer of chronographs. Following a period of dormancy, the brand was revived in 2015 with edgy, contemporary models that didn’t really capture the past soul of the brand. However, last year, Angelus created its La Fabrique collection, a special repository for golden oldies. Launched earlier this year, the Instrument de Vitesse monopusher chronograph caught our eye and was reviewed in great detail by Brice in this article. Designed to measure speed over a maximum period of 60 seconds, the Instrument de Vitesse combines charming…

Continuing with more cues from modern Moser, this chronograph uses the steel Endeavour case, with distinctive sculpted case flanks and its signature concave bezel. The watch features a Dubois-Depraz chronograph module sitting on top of the movement, which means that this case is larger than a standard time-only Endeavour. It’s 41mm in diameter, with a height of 13.3mm, but on the wrist, it wore quite well. I think it’s due to a few reasons – first, the sculpted sides help break up the side profile of the watch. The concave bezel also does wonders, shrinking its top-down appearance when compared…

Usually, when you think about contemporary chronographs produced by independent watchmaker H. Moser & Cie, you should have the highly complex Streamliner in mind, with its innovative movement by Agenhor. But Moser is more than just its modern side, as the brand was founded in 1828 and carries a rather unknown but wide portfolio of vintage watches, including handsome chronograph wristwatches produced during the 1940s and 1950s. And by teaming up with design studio Massena LAB, both parties have been on a mission to resurrect exactly that, by giving the classic Endeavour collection a retro twist and a chronograph movement. …

Two years ago, British watchmakers Fears and Garrick joined forces. Together, they presented the aptly named Fears Garrick. Fears ensured the watch looked charming and elegant, like a true gentleman. Garrick was there to impress us with the exposed balance wheel and the overall finishing of the watch. Now the two parties are back with a new version — the Fears Garrick. This time, it has a frosted salmon dial and is limited to just five pieces. These are available exclusively through independent watch retailer Collective Horology, the first American retailer for both Fears and Garrick. Let’s take a quick…

Photos by Ed Rhee In 2021, Chopard unveiled the L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 watch to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the L.U.C line, the brand’s top-tier timepieces with in-house-made movements. A new L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 watch arrived at Watches & Wonders 2024, this time dressed in white gold and black enamel rather than the original rose gold version with a white dial. Would it have been more appropriate to call this the Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 28 seeing as it’s three years later? I jest. We went hands-on with the new white-gold Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 watch to…

The Windup Watch Fair is just days away, so you know that means: it’s our Worn & Wound podcast Windup Watch Fair preview episode! In this episode, Blake Malin hosts Events Manager Nelly Calhoun and Head of Partnerships Kyle Snarr to get into all the details of the New York City show to help you prepare and to get the most out of the fair.  This year, the Windup Watch Fair moves to a new venue in New York City, Center415, in the heart of New York City on Fifth Ave, between 37th and 38th streets. This is not only…