Founded in 1985 by Vincent Calabrese and Svend Andersen, the AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants) champions independent watchmaking in its purest form. Today, it numbers 36 members, and its ethos, nay, mission, is to perpetuate the art of independent watch and clockmaking. With a singular focus, this year the AHCI counts 36 watch and…
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Born in 1969 and forever linked to Steve McQueen and the film Le Mans, the unmistakable square case of the Monaco chronograph has given TAG Heuer a vast canvas to work with. Today, the Swiss brand, inspired by its Formula 1 sponsorship, has two new versions of the timepiece. While…
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If you ever look up at the warm tones of a full moon and think, "man, I wish I could have a bit of that on my wrist," well, H. Moser has you covered. No, the new Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite is not made of moon rock (the name…
In a rare public speaking engagement, serving as the keynote address at Dubai Watch Week, Jean-Frédéric Dufour said the biggest Swiss brand by sales will continue to sell the majority of its watches through its authorized dealer network and won’t favor the Bucherer and Tourneau retail stores it acquired in 2023. Dufour said Rolex bought…
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Urwerk and Ulysse Nardin are teaming up for the first time, and the result is the UR-Freak, a true fusion of two of independent watchmaking's most distinct design languages. When I spoke with Jean-Christophe Sabatier, Ulysse Nardin's Chief Product Officer, after the launch of the Freak S Enamel in October,…
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It's not often that we write about watch boxes (or watch accessories in general), but I think this new prototype announcement deserves some attention. As part of a collaboration between Audemars Piguet and the Dubai Future Foundation (a government entity established in 2016 as a technology incubator), the two have…
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Chopard is no stranger to the chiming watch — in fact, the brand is one of the few I most closely associate with the complication, under its L.U.C line of watches. It looks like Chopard has had one big thing up its sleeve for the end of the year, with…