In 2017, I took a train from downtown Chicago to a neighborhood about 30 minutes north to buy my first watch from a "microbrand," a new Olmsted from Oak & Oscar. It was cold and grey, as it often is in Chicago in December, and I remember sitting in Oak & Oscar's shoebox HQ, sipping…
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The Lange 1 was launched on October 24, 1994 – 30 years ago to the day. For the 30th anniversary of the brand's decidedly asymmetrical design, A. Lange & Söhne have just unveiled a quartet of limited edition models. Presented in two colorways – black onyx with a platinum case…
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The PanoMaticInverse from Swatch Group's Glashütte Original has always been my favorite of their lineup – it's a very clever take on the immediately recognizable off-center layout that stems from the German watchmaking town, with a very obvious twist – the movement is actually flipped over, where the back of…
Time for a quiz. The image above shows you something that Ming things you've never seen before in the history of watches. It's subtle, almost hard to believe, but it should be relatively easy to spot all the same. What's the innovation? If you need a hint, look at the hands. Leave a guess down…
If you've ever been watch shopping in Geneva, Zurich, Lucerne, Lugano, or St. Moritz, you likely know Gübelin as a retailer of some of Switzerland's most coveted watch brands. For its 170th anniversary, however, Gübelin is paying homage to its legacy as a watchmaker. Earlier this month, the brand launched its own Gübelin watch designed…
What's the future of independent watchmaking? Well, if you were in Singapore this past weekend, you'd be hard-pressed to believe it's anything but strong. Just look at the folks at the table pictured below. Raúl Pagès, Gaël Petermann and Florian Bédat, and Theo Auffret, all laughing, smiling, and just an hour later, all totally inundated…