Lives and lessons of master watchmakers
REPORT
July 2021
In these complex times, how are the independent master watchmakers faring? Have they suffered or prospered as they traversed the pandemic? How do they see (…)
Daniel Roth: the rough road of a pioneer
PORTRAIT
July 2021
Daniel Roth? A lovely man! And a master among master watchmakers. But despite that, humble, smiling and considerate. He lost everything, including his own (…)
Kari Voutilainen at the pinnacle
PORTRAIT
July 2021
Finnish master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen has come a very long way from southern Lapland, where he was born and raised, to the vertiginous eyrie known as (…)
Kross Studio crafts a Star Wars set (including a tourbillon)
COLLABORATION
May 2021
A few months after its launch and a first series of table clocks on the theme of Batman, the Swiss start-up Kross Studio has announced an official (…)
Unveiling the new face of Louis Erard
STRATEGIES
November 2020
Alain Spinedi, the boss of Louis Erard, is known as a tireless fighter in the now sparse ranks of manufacturers of affordable, high-quality mechanical Swiss (…)
Andersen Genève: 40 years of creative independence
RETROSPECTIVE
October 2020
In 2020, Andersen Genève launches a new jumping hours watch to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Thanks to our archives, we dive into the extraordinary career (…)
“The high-end segment cannot exist without the rest of the industry”
ANDREAS LEIBUNDGUT
December 2019
In our latest report about the transformation of the watch world, we selected six major issues which are having a profound impact on the industry’s present (…)
Urwerk Atomic Mechanical Control
GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE LAUREATE (PART 3/3)
December 2019
In this final episode about the AMC, we give more details about the watch itself. The innovative and bold project has just been awarded with the “Prix de (…)
Urwerk’ Atomic Mechanical Control
A DISRUPTIVE REGULATION SYSTEM (PART 2/3)
October 2019
In this second episode about the AMC, we investigate the core of this innovation by Urwek: its atomic clock. It offers stunning precision within of one (…)
Urban Jürgensen: genesis of a watch
A NEW VISION OF THE GMT FUNCTION (PART 3/5)
June 2019
In this new episode about the birth of the Jürgensen One range of watches, we explore the calibre of the new timepiece, the Automatic P5 Movement.
Urban Jürgensen: genesis of a watch
FIRST SIGHTING OF THE JÜRGENSEN ONE (PART 2/5)
March 2019
In our January issue, we introduced the concept laying the foundation for the first luxury stainless steel collection in the history of Urban Jürgensen. In (…)
Urban Jürgensen: genesis of a watch
SUSTAINING BRAND IDENTITY IN A NEW CATEGORY (PART 1/5)
January 2019
Over the coming year, independent watch company Urban Jürgensen will take us through the conceptualisation, unveiling and delivery of a brand new watch (…)