independent watchmaking

3 min read 2022-01-10 06:30:49

Maxim Sushkov Unveils Another Custom Time-Only

Best known for his versatile repertoire and customised watches, Russian watchmaker Maxim Sushkov recently realised the vision of a Scottish watch

2 min read 2022-01-05 21:24:20

Independent Swiss watchmaker Armin Strom adds retro-inspired markers to its contemporary Tribute 1 while also enhancing the color options for the

2 min read 2022-01-05 21:24:20

Independent Swiss watchmaker Armin Strom adds retro-inspired markers to its contemporary Tribute 1 while also enhancing the color options for the

3 min read 2022-01-03 21:35:14

By Steve Huyton Through Facebook groups like ‘Premium Mechanical Microbrands’ I have discovered several independent watchmakers. Designers with a

3 min read 2021-12-31 21:19:26

Chopard adds a 44mm two-tone chronograph to its high-flying Alpine Eagle collection and, in a collection premiere, attaches the watch to a leather

9 min read 2021-12-31 18:15:04

Twenty-twenty one was a landmark year in watch collecting just because it was so unusual (which applies to the rest of the world as well). And it so

9 min read 2021-12-31 18:15:04

Twenty-twenty one was a landmark year in watch collecting just because it was so unusual (which applies to the rest of the world as well). And it so

2 min read 2021-12-29 21:41:28

Months after Audemars Piguet opened its sprawling Manufacture des Saignoles in Le Locle, which now hosts the workshops of Audemars Piguet Le Locle

8 min read 2021-12-28 21:46:11

By Steve Lundin Hegid watches are built around the concept of interchangeability. Buyers receive a capsule, the core of the watch itself, and can

6 min read 2021-12-27 21:22:21

By Steve Lundin Multiple studies on Millennial behavior and buying patterns have turned up some interesting characteristics that French watch company

11 min read 2021-12-27 16:00:01

A trend that has been repeating across industries during 2021 also transformed the luxury-watch business during the year – an insatiable demand for

2 min read 2021-12-24 22:44:53

Bucherer recently added a second store to its ongoing expansion within the U.S. as the Swiss-based retailer revamps the Tourneau chain, which it

3 min read 2021-12-23 21:06:32

The latest desk clock to emerge from the collaboration of designers and technicians at MB&F and L’Epée 1839 looks like a polished eyeball. But

2 min read 2021-12-21 21:40:52

Snoopy and Woodstock highlight the new Franck Muller x Bamford Watch Department Snoopy Crazy Hours, and the results are even more playful than

2 min read 2021-12-18 22:31:56

An online-only watch auctioneer, Loupe This is less than a year old but has notched up several high-profile results, including an F.P. Journe