The Abissi measures 45.5mm wide by 57mm long and 15.5mm thick. While there are certainly bigger watches out there, this one just looks and feels very large. The quasi-tonneau shaped case is brushed all over and features an angular, geometric… Read More ›
Watches
The Perpetuum Calendar
Embrace timelessness with a calendar that never runs out. Base is 3D printed in fabric-like plastic, with 14K gold-plated timepieces. Numbered edition… More at OTHR. Love the design and the fact that it requires a person to move the dates,… Read More ›
What is the Doomsday Clock?
The Doomsday Clock has just been updated. At two-and-a-half minutes to midnight, it is now the closest it has been to the apocalypse since the first tests of the hydrogen bomb in 1953. The reason for the move is pretty… Read More ›
The best clock ever
Here’s a clock my brother-in-law got us a few years ago. I think the sentiment is right on. Bob
You need to chill
This cleverly design clock wants you to remember to relax! It’s even called “RELAX I” and its frosted section blurs a portion of the face to serve as a reminder that being UNAWARE of the time is just as important… Read More ›
The De Bethune DB25L Milky Way
Celestial complications are not everybody’s cup of tea, some finding them a little too old-school for their liking. Well, to them I say, check out De Bethune. The independent brand, founded in 2002, has a bit of a thing for… Read More ›
Re-telling The Time
The 10:11 clock’s beauty lies in the fact that it takes the most simple function of a product and flips it, without making the product useless. The clock is still absolutely useful, but it’s confusing because it breaks a habit… Read More ›
Replica watches: good or bad?
Replica watches are big business, huge, and the debate continues as to if they are a good or a bad thing. Approximately, one million counterfeit Swiss watches were seized in 2016, and the same number of internet advertisements for them… Read More ›
Rolex is battling one of the biggest threats in history
1969 marked the beginning of a revolution in the watch industry. That was the year Japanese watchmaker Seiko introduced the Seiko Quartz-Astron 35Q, the first watch to be powered by a electrical oscillator regulated by a quartz crystal. It took… Read More ›
Fée Ondine Automaton by Van Cleef & Arpels
François Junod not only gives life to a fairy, a flower and a butterfly, but also to the undulating movements of the water lily leaf. Working in an atelier in Sainte-Croix, Junod and his team designed and crafted an automaton… Read More ›