The Independents
Nomos is the most underpriced manufacture in wa...
Almost nobody who makes watches makes the escapement inside them. That includes brands charging five figures. The balance wheel, hairspring, pallet and escape wheel, the parts that actually keep time,...
Nomos is the most underpriced manufacture in wa...
Almost nobody who makes watches makes the escapement inside them. That includes brands charging five figures. The balance wheel, hairspring, pallet and escape wheel, the parts that actually keep time,...
The Doxa Nobody Photographs
In 1967, Doxa did two things nobody else had: it put a high-visibility orange dial on a dive watch, and it patented a bezel that calculates a no-decompression ascent. All...
The Doxa Nobody Photographs
In 1967, Doxa did two things nobody else had: it put a high-visibility orange dial on a dive watch, and it patented a bezel that calculates a no-decompression ascent. All...
What Is Watch Lume? Why the Dead Kind Sells
I sell watches with the best lume ever made — and it's the least valuable thing about them. A short history of lume, and why the dead kind sells for...
What Is Watch Lume? Why the Dead Kind Sells
I sell watches with the best lume ever made — and it's the least valuable thing about them. A short history of lume, and why the dead kind sells for...
A Plastic Watch Saved The Watch Industry
On 1 March 1983, a Swiss conglomerate launched a plastic watch with twelve faces, fifty-one parts, and a case sealed so tightly it could never be opened for repair. It...
A Plastic Watch Saved The Watch Industry
On 1 March 1983, a Swiss conglomerate launched a plastic watch with twelve faces, fifty-one parts, and a case sealed so tightly it could never be opened for repair. It...
Yema Did Everything the Swiss Get Worshipped For
In June 1982, a French astronaut named Jean-Loup Chrétien rode a Soviet rocket into orbit with a watch on his wrist. It was a Yema. Not an Omega. Not a...
Yema Did Everything the Swiss Get Worshipped For
In June 1982, a French astronaut named Jean-Loup Chrétien rode a Soviet rocket into orbit with a watch on his wrist. It was a Yema. Not an Omega. Not a...
Kurono Tokyo Malachite Review: Hajime Asaoka's ...
The Kurono Tokyo Anniversary Malachite explained — the malachite, the rokusho pigment, the lapidary problem, and Hajime Asaoka's copper essay.
Kurono Tokyo Malachite Review: Hajime Asaoka's ...
The Kurono Tokyo Anniversary Malachite explained — the malachite, the rokusho pigment, the lapidary problem, and Hajime Asaoka's copper essay.