Interview: Mr. Yoshifusa Nakazawa, Watchmaker At Seiko’s Haute Horlogerie Micro Artist Studio

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News: Highlights for “The Hong Kong Watch Auction: NINE”

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News: LVMH Powers Through 3rd Quarter With Strong Sales Numbers

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Release: Seiko Prospex LX – Gold And Platinum Cermet Bezel

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Release: Grand Seiko Heritage Collection Limited Edition SBGH269

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News: Highlights for “The Hong Kong Watch Auction: NINE”

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News: LVMH Powers Through 3rd Quarter With Strong Sales Numbers

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Release: Seiko Prospex LX – Gold And Platinum Cermet Bezel

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Hands-On: NOMOS Tangente 35mm Ref 139 (Video)

Today we are looking at NOMOS and its by now iconic Tangente. The Tangente reference 139 to be exact in its original (unisex) 35mm size. Bauhaus on your wrist, a timeless watch with an in-house calibre from an independent manufacture based in Germany. The full video review, available right

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Hands-On: Omega Seamaster Edizione Venezia

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Back in 2017, Omega introduced a very different watch in the Seamaster line up that was

Long Term Review: Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso DuoFace

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Hands-On: Grand Seiko Air Diver SBGA229

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Hands-On: Everything You Have To Know About The Rolex Explorer 214270 (Video)

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Hands-On: Zenith El Primero Revival A386 – 50th Anniversary

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Hands-On: NOMOS Tangente 35mm Ref 139 (Video)

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Hands-On: Casio A-168W – Affordable Yes, Disposable No (Video)

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Hands-On: Czapek Place Vendôme “Ombres”

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Hands-On: Omega Seamaster Edizione Venezia

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Long Term Review: Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso DuoFace

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Hands-On: Grand Seiko Air Diver SBGA229

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Hands-On: Everything You Have To Know About The Rolex Explorer 214270 (Video)

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Hands-On: Zenith El Primero Revival A386 – 50th Anniversary

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INDUSTRY TALK

Interview: Mr. Yoshifusa Nakazawa, Watchmaker At Seiko’s Haute Horlogerie Micro Artist Studio

ThinIn the world of watchmaking, there are many watchmakers out there, none however quite like Mr Nakazawa. Mr Nakazawa is one of the key ingredients that makes Seiko’s Micro Arist Studio tick, and one of the crucial elements in some of

Unscripted Jean-Claude Biver: Talking Rolex, Apple Watch, Karl Lagerfeld And More (Video Interview Part 2/2)

Without further delay, we are happy to present the second and final part of our Unscripted Interview with Mr Jean-Claude Biver. Mr Biver is one of just a few individuals to have dramatically impacted the Swiss Watch Industry and saved it

Unscripted: Jean-Claude Biver, The Icon, The Hippie, The Brand (Video Interview Part 1/2)

Earlier this month we had the genuine pleasure to welcome Mr Jean-Claude Biver to Brussels for an interview with us. What a pleasure, what a privilege. He is as much a man as he is a force of nature, seemingly unstoppable,

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Vintage Rolex Buyer’s Guide: Case Details To Look For When Buying A Vintage Rolex

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VISIT TO THE MANUFACTURE

How A Vintage Dial Is Made At Glashütte Original

The dial is arguably the most interesting visual on a watch. Yet so often they turn out rather plain. Not so with the by now recognizable-from-a-mile Glashütte Original green Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date dials. Once seen, one simply does not forget. It is now with much personal delight

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Report: Lunch With H. Moser & Cie (Video)

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Photo Report: The Watches At Our Brussels Lunch

October 25, 2018 6 Comments

Report: Master Class Haute Horlogerie (Video)

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Report: Atelier de Griff Meet-Up In Brussels (Video)

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Unscripted: Jean-Claude Biver, The Icon, The Hippie, The Brand (Video Interview Part 1/2)

Earlier this month we had the genuine pleasure to welcome Mr Jean-Claude Biver to Brussels

Interview: RESSENCE Founder & CEO Benoît Mintiens. Designing The Watch Of The Future (Long Read)

A few months ago, I had the sincere pleasure to visit Mr Mintiens at the

Report: Lunch With H. Moser & Cie (Video)

Earlier this month we had the pleasure to invite a great group of friends &

Report: Master Class Haute Horlogerie (Video)

A private Master Class showcasing the very best of modern Haute Horlogerie, oh yes indeed.

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Watch Works: Flying Tourbillon

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Watch Works: Duplex Swan-Neck Fine Adjustment

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Watch Works: Rattrapante and Flyback

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Watch Works: Balance Wheel Adjustment

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VISIT TO THE MANUFACTURE

How A Vintage Dial Is Made At Glashütte Original

A Visit To The H. Moser & Cie Manufacture

At the close of last year we had the pleasure to visit H. Moser & Cie in Schaffhausen (Neuhausen am Rheinfall to be exact). In an industry dominated by giant-sized luxury groups, H. Moser & Cie is one of the few remaining independent & family owned Swiss manufactures out there.