Dress
The dress watch has a special place in any gentleman’s collection, yet it is often ignored or under-appreciated. That being said, there is a certain quiet confidence when one wears, a timepiece both steeped in tradition, but equally the embodiment of horological discretion.
Even within the seemingly limited category of dress watches, a large diversity of designs can be found and appreciated, from original lugs to beautifully textured dials. What is not immediately obvious is far more interesting, be it a champlevé enameled logo or something as simple as the effect of having elongated index markers. The dress watch certainly is a testament to, and a lesson in, subtle expression and confidence.
Dress
The dress watch has a special place in any gentleman’s collection, yet it is often ignored or under-appreciated. That being said, there is a certain quiet confidence when one wears, a timepiece both steeped in tradition, but equally the embodiment of horological discretion.
Even within the seemingly limited category of dress watches, a large diversity of designs can be found and appreciated, from original lugs to beautifully textured dials. What is not immediately obvious is far more interesting, be it a champlevé enameled logo or something as simple as the effect of having elongated index markers. The dress watch certainly is a testament to, and a lesson in, subtle expression and confidence.
Independent Watchmakers Reinventing the Future
Discussing the future in relation to mechanical watchmaking is difficult and rather paradoxical. Fundamentally, watches have not changed very much since the days of Breguet and, arguably, every watchmaker creates their pieces with longevity in mind.
The Birth of Ultra-Thin, Automatic Perpetual Calendars
The concept of an ultra-thin, automatic perpetual calendar seems like an obvious one in classic watchmaking – pairing one of the most prestigious complications with a convenient winding system and a slim, discrete profile. However, it would take the complete disruption of the industry, with the advent of the Quartz Crisis, for it to appear. Once the first one was released, it spawned an entire category, which feels distinctly its own.