Tag: EAL

Editorial: A Visit to ochs und junior in La Chaux-de-Fonds

In the run-up to the first European GTG of Fifth Wristers in La Chaux-de-Fonds back in September 2021, I had the opportunity to meet the team of ochs und junior at their premises. Kornelia, the head and owner of ochs und junior, together with Ludwig Oeschlin, gave me an insight into their recent history, the…
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31/10/2021
Editorial: A Detailed Overview of ochs und junior

Last year was a difficult year for most of us. The Coronavirus pandemic has brought many restrictions and suffering to the world. And as everyone knows most watch brands were hit hard by the virus, too: employees had to stay at home, suppliers could not deliver, customers stopped buying. From the large amount of difficulties within and outside…
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26/05/2021
Editorial: First Impressions of the Tudor Black Bay P01

The Tudor Black Bay P01, a watch nobody asked for but everyone got at Baselworld 2019. What we are looking at here is an impressively faithful modern reproduction of a watch that was once proposed to the US Navy. Tudor is pushing the boundaries and releasing something that is unlike any other watch on the…
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02/01/2021
Editorial: Why Watchmakers Wear G-Shocks

I was prompted to write here after a conversation recently between myself and a collector during which I briefly mentioned I don’t wear mechanical watches whereupon he straight out correctly guessed that I must probably just wear a G-Shock. Over the years a few people have noticed the fact that although being a watchmaker I…
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10/07/2020
Editorial: A journey into all things Porsche Design…

Love of watches, love of design. Dad was an architect, mum an art teacher, me an only child who must have absorbed numerous architecture and art destinations as I travelled through my childhood with them. The first watch they gave me was a Tissot Two Time with both analogue and digital displays along with a…
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04/03/2020
Editorial: Is the Longines 30ch the Best Chronograph Ever Produced?

I am a passionate collector of Longines chronographs and I would like to dedicate a “love poem” to Longines 30ch chronographs, which was designed in 1947 after having ceased production of the previous and fantastic caliber 13ZN. The 30ch was produced until the early years of 70s. I think that the 30ch is an authentic…
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16/01/2020
Editorial: 2019 Watch Trends

So here are the watch trends of 2019. Well, my take on some of the watch trends, at least. I should start this article with a caveat – I haven’t done any kind of statistical analysis in terms of the number of releases or sales, this article is purely based on my observations from the…
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05/01/2020
Editorial: Saving the Swiss Watch Industry

What is the greatest untapped resource of the watch industry? Is it our incredibly skilled artisan watchmakers? The treasure trove of vintage designs from which to borrow from? Or perhaps the increased desire for luxury products around the globe? You probably have a few of your own that you could add to the mix. Which…
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05/11/2019
Editorial: Fixing the Brands – Breguet

Abraham-Louis Breguet, the innovator of the horological world. The inventor of the tourbillon and pioneer in the fields of minute repeaters and automatic movements. Sadly, the current brand has as much connection to this great watchmaker as the Faberge toiletries company of the 80s had to the legendary jeweler to the Tsars. From 1775 to…
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25/09/2019
#supercompressorthursday

Two vintage watches really ignited my passion as no others could. One was the Omega Speedmaster and it already has it’s own day, so I will see it next Tuesday. The other was the legendary (in my mind) but still far from mainstream super compressor watches with the incredibly unique case designed and manufactured by…
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03/09/2019