Results for WOSTEP (Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Educational Program)

LIST: 5 utterly useless complications and why we love them

The most straightforward definition of the word complication is “a difficulty”. But not to state the obvious, nothing is simple about being complicated. And as watchmakers and watch lovers know, when it comes to watches and their complications, there’s far more than just their difficulty of design and manufacture to appreciate. These added intricacies built … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 utterly useless complications and why we love them appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

OPINION: Is this the most important (and overlooked) element in watch design?

Case profile. There, I said it. It might not be as sexy as the movement or the dial, but in terms of real-world user-friendliness, it’s the kingmaker or deal-breaker. The problem is, watchmakers and fans are conditioned to a very top-down visual approach of watches. Look at any brand’s site, or most of the watches … ContinuedThe post OPINION: Is this the most important (and overlooked) element in watch design? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Hublot and Lianne La Havas at Zermatt Unplugged

Hublot continues to tap its toes to the beat with the renewal of its partnership as main sponsor of Zermatt Unplugged. Revolution Switzerland’s Sophie Furley joined Hublot and star act Lianne La Havas to experience the Singer-Songwriter festival first hand.

HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon - a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet

Omega’s ceramic exploration of the Moonwatch has been underway for some time now, starting with the popular Dark Side of the Moon back in 2013. Since then, we’ve seen a bevy of monochromatic models, with numerous blacks on offer, as well as grey and white. Last year, Omega flipped the program a little, adding colour … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon – a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

SIHH News: Time Æon Foundation announces a new project by supported by Greubel Forsey and Urwerk

Time Æon Foundation announces the support of Robert Greubel, Stephen Forsey, Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei on a new project by two young and talented watchmakers: Dominique Buser and Cyrano Devanthey.

The Making of the Nomos Red Dot

Thomas Höhnel and Martina Etti of Nomos Glashütte share with Revolution how the Nomos Red Dot, created in partnership with The Hour Glass and Watches of Switzerland in Singapore, came to be.

The Dive Bezel: Its History and its Use

The rotating bezel is the signature feature of a dive watch, but do you know how it’s really used? Revolution’s resident diver explores no-decompression limits and surface intervals, as well as the numerous efforts watchmakers have made over the years to improve this most recognizable of watch features.

Collector’s World: David Brailsford of Garrick Watches

David Brailsford of Garrick Watches speaks with MrWatchMaster about watch collecting and his love for small independent watchmakers. David’s a successful watch consultant who works with leading watchmakers and independent watch brands from around the world.

Baselworld 2015: Rolex Yachtmaster 40 and 37

Whenever Baselworld beckons, one of the brands that get arguably the most attention is none other than Rolex. The fabled watchmaker is perhaps one of the most well-known, and also one of the most popular watchmakers in the world of horology.  As usual, there will be a rife of speculations before the launch. Many fansRead More

Panerai Luminor Base 8 Days: Master Of The Essentials

Panerai has something that no other brand has this much of. It is one of the rarest commodities in watchmaking, and many watchmakers lose sleep over the lack of it. That commodity is space. You’d expect a Panerai to be big and bulky since it is an essential part of the DNA of the brand. […]

Roger Dubuis Shares Insights from a Lifetime of Watchmaking (Video)

In many ways, the Hommage collection, centrepiece range this year for Roger Dubuis, was all about celebrating the roots of the company. Suitably decorated, the Roger Dubuis stand at SIHH featured life-size watchmakers, each holding a bell jar containing a watch from the Hommage Collection. These represented watchmakers from the past who, in large and […]

SIHH 2014: IWC Celebrates The Aquatimer Collection With New Deep 3, Perpetual Calendar, And Aquatimer 2000

IWC has in recent years has taken the SIHH as an opportunity to focus on each of its core collections, and this year, it’s the Aquatimer collection’s turn.  We gave you a first look at some of the new pieces via Revolution Switzerland Editor in Chief Sophie Furley here, and today we’re pleased to bring […]

Girard-Perregaux Winner Of The 13th. Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

Last Friday, the 15th of November, the jury of the 13th. Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) unveiled its prize list. Quite a few independent watchmakers like Kari Voutilainen, Romain Gauthier and Benoît Mintiens, de Ressence were among the winners. Fifteen prizes honoured the year’s finest watch creations, including the supreme distinction, the “Aiguille d’Or”. […]

Corum and Didier Cuche push the boat out

Revolution Switzerland’s team joined Corum ambassador and world champion skier, Didier Cuche, recently to celebrate the launch of a new catamaran for the Just for Smiles Foundation. This unique vessel has been specially-equipped to take disabled children and young adults on sailing experiences across Switzerland’s Lake Neuchâtel. Didier Cuche poses with the Just For Smiles […]

Launching the Spacecraft: An Exploration of the New RJ-Romain Jerome Timepiece

It’s been so difficult to keep quiet about this watch. I met the RJ-Romain Jerome Spacecraft last summer at Agenhor during my week under the tutelege of Jean-Marc Wiederrecht and his talented cadre of watchmakers. Needless to say I was completely enamored with it. However, I was compelled to wait five months to be able […]

New Richard Mille RM 011 in Silicon Nitride and on Jason Statham’s Wrist

Richard Mille has always been one of the more pioneering watchmakers of our generation. One would assume that his last creation with full sapphire case might have been a little hard to top but last week, he announced his mainstay RM 011 flyback chronograph in silicon nitride, a material commonly associated with automobiles and not […]

Due To The Growing Importance of the Asian Market, Fondation De La Haute Horlogerie will Revive the Large Scale Watches & Wonders Exhibition, This Time in Hong Kong!

Long overdue and a natural step to respond to the growing importance of the Asian market in the luxury watch industry, Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie will bring the most prestigious international watch exhibition outside Switzerland to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center this September. The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie is the organiser behind the massive […]

Not Just Theoretical: Hublot Big Bang Ferrari “Red Magic Carbon”, King Gold Carbon and Ceramic

The culmination of a successful year with Ferrari, the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari “Red Magic Carbon” is representative of the brand’s evolution towards integrated watchmaking. The UNICO movement was designed and produced by watchmakers at the Hublot manufacture and while chronographs are not exactly a unique complication, Hublot’s flyback chronograph can be reset at any […]

The pinnacle of evolution: Cartier ID Two

Let’s imagine that Charles Darwin was set loose upon the Huguenot-peopled valleys and mountains of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, Le Sentier, Le Brassus, Fleurier and all the parts of Switzerland where silent, stoic men and women sublimate their inner passion into those angelic, refined machines that tell the time. It’s likely that he would arrive at […]

Independence The Art of Horology…a visit to the store in Hong Kong.

Independent Watchmaking Salon in Hong Kong March of the Independents It is no secret that I am an ardent admirer of independent watchmakers. I was one of the first to invest in Philippe Dufour, by purchasing and writing about him. As early as 1999, I wrote an early article which appeared in The Business TimesRead More

Raymond Weil celebrates turning 50 in our London Studio

To mark this major milestone in the independent brand's story, we brought together the watch community in London.

Bremont shows off its playful side with the Altitude MB Meteor Felix the Cat

Revolution Awards 2025: Iconic Watch - Piaget Andy Warhol Watch ‘Collage’ Limited Edition

Inside the Piaget x Andy Warhol ‘Collage’ Watch: A Pop Art Legacy Reimagined

The Piaget Andy Warhol Clou de Paris is a new chapter for an iconic design

The Breguet Type XX takes off with two new models

Piaget Shows Off Its Patrimony at Malmaison by The Hour Glass, Singapore

Zodiac Andy Mann Super Sea Wolf 68

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Introducing: The Zenith El Primero One-Off In Platinum For Phillips

A unique, precious El Primero to celebrate the watch's 50th anniversary.

Oris shaves off for Movember at Dandy’s Barber Shop