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Zooming In With Jean-Marc Pontroué - Panerai 2020 Novelties

Panerai CEO, Jean-Marc Pontroué brings Revolution through the watchmaker’s complete collection of 2020 novelties.

Watch I love: The LAC by Claude Meylan

In the ‘Watch I Love’ series, Revolution editors take turns to reveal their favorite watch. Here, Israel Ortega presents the Claude Meylan LAC.

Book Review: ‘F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit’ By Jean-Pierre Grosz

‘F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit’ by Jean-Pierre Grosz narrates the story of François-Paul Journe, one of the most successful independent watchmakers of our time. This book outlines both Journe’s incredible and – dare I say – courageous career and delves into his personal life, which wasn’t always rosy and light. A very atypical career that deserves the attention it receives with this book, Elizabeth finds it is a must-read.

Inside the Jean-Pierre Hagmann-Akrivia Case Workshop

A master case maker who retired in 2017, Jean-Pierre Hagmann is back in action, as a partner in Akrivia’s case-making workshop in Geneva. Now 78 years old, Mr Hagmann struck out on his own in 1984, starting a stellar career that would see him become a case maker for most of Switzerland’s best watchmakers. (For a detailed profile of Mr Hagmann, see my 2016 story.) His client list included establishment names like Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, and of course, Patek Philippe, where he produced highly-regarded cases for its minute repeaters. In fact, Mr Hagmann was also responsible for the impressively complex case of the Star Calibre 2000, the uber-pocket watch Patek Philippe introduced to mark the new millennium. Mr Hagmann at work in the 1980s The Patek Philippe ref. 5029 minute repeater, which had a Hagmann case In the first half of his career, Mr Hagmann also worked with many of the up-and-coming stars of independent watchmaking of the 1980s and 1990s, including Franck Muller and Roger Dubuis. He produced the very first Cintree Curvex cases for Franck Muller, as well as the early cases for Roger Dubuis. Another of Mr Hagmann’s cases: the Franck Muller Cintree Curvex minute repeater with perpetual calendar, circa 1991 Three decades later, Mr Hagmann is back where he began. He’s joined forces with a rising star of independent watchmaking, Akrivia, whose founder, Rexhep Rexhepi, is just 32 years old. Though young, Rexhep grasps the impo...

“The watch that started it all for me” - Jean-Paul’s Breitling Transocean

There’s always one that started it all. The first taste that starts the passion. Like the first dunk that lit the flame in Jordan’s heart. The first moment Phelps touched the end of a pool and knew he loved to win. Or the first piece in your collection that opened your eyes to the variety … ContinuedThe post “The watch that started it all for me” – Jean-Paul’s Breitling Transocean appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Live from Baselworld 2019: Claude Meylan

Interesting new watch from Claude Meylan with a great story. The Tortue Point de Sable. Based on a tortue case in SS 31mm. On it is fitted with a modified. ETA 2671. The ETA is a round movement and modified to bring the rotor to the dial side and reconstructed the bridges. The dial isRead More

Jean-Christophe Babin Talks About New Octo Retro Maserati Watches

Watch Jean-Christophe Babin as he tells Revolution about the all new Octo Retro Maserati GranLusso and Octo Retro Maserati GranSport.

Hublot & TAG Heuer Sponsorships: Is Biver secretly the God of Gamblers?

Biver seems to create Limited Edition Hublot and TAG Heuer chronographs which accurately pick winners. We put his choices to more than anecdotal test.

Urban eXperiment: Jean Baptise Voit

Words by owner of watch. Photograph taken by me, by a window table in a restaurant in Dempsey Hill, Singapore. I bought this a few years ago while I was visiting Europe and Curtis Thomson advised me to visit the watchmaker Jean Baptiste Viot since France was my last stop. I tried to read upRead More

Bremont Supermarine Full Ceramic Deep Blue: The Diver Gets Its Most Natural Color Yet

A 250-piece limited edition in dark blue ceramic that gives Bremont's 500m diver a more wearable, less tactical personality

Omega Launches Two New Seamaster Diver 300M Special Editions: One for Bond, One for the Villain

Omega splits the Spectre universe into two distinct watches, and the choice of which one you want says a lot about you

Ianos Amfivios: Greece's Military Diver Finally Opens Its Doors

The watch built for Greece's elite Underwater Demolition Command now has a civilian sibling, and it's worth paying attention to

Albishorn Marinagraph Classic: The Regatta Skin Diver Gets a Cleaner, More Accessible Form

A simplified take on the Marinagraph formula, now in two ultra-classic colorways that lean hard into the imaginary vintage aesthetic

Memory Lane: The Seiko SKX007, the Diver That Made Us All

It launched in 1996 with a US MSRP of €395, but most buyers paid closer to €185-250 for years. Discontinued in 2019, now the J-market version trades at €800+. The SKX007 is the mechanical watch a whole generation of collectors started with, and it deserves a proper look back.

Certina DS Super PH2000M: The Swiss Brand Goes Twice as Deep with Its Toughest Diver Yet

The follow-up to the PH1000M doubles the depth rating and adds a Sea Turtle Conservancy partnership to the mix

In Memoriam: the great Jean-Marie Schaller passes away on May 16, 2026

It is with great sadness that we join the Schaller family and staff of Louis Moinet to mourn the loss of Jean-Marie Schaller.

In conversation with Jean-Christophe Babin, President and Co-founder of Geneva Watch Days

Interview - Selective Normalisation in 2026 - Overview of the Watch Industry with Jean-Philippe Bertschy, Head of Vontobel Equity Research

Each year, this report is eagerly awaited as one of the leading guides (alongside LuxeConsult and Morgan Stanley) for the watchmaking and luxury industry, helping it navigate what can currently be described as choppy waters. Luxury Goods, the annual report by Vontobel Equity Research, has just been published. An extremely detailed analytical compendium covering the past year, […]

Tiffany & Co., celebrates another Jean Schlumberger icon with the launch of the jewellery-inspired Enamel Watch

The Revolutionary List: 25 Watchmakers and Construction - Jean-Marc Wiederrecht

The Revolutionary List - 26 Inspirational Leaders: Jean-Frédéric Dufour

The Revolutionary List - 26 Inspirational Leaders: Jean-Christophe Babin

The Revolutionary List - 26 Inspirational Leaders: Jean Arnault

Introducing: Biver Launches 11 New Variants Of The 'Automatique,' Including New Enamel And Stone Dials

The brand's second model has proven to be their most successful, and the new expansion should keep momentum going.

Jean-Pierre Hagmann: The Last Master Case Maker