Thomas Kaufmann
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Swatch records higher annual results, China weighs
In the 2022 financial year, revenue increased by 2.5% to 7.45 billion francs and net profit increased by 6.3% to 838 million. The action ends with a jump of 5.1%. The Swatch watch group recorded higher results for the 2022 financial year, but the owner of the Moonswatch was held back by China where the…
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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500: Simplicity and Quality
Let’s talk a little about a vintage Rolex that is not on the front of the stage, wrongly. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 was launched in 1962 and it’s a hit. Shock resistant, reliable, automatic, date, non-magnetic, chronometer… It ticks all the boxes technically. But aesthetically? It’s a playground. Its design is timeless and…
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Seiko Prospex SPB381, SPB383 and SPB385: the first GMT divers
Last summer, Seiko offered a GMT version of its Seiko Sports 5 for the first time; This year, a GMT version of its mechanical divers from the Prospex range is available for sale. With the Prospex SPB381, SPB383 and SPB385, three models of GMT divers are more specifically announced, the first two in the regular…
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World Scout Day – February 22nd
February 22, 2023 is World Boy Scout Day. The one in English under the name “World Thinking Day‘ celebrated commemoration of the Boy Scout movement is already 116 years old this year. Many Scout organizations wear their Scout attire on this day in honor of founder Robert Baden-Powell. Numerous campaigns, fundraising, but also the popular…
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The beginning of spring – increase performance with sports watches
Spring begins on March 20th and many athletes leave the house to get fit for the summer. Sports watches can be useful and supportive in this endeavor. Therefore, in this article, I will show you how to use sports watches correctly and which models we can recommend. What distinguishes sports watches from ordinary watches? A…
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A filigree technology gives the mechanical watch with automatic impulse
Men love it when they deal with everyday achievements that can convince with their technology and mechanics. This is exactly what the mechanical watches with automatic can do. That’s why these watches are always the top sellers. Can it be a mechanical watch with an automatic? A lot speaks for them! They show themselves with…
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The Rolex Precision 6427: the repair
The Precision line offered hand-wound watches when Rolex was primarily known for its automatic calibres. This fact helps to explain the lack of attention this range has gotten, yet this caliber offers many advantages. It is very robust, precise and makes it possible to refine the case. This Oyster case fits like a glove, and…
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Johnny Hallyday’s watches
Whether Johnny Hallyday has blazed a lot in cars and motorcycles, it has done the same in the field ofwatchmaking wearing beautiful watches. If most of his watches are far from affordable, he nevertheless wore a very accessible model that I present at the end of the article.Otherwise, fans can fall back on Johnny Hallyday’s…
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Mach Watch: a watch for Concorde fans
Aero Designa brand specialized in aeronautical decorative elements, is at the origin of the Mach Watch Airspeed watch launched in 2018. Its particularity? It incorporates an original piece of Concorde. This year, the brand is launching a new model, the machmeter whose dial reproduces the machmeter of the famous and fabulous Concorde. Each of the…
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Offer a luxury French watch
Are you looking for a gift to give to a loved one? So consider offering him a luxury watch. You are sure to please the person concerned with this gift. Indeed, the watch is now a piece of jewelery and a trendy accessory rather than a simple tool for telling the time. Here is our…
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Wooden watches
Sign of a greater sensitivity to ecology? The wooden watches made a breakthrough in recent years. Just look at the growing number of creations from brands specializing in the niche of wooden watches to be convinced. Wood is more than just a material. This fundamental element of nature is haloed with such symbolic power that…
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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa: new diving watch
A new line makes its appearance in the famous Fifty Fathoms family at Blancpain. Her name : Tech Gombessa. With it comes a new Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch with amazing features. We will not give you again today a great retrospective of the famous Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch from Blancpain, but that will come for…
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The purchase of second-hand luxury watches, a more economical solution!
The pre-owned luxury watch market has made great strides in terms of general acceptance among the watch enthusiast community in recent years. Moreover, this option has many advantages for consumers. Second-hand sales are booming, whether in watches or other industries. When it comes to second-hand watches, the choice is very wide. You can easily select…
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Top 10 Swiss Watch Brands 2018 | Top 10 Watch Brands in Switzerland 2018
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Furlan Marri adds automatic watches to the permanent collection
Remember, Furlan Marri had caused a veritable tidal wave in the watchmaking sphere. A record Kickstarter followed by several successful sales in 2021 as well as a nomination and victory at the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève in 2022. We also met one of its co-founders, Andréa Furlan, during the last Watches & Wonders…
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Decoration techniques in watchmaking
The decoration in watchmaking is different from the finish. Finishing consists of perfecting and improving a part (polishing, satin-finishing, etc.) when decoration strives to adorn a part with decorations by engraving it. guilloching it. beading it, etc. It is therefore less a question of functionality than of decoration, aesthetics, artistic choice. It gives cachet to…
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Watch exports rose sharply in January
Precious metal watches generated revenue of 579.5 million francs, a figure up 13.1% year on year. Watch exports recorded solid annual growth in January, rising 8.6% to 1.86 billion francs. Growth was notably driven by the United States, Hong Kong and Singapore, said the Federation of the Watch Industry (FH) on Tuesday in a press…
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10 Entry Level Swiss Watches for Under $1,000
Well hello there and you join us here today to talk about the most Swiss of Swiss watches that’s right this is 10 Swiss watches for a thousand bucks now that does sound like I’m Gonna Get You 10 Swiss watches Tom for a thousand bucks but here’s how it’s gonna go down I’m gonna…
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Bausele pays tribute to the Royal Australian Air Force
During the First World War, 800 officers and 2840 men served the AFC which became the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on March 31, 1921. A total of 9870 of its members died in action to defend the values of freedom in Europe during the Second World War. Today, the RAAF sees every day between…
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Casio G-Shock teams up with Polar with the new GBD H2000
Casio is teaming up for the first time with the Polar brand to offer an extremely complete connected sports watch: the GBD H2000, the latest in the G-Squad series of watches, whose purpose is to improve training sessions. Released this month, this innovative yet rugged smartwatch puts Casio in good stead in the universe of…
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Concordia automatic watch by Charlie Paris
Clearly, the brand of Charlie Paris watches has plans in his head. After launching the automatic watch for women Original 36 in pre-order (we talked about it here), the French brand is launching the Concordiaa men’s automatic watch, also on pre-order. A foolproof watch? This watch has a very special story, even if it is…
