This Week in Time (April 4th – 8th)

Welcome back to This Week in Time. Your time matters to us, and we’re committed to keeping this space sharp, thoughtful, and easy to read. Below, you’ll find a quick, curated summary of everything we’ve published this week—your ready-made guide to the conversations, releases, and reviews shaping the watch world right now… and a little more. From the Press Desk For the latest and most up … Continue reading This Week in Time (April 4th – 8th)

HAUTE-RIVE, Stéphane von Gunten, and the Honoris Strato in Steel

by Brent Robillard One thousand hours I first met Stéphane von Gunten in the attic of Villa Sarasin during Time to Watches a couple of years ago. It was warm, slightly chaotic, and full of the kind of independent energy that tends to collect under old wooden beams. I can’t really forget the moment as it’s not every day that someone pulls a mainspring from … Continue reading HAUTE-RIVE, Stéphane von Gunten, and the Honoris Strato in Steel

Kaplans Important Watches, Spring 2026: On the Edge of the Auction Block

by Brent Robillard Between owners and eras Maybe it’s just me, but I think there is a particular kind of tension that comes with an auction catalogue. Or perhaps it’s just excitement. It is not the same as browsing a retailer’s site or even stepping into a boutique. Here, every watch exists in a kind of suspended state—between owners, between eras, between what it was … Continue reading Kaplans Important Watches, Spring 2026: On the Edge of the Auction Block