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Getting Reacquainted with Atlantic Watches

With the Toronto Timepiece Show approaching, Atlantic’s return offers an opportunity to explore the Swiss brand, its growing Canadian presence, and the Worldmaster Prestige ATL-4 By Brent Robillard Atlantic Watches I first encountered Atlantic at the Toronto Timepiece Show in 2025. Back then, it was the Worldmaster Bicompax that stole most of my attention. A few months later, at the Montreal Timepiece Show, the Worldmaster … Continue reading Getting Reacquainted with Atlantic Watches

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Unpacking Geneva Watch Days: Highlights from 2026

Watches worth lingering over, a very civilised afternoon tea, and a swim between appointments. A week in Geneva with Bob Allaby. By Brent Robillard Bains des paquis By Friday afternoon, Bob Allaby and I were in Lake Geneva. We had already visited Czapek and De Bethune, there were more watches waiting for us at the Hotel Eastwest, and Greubel Forsey would bring the week to … Continue reading Unpacking Geneva Watch Days: Highlights from 2026

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From Ville Marie to the World: The Intimate Horology of Alexandre Beauregard

By Brent Robillard Audacity and poetry At the age of eighteen, Alexandre Beauregard once contemplated destroying one of Beethoven’s six remaining pianos—harvesting its ebony to turn into watches. “It’s an idea that still haunts me,” he says now, smiling, as if aware of the audacity and the poetry of the thought in equal measure. It is a strangely perfect entry point into Beauregard’s mind. For … Continue reading From Ville Marie to the World: The Intimate Horology of Alexandre Beauregard

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