30 Independent and Artisanal Watchmakers You Ought to Know

By Brent Robillard The path less travelled, from the workbench to the Beau-Rivage There is a familiar route into watch collecting. A Seiko or Citizen gets us through the door. Longines and Tudor suggest what might come next. OMEGA and Rolex become reference points, whether we eventually buy one or simply spend an unreasonable amount of time thinking about it. There is plenty to enjoy … Continue reading 30 Independent and Artisanal Watchmakers You Ought to Know

YEMA Introduces the Senans Grande Lune CMM.22

YEMA is introducing its first moonphase watch with the Senans Grande Lune CMM.22, the inaugural model in a new collection named after the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans in eastern France. Offered in gold-toned, blue, and black dial versions, the watch places a three-dimensional Moon at 7 o’clock, surrounded by circular barleycorn guilloché. Made using Globolight technology with Grade X Super-LumiNova, the sculpted Moon features detailed … Continue reading YEMA Introduces the Senans Grande Lune CMM.22

Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg

Laurent Ferrier introduces the Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg, a new titanium interpretation that replaces the salmon-dialled Pursuit. Its opaline white dial has delicate blue nuances, paired with ruthenium-treated white-gold drop-shaped hour markers and Assegai-shaped hands. White Super-LumiNova illuminates the hands and markers, while a circularly snailed small-seconds register sits at six o’clock. The tourbillon remains concealed from the dial side, visible instead through the sapphire … Continue reading Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg