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
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
By Brent Robillard Something worth timing There are watches people talk about, and there are watches people wear. My Breitling Aerospace has become one I do both with. When I packed for Geneva Watch Days recently, I brought two watches. One was the anOrdain Model 1 Porcelain, a conversation-starter and a nod to the independent, artisanal watchmaking I was travelling to see. It drew a … Continue reading Why Quartz Watches Deserve More Respect: 10 We’d Buy
Continue reading Why Quartz Watches Deserve More Respect: 10 We’d Buy
