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

No Concessions: What ‘Hand Made’ Means at Greubel Forsey

After examining the Hand Made 1 and Hand Made 2 in Geneva, I was left thinking about what the word handmade asks of a watch—and of the people who make it. By Brent Robillard Late Saturday night, I returned home from Geneva. The following morning, I took my coffee down to the lake and began going through the photographs from the trip. Geneva had been … Continue reading No Concessions: What ‘Hand Made’ Means at Greubel Forsey

5280 Watch Co Antero

Article by Marc Levesque; photography by Bob Allaby A dial born of fire and craft If there is a singular element that defines the Antero, it is the dial. Specifically, the basse-taille enamel dial that makes each watch unmistakably 5280 Watch Company. This is not a surface that was printed, stamped, or superficially decorated. It’s a canvas of .999 fine silver, hand-engraved on a century-old … Continue reading 5280 Watch Co Antero