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Depth and Detail: The Nivada Grenchen F77 Mark II in Gold

by Brent Robillard Vintage done right It’s not often that a brand revisits its past with such consistency and care that it feels like flipping through the pages of a beautifully preserved design journal. Yet that’s exactly what Nivada Grenchen continues to do, and the newly released F77 Mark II—especially in its gold-plated iteration—is a gleaming example of vintage inspiration done right. I had the … Continue reading Depth and Detail: The Nivada Grenchen F77 Mark II in Gold

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Straum’s landscape-inspired Jan Mayen Arctic Dials

by Brent Robillard Arctic influence Co-founder of Straum, Lasse Roxrud Farstad, and I have been speaking over social media and email since 2021 shortly after the brand was launched. The world of horology is ultimately a small one. Rarely do you require the full six degrees of separation to realize just how close you really are. And yet, somehow, over all this time and travel, … Continue reading Straum’s landscape-inspired Jan Mayen Arctic Dials

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Nivada Grenchen F77

By Vincent Deschamps Not just another Genta I get riled up whenever people criticize brands for making sports watches with integrated bracelets as if Gerald Genta had the monopoly on this type of design. Guess what, why don’t you criticize Jaeger-LeCoultre for making rectangular watches in 1931 after Cartier released the Tank in 1918? See how silly that argument that is? Many brands released sports … Continue reading Nivada Grenchen F77

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