By Vincent Deschamps Visual vocabulary The best case scenario when it comes to micro horology is when a brand has created its own design language and found ways to spread it throughout various genres of timepieces. As in it doesn’t make the same type of watch over and over again by simply adding new dial colours or textures to create a fabricated sense of novelty. … Continue reading Beaucroft Contour GMT Tropical Teal
By Matt Black Montréal on the Wrist, the World on the Mind For some microbrands and independents, the first release can feel like a proof of concept. Wait, stop– et me get this out of the way: I don’t even mean that as a slight given the amount of vision, dedication and sacrifice that go into launching a watch into the world. But oftentimes, first … Continue reading Hands on with the Urbanite GMT from Lacité
by Vincent Deschamps To spec or not to spec Oftentimes the names brands attribute to their models do not make any sense to me. Most of them sound cool, intriguing, catchy, but they are rarely connected—truly connected—to the nature of the watches. Put three Arabic numerals on a black dial and you can call the watch “Land Rover”; add a rotating bezel to a watch … Continue reading Marloe SkySplitter Jetstream
