Munichtime. The watch fair in Munich.
Watch fairs tend to be based in Switzerland. Wait a minute… If you look for watch events, you will find three in Munich. Anyway, there are three big events. Firstly, there is the Uhren Technik...
Omega watches are known all over the world. Why is that? A visit to the Omega Museum in Biel is well worth it!
Biel is located in Switzerland and is (a) stronghold of the watch industry. Biel is, without checking, economically the largest location for the industry. Rolex and Omega are here and many other companies. That interests...
Why does the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve exist? The grand prize of the watch industry.
Here is the answer right away: Because it is a prize for tangible works. Something that remains. Something that changes a craft, that inspires, that has value, that is art and technology at the same...
Baselworld 2018 – III Summary in pictures and videos
Video von der Baselworld 2018 I would like to note that I took all the photos and pictures myself, originally without the plan to start a blog. That’s why the quality is very “authentic”. For...
Baselworld 2018 – II, Big Brands and Challenges
Baselworld: Big Brands, Breitling, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Glashütte Original and curious luxury pieces After visiting the AHCI stand at this year’s Baselworld and other independent watchmakers, I ended up in the Big Brands hall. One...
Haute Horlogerie – The High Art of Watchmaking
What is Haute Horlogerie and what does it have to do with the quartz crisis? Literally translated “Haute Horlogerie” means high (art of) watchmaking. The term emerged in the 1970s during the quartz crisis. Another...
Baselworld, Independent Watchmakers
My view of Baselword This year I made it to Switzerland for Baselworld, one of the most important watch fairs in the world. It’s my first visit to the fair and, as always, my very...
Uhren Technik Börse Munich – my experience
As a watch fan and newbie blogger, you have to hang around at some trade fairs and industry events. So I went to the Uhren Technik Börse in Munich/Unterschleissheim for the first time, the Euro...
Heuer Autavia 3646 Andretti
Heuer Autavia 3646 third execution A vintage Heuer Autavia 3646 as a “bad buy”? This could be a contribution under the motto: How do I start collecting watches? You learn. Those who chase old things...
Vintage Arios World Time. Multifunction watch with world time and Breitling relative.
Vintage Arios World Time. World time and more: the Swiss watch pocket knife. The “hard” facts about the beautiful Arios watch are the following stunning specifications: Water resistant to 50 metres. World time: with the...