Behind the scenes of watchmaking

Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Jour Nuit

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Lady Jour Nuit

Poetic Complications, thats what Van Cleef & Arpels call some of their watches. There are moments in Haute Horlogerie that remind us a watch can be more than just a precise timekeeper. Van Cleef &...

The GPHG 2024 – all winning watches

  On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the watchmaking event of the year took place in Geneva: the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards ceremony. With an atmosphere as grand as the tradition itself –...

GPHG 2023 – summarized winners list

Aiguille d’Or – Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Universelle RD #4 The Aiguille d’Or, the most coveted prize in the watchmaking world, goes this year to Audemars Piguet for its Code 11.59 Ultra-Complication Universelle RD #4,...

Is Austria a watch country?

Watch brands from Austria It’s time to look outside Switzerland to see where watches are made that can hold a candle to the many high-quality Swiss brands. The neighboring republic of Austria immediately comes to...

When passion becomes creation

Watches are passion. I have described here the background, how it comes (for me) that watches inspire me and why I started this blog. It is my passion. For quite a time, I’ve been less...