Windup Watch Fair — a multi-day, multi-vendor watch event — has come and gone from San Francisco. Organized by our colleagues at Worn & Wound, I attended all three days. In my opinion, it was a huge success. From Friday, April 28th to Sunday the 30th, hundreds of people came, handled watches they’d never seen […]

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Is fumé the new green? It seems like only yesterday that every single brand released green-dial variants of its watches. By now, the color is about as ubiquitous in the watch world as blue has been for some time. So what’s next? Well, it seems the next big thing has already gathered pace. Now that […]

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If you know anything about anOrdain, it’s probably that the Scottish brand makes some of the most spectacular enamel dials in the industry. In a collaborative effort with Hodinkee, anOrdain shows even more impressive dial-making skills than ever before. The new anOrdain Model 3 Limited Edition for Hodinkee introduces a handmade sunburst dial that is […]

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Independent brands, which we can also call microbrands, have been working hard to create some neat stuff. Yes, I decided to say “neat” instead of “outstanding” because what they recently released is quite refreshing. This article will look at three trends that define independent watchmaking in 2022. I did use the word “innovation” in the […]

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Haute Horlogerie — the world of precious metals, true craftsmanship, and ultimate rarity. Exotic watches that showcase the very best of what humankind can do. Chiming bells, rare gemstones, perpetual calendars, and hand-carved bridges. If you are anything like me, you admire all of this from afar, knowing that it is and will forever be […]

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I’m of the opinion that every watch collection should include a time-only, manual-wind watch. There’s a comforting element to a watch that tells the time simply yet is dependent on manual input to run. In a multi-watch collection, there’s less stress in winding and setting a manual caliber than what is required with an automatic […]

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Watches at 39mm in diameter have been dubbed the “Goldilocks” of watch sizes. Really, 39mm is the perfect medium size for a watch for most wrists. And then, sizes typically only go up from there. Well, 39mm can’t be “medium” if there aren’t “small” watches balancing out one end of the spectrum. The watch industry […]

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Founder Lewis Heath made anOrdain into a respected and trusted brand within just a few years. Now, after three years and not even 500 watches produced, Model 2 has received a major update. Today, we’ll see what separates the MKII from the MKI and find out more about anOrdain from the man behind it all. […]

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The concept of slow manufacturing is certainly not a new one. “Slow”, in the context of any industry, can have a bad connotation. But as technology and manufacturing continue to advance at the real risk of harm to the environment and workers’ quality of life, as well as product quality and perception, many industries are […]

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Grey skies and green hills — the British Isles provide endless picturesque landscapes perfect for soulful longing and distant gazing. That longing would be for watches, of course. And the United Kingdom delivers plenty of those as well. With a rich heritage of watchmaking to stand upon, the craft is returning to England in full […]

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