Posts tagged German watchmaking
[VIDEO] Review: A. Lange & Söhne's Extraordinary Zeitwerk Minute Repeater

Anthony de Haas, Head of Product Development at A. Lange & Söhne, discusses the magnificent, new Zeitwerk Minute Repeater from SIHH 2015. For the first time ever in a mechanical watch, the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater combines a jumping numerals display with a decimal minute repeater....

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Introducing The Nomos Glashütte Lambda "Deep Blue"

Nomos is the paragon of affordable luxury. Though a relatively new establishment in the acclaimed German watchmaking town, Glashütte, this manufacture has rapidly evolved into a powerhouse of high-grade mechanical movement production....

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VIDEO: The Exceptional Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite

At last week's opening of the A. Lange & Sohne boutique, here in NYC, Lange introduced the impeccably-finished and mesmerizing boutique edition of the Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite in white gold.....

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HANDS-ON: Introducing The IWC Aquatimer Automatic

A short while ago, I visited with IWC to get a closer look at the watch I have just been dying to see, the Aquatimer Automatic from SIHH 2014. At a glimpse, this watch isn’t dissimilar to its predecessors, but when actually taking the time to sit down and further examine the watch, the modifications speedily become evident. As with most, if not all, professional diving watches, the case is constructed of super-durable stainless steel and, overall, is rugged in nature. To be honest, it wears a bit loudly on my wrist, but at 42 millimeters in diameter and 14 millimeter in height, it’s ideally sized for a modern dive watch, actually the smallest watch of the Aquatimer collection.

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