Independent Watchmakers · 07 Feb 2022
Kikuchi Nakagawa’s Ichimonji makes finishing the complication
Black-polished steel and sculptural hands define a restrained Japanese dress watch.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
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New Releases · 07 Dec 2021
Oris Rectangular brings mechanical character to a tailored blue case
The Oris Rectangular combines a 25.5-by-38-millimetre steel case, blue dial and automatic calibre in an accessible Art Deco-inspired package.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Oris official product page
New Releases · 08 Nov 2021
G-SHOCK GMW-B5000TVA: Virtual Armour made titanium feel like science fiction
G-SHOCK's square silhouette dates to 1983, but the GMW-B5000TVA-1 from 2021 feels like a piece of equipment brought back from the future. Casio turned the metal 5000 case into a graphic technical
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Casio official
New Releases · 04 Aug 2021
Ressence Type 2 Night Blue: an automatic watch with a solar-powered brain
Ressence's Type 2 N has a fully mechanical 36-hour self-winding movement—and light-powered e-Crown electronics that can remember and restore the time.
Chronolume digest · 2 min readSource: Ressence official product specifications and e-Crown engineering explanation
News · 07 Jun 2021
Vintage Enicar Sherpa Jet 148-35-02: a Sherpa-era instrument watch
A historical model profile of the Enicar Sherpa Jet, illustrated with documented exact-reference dealer photographs.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Bulang & Sons archived dealer listing (publication timestamp verified)
Culture · 10 Apr 2021
The Royal Oak Concept Black Panther launched AP’s Marvel era
A hand-sculpted Black Panther and flying tourbillon made Audemars Piguet’s first Marvel collaboration impossible to mistake.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Audemars Piguet
News · 08 Dec 2020
Pierre Paulin TY2908: a black-dial mechanical chronograph with moon-phase charm
A mechanical chronograph and calendar-inspired complication in one vintage-styled Pierre Paulin model, powered by a hand-wound Sea-Gull TY2908 calibre.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Merkur original Pierre Paulin Moon Phase Calendar store record (8 December 2020) and current TY2908 storefront
Independent Watchmakers · 30 Nov 2020
Philippe Dufour’s anniversary Simplicity distils the appeal of a time-only watch
A 2020 commemorative edition celebrates finishing, proportion and mechanical restraint.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 27 May 2020
Christian Klings’ No. 06 exposes the mechanics of its power reserve
A seven-part silver dial and visible reserve mechanism define a traditional handmade watch.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Christian Klings
News · 18 Dec 2019
Pierre Paulin Retro ’70s Panda: a hand-wound column-wheel chronograph for less
A compact 38mm panda chronograph from Merkur’s Pierre Paulin line combines black registers, a vintage tachymeter and the Sea-Gull ST19-family manual movement.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Merkur official Pierre Paulin Panda White product listing; original Panda model storefront record created December 2019
New Releases · 10 Jan 2019
Ressence Type 2 Grey: the hidden solar cells that make mechanical time self-setting
Behind a seamless grey titanium dial, Ressence combines a mechanical automatic watch with micro-shuttered solar cells and a smart, optional e-Crown.
Chronolume digest · 2 min readSource: Ressence official Type 2 Grey specifications and e-Crown technical materials
New Releases · 04 Jan 2019
Hamilton Murph: the watch that carries Interstellar’s heartbeat
The 42 mm Murph turned a cinematic prop into a real automatic Khaki Field, complete with a secret Morse-code message in the seconds hand.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Hamilton official Interstellar product page and press lounge
Independent Watchmakers · 30 Jul 2018
Fiona Krüger’s Mechanical Entropy makes disorder its organising idea
A titanium watch spreads its working movement across an explosive skeletonised composition.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Hodinkee
Independent Watchmakers · 01 Jan 2018
F.P. Journe’s titanium Chronographe Rattrapante puts the split-second mechanism first
A 44 mm titanium lineSport chronograph combines a large date, monopusher rattrapante and an 80-hour hand-wound calibre.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: F.P. Journe
Culture · 01 Jan 2018
Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical: the everyday movie watch hiding in plain sight
Hamilton’s understated field watch, worn by Sheriff Tom Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog, illustrates how authentic props establish character.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Hamilton official product page and cinema history
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