Independent Watchmakers · 24 Mar 2022
The 42.9 mm titanium Type 8 turns the brand's complex orbital mechanics into a deliberately sparse two-indication dial.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Ressence TYPE 8 official specification; The Watch Pages (24 March 2022); Hypebeast (March 2022)
New Releases · 28 Feb 2022
A striped salmon dial and elongated octagonal bezel make this compact automatic a distinctive integrated-bracelet design.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MAEN Watches official product page
Independent Watchmakers · 07 Feb 2022
Black-polished steel and sculptural hands define a restrained Japanese dress watch.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
New Releases · 07 Dec 2021
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'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'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
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)
Independent Watchmakers · 04 May 2021
The titanium farewell edition exposes its ruby-linked chain beside black enamel time displays.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Culture · 10 Apr 2021
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
Independent Watchmakers · 10 Dec 2020
Blued hands, stepped subdials and a distinctive crown translate Halter’s visual language into an automatic regulator.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry; Louis Erard official specifications
News · 08 Dec 2020
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
A 2020 commemorative edition celebrates finishing, proportion and mechanical restraint.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 27 May 2020
A seven-part silver dial and visible reserve mechanism define a traditional handmade watch.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Christian Klings
Independent Watchmakers · 26 May 2020
The white-gold Anywhere displays the changing balance between daylight and darkness for a location chosen by its owner.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Krayon press release published by Watch I Love
Independent Watchmakers · 24 Mar 2020
Two rotating domes show the hours and minutes, while articulated jaws reveal the movement’s remaining energy.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Watch I Love; official MB&F specifications