by Gavin McKenzie | Jan 22, 2023 | Bianchet, Limited Edition
The Golden Ratio is prevalent in nature, architecture and in many other aspects of the world we live in, however, it is not usually the main focus when designing watches. Fascinated by the Golden Ratio to create beauty and harmony in nature, Bianchet founders decided...
by Gavin McKenzie | Nov 21, 2022 | Claude Meylan, Limited Edition
Apart from a fully openworked or skeletonised dial, wearing your watch movement side up would be a great way to appreciate the movement while it’s on your wrist. Or…. perhaps cutting out sections of a “traditional” dial would allow for a more...
by Gavin McKenzie | May 9, 2021 | Limited Edition, Moritz Grossmann
Whilst many independent watch brands are trying to incorporate fancy complications and multiple/different textures on their dials, Moritz Grossmann seems to be content to keeping things confidently simple. This is definitely the case with regards to the Benu...
by Gavin McKenzie | Jun 2, 2019 | Astbury and Kent, Limited Edition
Is the Astbury & Kent Stellaris Flying Tourbillon here to shake things up a bit? The English designed watch is a modern looking, minimalist timepiece, with a big tourbillon heart and (relatively) small price tag. You may not be familiar with the brand, however...
by Gavin McKenzie | May 1, 2019 | Limited Edition, MB & F
The Legacy Machine Split Escapement was first launched in 2017 in four white gold “frosted” editions. This new limited edition has now been released in titanium for 2019. You will recognise the colour and a few other features used in other Legacy machines, however...
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