Monthly Archives: August 2010

Introducing: Karl Falk

Posted on August 31st, 2010

Germany-based Karl Falk sells watches that feature a single hand. There is an online store (Singlehandwatch.com) dedicated to the genre. Karl Falk is featured there alongside another brand like Defakto, but award-winning Meistersinger is missing from the Web site list. Back to Karl Falk. The brand’s name is that of a 19th century watchmaker. Their flagship and [...]

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Introducing: Motor City Watch Works

Posted on August 31st, 2010

Motor City Watch Works offers services in the customization of watches. Besides repair, servicing, refinishing, crystal replacement and pressure testing, they also have spare parts to use for your watch modding project. The staff can also apply bead-blasting and Cerakote ceramic coating.  

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New category: Militarophilia

Posted on August 26th, 2010

I have added a new category filter called Militarophilia, from Latin militaris and Greek phileo, the “love of things linked with armed forces”. Will be added to that category all brands that either: draws inspiration from a real watch that is or was endorsed by armed forces has its watch endorsed by armed forces uses the image of armed forces [...]

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Introducing: Opus Duae

Posted on August 26th, 2010

German-based furniture designer Lars Amhoff, Chicago artist Nigel Dennis and German jeweler Martin L. Riedel teamed up to create Opus Duæ, an Art watch only released in 25 pieces. The Opus Duæ watch comes with a stainless-steel 45 mm case with screw-down crown, water-resistance to 10 barRecognized by the International System of Units, BAR replaced [...]

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Introducing: Drass

Posted on August 26th, 2010

Hat tip to OceanicTime editor Tlex for pointing out to his May 2010 article for precisions. This year, Italian watchmaker Anonimo unveiled Drass, a spinoff of their eponymous brand. Anonymo has been building watches since 1939, and its history is linked to that of more prestigious Officine Panerai. In activity since 1927, DRASS is the oldest supplier [...]

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Introducing: North Eagle Military Watches

Posted on August 25th, 2010

Based in Bologna, Italy, North Eagle Military Watches sells Italian armed forces-themed watches. They offer the possibility of using custom dials and their automatic range starts with a Miyota automatic at EUR 220 up to a Dubois-Dépraz modular chronograph for EUR 850. Watches can be ordered directly from their Website at www.northeagles.com.

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New Lindburgh & Benson nautical watch

Posted on August 23rd, 2010

Hat tip to Tlex of OceanicTime.com We have already discussed Lindburgh & Benson‘s brand of sports watches Schaumburg. The German watchmakers have recently released a new diving watch.   The Aquamatic III comes in 44 mm of diameter and features an inner rotating ring controlled by the stem at 2 o’clock. This is a system which efficiency is subject to caution: [...]

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Introducing: Azimuth

Posted on August 23rd, 2010

Azimuth somehow managed to source new old stock vintage movements such as the Fontainemelon 96 and a Marvin/Election hand-wound calibre. They took extreme care in designing limited series of military watch homages that met great success. Featuring vintage movements or modified contemporary UNITAS calibres, those timepieces boast a good reputation and now count amongst the very few watches that [...]

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Introducing: Ril Concept Watches

Posted on August 21st, 2010

Ril Concept is the brainchild of Roger Gilbert and Nathan Halfon, two finance professional buddies who shared a passion for watch collecting. Gilbert works between Chicago and London, Halfon works between Genva and London and together the jet-setters decided to create a company that would deliver lifestyle solution for timepieces, clothes, homeware, food and events. [...]

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introducing: Getat Watch Company

Posted on August 20th, 2010

Getat Watch Company is an e-store run by a watchmaker who specialized in custom watches and parts inspired by military timepieces of the Pact of Steel countries, namingly German and Italian. Unlike most eBay sellers, Getat Watch ensures that all dials are coated with Swiss luminous compounds. The cases are available in different sizes and with different surface finish. [...]

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