Category Archives: editorial

Happy New Year! The Most Popular Posts of 2011

Posted on January 1st, 2012

As the editor, I would like to wish the reader a Happy New Year, and thank them for their support throughout the year 2011, either by visiting our posts or by linking to them on horological forums. WatchProjects.com consistently started publishing news about boutique brands in July 2009 and the site traffic almost doubled between December [...]

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Selection of 21 Affordable Manufacture Watches

Posted on November 14th, 2011

After two weeks of research, the editor of Watchproject.com is proud to present the Internet’s first list of affordable manufactures watches: Selection of 21 Affordable ManufactureCompany that has an exclusive on a watch movement or module, and is in a position to decide where the parts are produced, how they are refinished, and where the [...]

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Deeper Technical Plunge for Blancpain

Posted on October 26th, 2011

After several weeks of mystery, Blancpain finally unveiled their new watch on October 25th 2011 at the Dubai Mall Aquarium. Christened “X Fathoms”, this 55,6 mm novelty titanium timepiece is a  sophisticate mechanical diving computer accurate to 30 centimeter down to 15 meter of depth. Only a handful of brands has achieved to produce watches with [...]

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New German Manufacture Chronograph With Central Minute Counter

Posted on October 4th, 2011

Last month saw the simultaneous release by two competing German brands of a new chronograph calibre with central minute hand. This particular display replicates a function of the legendary and sadly discontinued Lemania 5100: namingly, a central minute counter allowing a more natural reading of measured time than the ubiquitous 30 minutes subdial commonly found [...]

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Great loss for the watch projects community

Posted on April 17th, 2011

I am saddened to hear about the passing away of renowned watch modder Noah Fuller on April 13th, 3 days after his 41st birthday and 12 days before his wedding anniversary. Noah Fuller was one of the earliest entrepreneurs offering custom watches and aftermarket parts for Seiko and ETA movements. Having amongst other things created [...]

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Perrelet, looking forward although the rug has been pulled from under your feet

Posted on April 7th, 2011

Before dwelving into a description of their new diving collection, I would like to walk the reader through a brief presentation of the Perrelet SA company, which inception I discussed at great length in my essay in French: “The house of cards Perrelet SA, Example of how unverified information relayed by historians can backfire at a brand’s communication strategy [...]

Posted in assembler, brand of origin, editorial, ETA 2892-A2, IP blunter, legacy, original designs, Valjoux 7750 | 5 Comments

BaselWorld 2011

Posted on March 24th, 2011

BaselWorld 2011 has officially been opened yesterday, March 23rd 2011. Web sites and blogs have already begun reporting about the news and novelties. WatchProjects.com will be trying to spot affordable independent brands that fell under the radar. Stay tuned!

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Vergo Avius: affordable Nouvelle Horlogerie

Posted on March 4th, 2011

If the reader is not familiar with the French term “Nouvelle Horlogerie”, it is the name of a horological genre launched by Audemars-Piguet/Renaud Papi with Richare Mille and Urwerk; and subsequently followed by brands such as Hublot, Hautlence, CVSTOS, Concord, REBELLION timepieces, Ladoire, Linde Werdelin and the temporarily hibernated Wyler Vetta. The concept consists of building futuristic-looking mechanical watches with custom-made movements and space-age [...]

Posted in arty, assembler, brand of origin, editorial, ETA 2892-A2, Limited edition, novelty, original designs | 4 Comments

Watch size throughout History

Posted on February 28th, 2011

The first reliable wearable timepiece was most likely the H4, commissioned in 1759 to John Jefferys by self-taught British watchmaker John Harrison in his quest to design the perfect longitude watch. Weighting 1.45 Kg, the ”pocket” watch measured more than 13 cm in diameter, but it was far more accurate than any of the previous clocks Harrison had ever built: only 5.1 seconds slower after 60 days [...]

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Review: WatchProject’s list of XXI Flieger chronographs

Posted on February 28th, 2011

In the article A list of XXI Flieger chronographs, the reader is brought through a little history of standard military watches. The first paragraphs explain the distinction between three main schools: the British, the German and the French; and the text explains how the concept of a Flieger chronograph (as we know it today) was invented in the early 2000′s by the [...]

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