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Category Archives: novelty

Salon QP 2013

Posted on December 9th, 2013

One man’s thoughts on a fantastic fair Salon QP, 7-9 November 2013, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK By R. Jay Nudds Having had the honour of attending the recent Salon QP exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, it would be unforgivable not to comment on the many inspiring things, intriguing trends and wealth of optimism I witnessed […]

Posted in novelty, original designs, press | 2 Comments

The column wheel, a pillar of traditional chronographs

Posted on September 24th, 2013

Designed in the early 1970’s as a low-cost chronograph, the Valjoux 7750 has been adapted all fashionable ways. It was even converted into a high-range mechanism thanks to the transplant of a traditionnal column-wheel. Our contributor R. Jay Nudds examins le function of a column-wheel and its cheaper counterpart to outline the practical and emotional reasons that could lead the collector to choose one over the other.

Posted in brand of origin, historic designs, legacy, novelty, original designs, parts, tech stuff, Valjoux 7750, vintage movements | Leave a comment

The Silicon Revolution in Watchmaking

Posted on August 15th, 2013

For the last 200 years, modern watchmaking has had to do with steel that was either unpredictable or too soft. In 2006, a Swiss joint venture finally managed to create a material that does fit the bill, and it opens the door to a host of new possibilities. Our new contributor R. Jay Nudds talks in detail about the latest application of silicon technology in watchmaking.

Posted in antimagnetic, editorial, Nobility, novelty, tech stuff | 1 Comment

Watch Inspired by a Truck, Straight From the Volvo Design Team

Posted on May 7th, 2013

Interesting example of cross-disciplinary design: the development team responsible for Volvo’s award winning FH truck tried to use the same visual cues on a wrist watch.

Posted in arty, brand of origin, novelty, original designs, Sweden | 3 Comments

introducing: Formex, Watches with Patented Suspension System

Posted on September 19th, 2012

Foreword At Watchprojects.com, we like to discuss watchmaking in the second part of the XX century. A lot of trends have appeared during that era, and their precursors don’t always get the recognition they deserve. In 2010, editor Francis J. had an interesting correspondence with Mister Brendon Nunes, founder of Trintec Industries Inc. , which led to the […]

Posted in arty, assembler, brand of origin, editorial, ETA 2824-2, historic designs, militarophilia, Miyota 9015, Miyota 90S5, novelty, original designs, racing, Valjoux 7750 | 1 Comment