Tag: horology

Owner Review: BREGUET «3800 Aeronavale» by @nautec07

Last year, as part of its 250th anniversary celebrations, Breguet launched a reissue of the legendary Type XX, originally designed for the French Air Force in the 1950s. The military models were designated Type 20, while the civilian models were known as Type XX. At the jeweler’s, I had the opportunity to try on the…
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04/06/2026
Owner Review: BUNZ «Moontime» by @tapir_ffm

The Democratisation of Icons It’s May 17, 2026: yesterday, the Royal Pop was launched—a €400 watch featuring the Audemars Piguet logo and the design codes of the Royal Oak. A watch designed to let anyone wear a timepiece that exudes the essence of AP and the Royal Oak. Fast rewind: the year is 1993: the…
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18/05/2026
A manufacture visit to the Dutch watchmaker Annelinde Dunselman: „It was fascination, I know.“ (Nat King Cole)

Text and all Photos by Thomas, watchesandwords (Instagram), September 2025 First encounter in Geneva 2025 The Black Tulip wristwatch by the Dutch watchmaker Annelinde Dunselman is a very special watch for me. Annelinde has introduced her timepiece at the Watches and Wonders 2025 in Geneva and it was one of my personal highlights from…
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23/09/2025
Owner Review: Blütezeit Wien N°1 by @w_a_t_c_h_s_t_y_l_e

A personal love letter to an extraordinary watch and an extraordinary city Blütezeit Wien — A Love Story in Steel and Champagne Sparkle It all started with a chance encounter on Instagram. While scrolling through my feed, my eyes suddenly stopped on a watch that immediately captured my heart: the Blütezeit Wien. It was…
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16/09/2025
The «Gemba Walk»: a manufacture visit to the crazy*) Watch(wonder)land at Franck Muller

*) other meanings of «crazy», according to Merriam-Webster: dreamlike, unbelievable, eccentric, Alice-in-Wonderland …
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03/06/2025
Owner Review: Wyler Dynawind by @notawatchsnob1

A Unique Piece of American History I’m excited to share a truly special timepiece with a powerful story. This vintage Wyler watch belonged to the legendary Harry Belafonte—a birthday gift from the owner of Wyler Watches. It wasn’t just worn, it witnessed history. Belafonte, known for hits like Day-O and Jump in the Line, was…
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29/04/2025
Editorial: … and another timeline about watch companies

While reading a book about various watchmaking companies it appeared to me that, yes it was ages ago, that Audemars Piguet made this and also ages ago that Patek Philippe made that … but that made me wonder, what does «ages ago» even mean? Would placing these key events on a timeline illustrate this with…
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21/01/2025
A visit to the atelier of «watch mastermind» Dr. Ludwig Oechslin (Interview)

This year (2024) in August the Fifth Wrist delegate Claus (@tapir_ffm), accompanied our friend of the show Paul (@myhorologicaljourney), used his trip to Switzerland to the Geneva Watch Days also to visit Ludwig Oechslin in his private atelier. This article does not attempt to summarise or even comprehensively describe all that he has already achieved…
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13/11/2024
Owner Review: Reverso Grande 976 by @timely_behaviour

Elegance and charm, simply stated. You get out of the taxi onto the wet footpath, making your way to a set brass elongated doors. You hastily push your way thorough them, the head waiter snaps into a brisk move towards you, he can see you are in a rush. “Good evening sir, your party isn’t…
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01/10/2024
R&R Podcast – with Watchmaker Bradley Taylor

Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of the Rob & The Regulator Show, Rob and Alex are joined by watchmaker Bradley Taylor from Bradley Taylor Watchmaking. Bradley tells us a bit about his history with watches and how he got into tinkering with them from a young age. Then…
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17/02/2021