03Mai 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
NOWA Shaper – World’s Thinnest Hybrid Smartwatch

NOWA Shaper – World’s Thinnest Hybrid Smartwatch

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The combination between a classical watch and a smart function in a single timepiece, a hybrid Watch, is not new on the market: at the beginning of the year, the well-known watch brand Alpina released an affordable Swiss Made watch – the Seastrong Horological Smartwatch, a classical looking diver watch with a smart core, reviewed by Watchisthis?!Magazine here; last week we reviewed the ZETime which has a different approach – a let’s say “classical” touchscreen smartwatch with hands for hours and minutes. We found the NOWA Shaper thanks to their Indiegogo Campaign and we were impressed by the design, functionality and price. The Nowa Team, located in the romantic city of Paris, designed together with Eric Gizard a clean looking watch inspired by the Contemporary Decorative Arts and powered by Smartime, combining…
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13Avr 2017 by Andrei Kluska 1 Comment
The perfect hybrid smartwatch? ZETime by MyKronoz Switzerland

The perfect hybrid smartwatch? ZETime by MyKronoz Switzerland

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We are witnessing an entire horological revolution: classical watches towards smart watches and smartwatches towards classical watches.  Just think on how classic watches are going smarter like the Longines VHP, which is actually a smart watch with micro-processors and sensors but doesn't synchronize with phone and doesn't have notifications. On the other hand, think at the smartwaches, for instance Samsung S3 done with Artya to be more close to a classic Watch (to read more about it jump on the last issue of our magazine by clicking HERE). Everybody wants what the others have... This seems somehow logical as both sides try to keep their customers and gain new ones. In the last two years the market was assaulted by better horological smartwatches and more classical designed smartwatches, but there…
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02Avr 2017 by Jonathan Kopp 2 Comments
1st Edition of the Pop-Up Wine & Time – Basel 2017

1st Edition of the Pop-Up Wine & Time – Basel 2017

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Yes Wine & Time rhymes so nicely but what’s behind this new concept ? With a group of friends and professionals of the watch industry, we felt that true luxury is the place where Art, Culture and Quality converge. We wanted to create a private event that would bring together what we believe are the four most important parts of the watch industry - Brands (owners, managers, directors), Communicators (Journalists/Bloggers and Influencers both Print and Digital), Watch Retailers and Distributors, and Fans and Collectors. With Wine & Time – Basel 2017, we have created the opportunity for these four groups to meet and to get to know each other in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and to taste some fine wines in the process… Yes because good wines is in…
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22Mar 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
A glimpse in the future with Longines V.H.P

A glimpse in the future with Longines V.H.P

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Progress is inevitable and one way or another it will take you with it like an ocean wave. So why not embrace it? The same thing applies to the horological parts of our lives. Overall, the progress is there (I am not referring to the classic watchmaking or to the Haute Horlogerie manual techniques): from the first quartz watch the Seiko Astron, more than 40 years ago, till the actual quartz watch is a huge technological advance that cannot be stopped. In the light of progress, Longines released on the 9th March 2017 a new quartz watches line - the V.H.P. (Very High Precision): keeping the Longines signature of elegance, a new type of movement is refining the evolution of the quartz watches, taking it to a new level. This…
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01Mar 2017 by Andrei Kluska 3 Comments
The rise of the machines – Alpina Seastrong Horological Smartwatch

The rise of the machines – Alpina Seastrong Horological Smartwatch

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Smartwatches have now a few years of history - from the first connected watches, the Seiko RC Series in 1984 till the well-known Apple watch, the smart watches are considered by some the future of watchmaking, but this remains to be seen... Personally, I prefer to have a classic watch at my wrist, it doesn’t matter if it’s quartz or pure mechanical. I am tight to the telling time hands, I like to see them move and even if I have a smartwatch, I end up by wearing a watch at one wrist and a fitness band at the other’s wrist. I was very happy to hear, in 2015, about the appearance of the first series of Swiss Horological Smartwatches: Frederique Constant, Mondaine and Alpina using the new Horological Smartwatch…
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29Jan 2017 by Martin Green No Comments
Kronaby: Sweden’s Smartest Watch

Kronaby: Sweden’s Smartest Watch

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Dit we just announce the birth of the first smart watch that can handle both iOS and Android, we now already have another smartwatch that can do this as well. Actually, that is not true since Kronaby is not just another watch, it is Swedish latest watch brand offering more than one smart watch. [caption id="attachment_2603" align="aligncenter" width="370"] Kronaby Apex[/caption] What makes Kronaby different from other smart watches is that they are powered by a regular battery. Depending on use this should give a battery life of about two years. In those two years, you can take full use of all the different functions that the Kronaby has. For starters, you are in control of them and select which ones you actually want to use. This way your watch will…
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15Déc 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Meet The Swiss Smart Watch/Bike Speedometer By Moskito

Meet The Swiss Smart Watch/Bike Speedometer By Moskito

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Innovation has a lot to do with your ability to think outside the box. Moskito did this by creating a smart watch that can double as a bike speedometer. Just attach a special mount on your bike, click the watch out of its case and secure it on the mount and you are ready to go! When you first look at the Moskito, you don't expect it to be such an advanced watch with a twist. Its dial design follows the less is more principal, but a closer look shows indications of a vast array of additional features. The innovative movement that is used in the watch was developed together with Swiss movement manufacturer Soprod and tells you your current speed, the distance traveled, your average speed, and can even track…
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08Déc 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Smart Watch Wars: Fitbit Acquires Pebble

Smart Watch Wars: Fitbit Acquires Pebble

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Pebble, once a Kickstarter favorite is no longer. Competitor Fitbit bought the company. In essence, this is not strange. Fitbit has been anxious to make an impact on the smartwatch market themselves but cannot put up a significant fight yet against Apple and Samsung. By acquiring Pebble, they can assimilate its technology, experience, and people while at the same time eliminate a smaller competitor. [caption id="attachment_2315" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Fitbit Blaze[/caption] Fitbit seems to make haste with taking advantage of its latest acquisition because it has immediately stopped the production and support of all Pebble products. That means that the Pebble Time 2, Pebble Core, and Pebble Time Round Kickstarter Editions will never be produced and the people that bought one will get a refund. Also, all repairs, software update, and…
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14Nov 2016 by Martin Green 1 Comment
Matrix Powerwatch: Powered By Bodyheat

Matrix Powerwatch: Powered By Bodyheat

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It has been a modest holy grail in the world of quartz watches: a watch that is powered by your body heat. Bulova tried it with the Thermatron, later on, Seiko did it, but it was never successful. Now Matrix tries it once more with their Powerwatch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=q-fVyZSZxIw Unlike the Bulova or the Seiko, is the Matrix not a regular quartz watch, but a smart watch. The biggest issue today with smart watches, almost all smart watches, is the lack of sufficient battery power. Most require charging every two days, some even daily. When the watch is actually charged by simply wearing it, you could technically go on indefinitely, as long as you continued to wear the watch on a regular basis, and of course, continue to create body heat.…
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08Sep 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Apple Watch Series 2: We Told You So!

Apple Watch Series 2: We Told You So!

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Today Apple held one of their famous press conferences. While most attention was focused on the new iPhone 7, Apple also announced the Apple Watch Series 2. Many of the predictions I made earlier actually came true! The Apple Watch Series 2 comes with GPS, and is water-resistant to 50 meters. Its packed now with a dual core, and the display can set twice as bright as the previous version. And of course it will be fitter with watchOS3, but when you have an "old" Apple watch you will get that too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2_O6M1m6xg Are these updates enough to let the Apple watch stand out? Regain market, or even maintain their current position? That is all to be seen, because the battle for the  smartwatch consumer is really heating up! Samsung…
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