12Juil 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
Swiss soul, German body and Japanese heart – the Manufaktur Waldhoff

Swiss soul, German body and Japanese heart – the Manufaktur Waldhoff

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Kickstarter is used more and more as a platform to launch beautiful watches, that otherwise would not be available to the worldwide public. Manufaktur Waldhoff decided to present all their pieces in one Kickstarter campaign. They still have more than 40 days until the end of it but the campaign is already fully funded.   [caption id="attachment_3238" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Manufaktur Waldhoff is a new independent brand from Germany with four collection available via Kickstarter platform.[/caption] Manufaktur Waldhoff is a new independent watch manufacturer started in 2015 by Manfred Starck and Nicolas Lehotzky. Based in Pforzheim, the brand’s goal is to bring a line of well-priced high-end automatic watches. For this they are using an interesting set of features: the watches are designed in Geneva, Switzerland, produced in Pforzheim, Germany and…
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10Juil 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Calvin Jr – Commander Series Watch

Calvin Jr – Commander Series Watch

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Crowdfunding has become a primary source for new watch products and Calvin Jr is not at his first attempt. Indeed, the brand based in Hong Kong has already achieved two campaigns with great success. (You can discover them here : Velocita and Airspeed. Today they are back on Kickstarter with a new outstanding timepiece inspired by aircraft. Before I start to describe the piece I must confess something to you ... I'm a fan! I love its design and I really love having it on my wrist. This is, I think, a watch with originality / sportiness / quality and price ratio that is excellent. So now let’s have a look the watch. The Commander series offer you the possibility to get a statement watch without breaking the bank as…
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28Juin 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
Oris Staghorn Restoration Limited Edition

Oris Staghorn Restoration Limited Edition

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Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) and Oris Watches unite forces once again for saving what is left of the coral reefs. Unfortunately, more than 90% of the world’s corals are already lost. What is left of it is in great danger. CRF, a Florida-based, nonprofit conservation organisation and Oris Watches organised a special event in Key Largo, Florida to launch the Oris Staghorn Restoration Limited Edition.   [caption id="attachment_3188" align="aligncenter" width="1020"] The Oris Staghorn Restoration Limited Edition is a magnificent diver watch designed and produced in the spirit of the new Oris Aquis collection.[/caption]   During the event, CRF founder Ken Nedimeyr said: “I’m very happy that we have been able to partner with Oris. Their experience of supporting ocean conservation projects means they understood immediately what we want to achieve…
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14Juin 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
The passion for a special car expressed in a special watch – the Tenera Watches

The passion for a special car expressed in a special watch – the Tenera Watches

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We always said that the cars and the watches go perfect together: an expression of power, design and engineering. It is often met that fans of cars and car races end up in designing a watch that reflects their love for the motor world. In this case, Ron de Jong from Valkenburg - Netherlands has a real passion for Lancia Delta Integrale Evo. He is impressed not only by the car itself but also by the symbol that it represents. This car was a technical achievement, ahead of her time with an impressive racing and wins portfolio. The Delta Integrale was the inspiration source for his watch – the Tenera. [caption id="attachment_3168" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Tenera watch is a great match to the legendary Lancia Delta Integrale Evo[/caption] The entire watch…
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07Juin 2017 by Jonathan Kopp 1 Comment
Watch I Love : Pangaea Day Date by Meistersinger

Watch I Love : Pangaea Day Date by Meistersinger

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In the Westphalian city of Münster, Germany, there is a small watch manufacturer - MeisterSinger. They are best known for their single-hand watches which are based on the idea of the very old watches with only one hand and antique solar watches. From the MeisterSinger Collection, I really like the Pangaea Day/Date. These watches have not only the charm of the single hand pieces but they are also really practical thanks to the day and date display. My favourite one from the Pangaea Collection is the reference PDD908 with a sunburst blue dial. I love the whole dial of this one with its white printed indexes and Arabic numerals. It really gives a nice contrast and a perfect visibility of all the informations. Interesting thing about this piece is that the date ring turns clockwise and the day…
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05Juin 2017 by Andrei Kluska 2 Comments
3000m under the sea – Andersmann Deep Ocean

3000m under the sea – Andersmann Deep Ocean

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Andersmann is a young brand born from passion. It all started with a diver watch given, many years ago, by a father to his son. The happy kid grew up to be a dive watch collector adult. Later, an idea was born: to create watches to fulfil all the wished heavy specifications at affordable prices. In 2014, Raymond Chan, the happy kid, founded the Andersmann brand. The intention was clear: superior quality dive watches with the best available Swiss made movements. Now, the brand is in the third year of existence and has three collections: Oceanmaster I, Oceanmaster II and Deep Ocean. The watch we are presenting today is the latest addition to the Deep Ocean collection: the Ref. ANN0982. [caption id="attachment_3129" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Andersmann ANN0982 is a true diver…
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31Mai 2017 by Andrei Kluska No Comments
A tribute to a horological icon – Hamilton Intra-matic 68 Autochrono

A tribute to a horological icon – Hamilton Intra-matic 68 Autochrono

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In the last years, an entire wave of vintage-looking watches or re-editions of some iconic timepieces hit the market. As for example we have the Marloe Lomond Chronoscope or the Straton Syncro, both reviewed by Watchisthis?!. From the “old” brands, we can remember the Ball Engineer II Genesis, released at their 125 years brand anniversary. The list is long and it doesn’t make sense to enumerate all. We are just pleased to see there is a public for all new or old designs. Hamilton, with a history started in 1892, decided to bring on the market again a beautiful chronograph released in the ‘60s – the Chrono-matic. This watch is now a collector’s piece. Back then, the first version was a panda dial with white background and black chronograph sub-dials.…
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24Mai 2017 by Andrei Kluska 1 Comment
From an Autosport legend to modern watches – Direnzo DRZ_Type250F

From an Autosport legend to modern watches – Direnzo DRZ_Type250F

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Founded just two years ago as an homage to family and vintage race cars, Direnzo Watches promises exquisite design and excellent quality. The story of Direnzo starts years in the past in the small town of Bomba near the Abruzzo, in the province of Chieti, Italy with the grandfather of Sergio Godoy Di Renzo – Founder of DIRENZO watches. Sergio honors his name and the family’s heritage by creating a legacy. The Type 250F watches has a deep root in the race cars of the ‘40s and ‘50s that made history: more precisely the exceptionally automobile that was the Maserati 250F driven to the victory of Formula 1 Grand Prix race of Nürburgring by Juan Manuel Fangio. With such a muse, these timepieces can only have an elegant look. Packed…
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22Mai 2017 by Jonathan Kopp 2 Comments
Fromanteel – Pendulum Special Dark Edition

Fromanteel – Pendulum Special Dark Edition

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Some months ago the Dutch brand Fromanteel launched their first mechanical wriswatch under the name of Pendulum. Its name is a direct reference to the pendulum clock made by the Fromanteel clockmakers family in the 1660s. The pendulum became known as the world’s most innovative and precise clock – an amazing manifestation of the craftsmanship of that time. The Dutch team make a vivid connection with the Fromanteel history, and we can see that everything from the past has its influence on the present of the brand. For sure Ahasuerus Fromanteel would be really glad to see what Afredo Silva and his team have made of his brand and name today. So now they are proud to present a second version of the Pendulum – The Special Dark (We wrote…
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17Mai 2017 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Willis and Judd goes almost full carbon

Willis and Judd goes almost full carbon

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You probably heard about their first collection that they launched in October 2016. For this one they used carbon fiber for the dial and a quartz movement. You can read more about it on Watchisthis?! by clicking just right here. Today and after a successful first Kickstarter campaign, they are back with the launch of a new watch. As for their first piece they decided to use carbon as the center piece of this product.   This time it’s not the dial that uses this material but the case. Indeed the watch has a 45mm forged carbon case and when you think that the price is starting from $530 (AUD) $395 (USD) you can only be impressed. It’s « rare » to find a watch using forged carbon, because of…
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