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21Nov 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

Timeless Swiss Watch HMS 002 ARA

News, Review

Today, Friday, November 21 2025, marks the launch of the HMS 002 ARA, the latest creation of Timeless Swiss Watch. Presented for the first time to the general public during the Timezones Dubai Event, this new piece is available for pre-order directly at the show and will be delivered in early spring 2026. So now let’s have a quick look to the specs. Oh yes, just a quick note: disregard the images mentioning HMS 003. Those photos are of the prototype and this one use a 003 case instead of the 002… But at the end, they're the same cases, so don't worry ;-) The Case As you already know, Timeless watches have a distinctive design that is instantly recognizable. The 316L stainless steel case measures 41.5mm in diameter, 12.8mm…

30Sep 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

A Record-Breaking Edition of AuroChronos Festival 2025

Story

If you've been following me, you know I've loved the AuroChronos Festival since its first edition in 2017. This year, it was back after several shutdowns (damn Covid), and what we can say is that the show was a huge success. More than 1,200 attendees, over 40 brands from around the world, unique timepieces unavailable in mass distribution, and prestigious awards presented by an international jury — this was AuroChronos Festival 2025, the largest event in Poland dedicated to independent watchmaking. This was the first edition of the festival held in Warsaw (Poland) — and also a return after a six-year break. Despite coinciding with an election weekend and the event being ticketed, attendance exceeded 1,200 people, which the organizers unanimously consider a great success and a clear sign that…

13Août 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

Interview Omar Kabbani – Co-Founder of Micro Indy Collective and Timezones

Interview

For several months, I've been part of the Micro Indy Collective Community a community on WhatsApp which is a group of watch collectors and enthusiasts. The MIC Community was created a little over a year ago by Omar Kabbani and Samuel Danho, and it's truly a success.The discussions there are very interesting, and obviously, when you love watchmaking, you enjoy participating in all of it. Building on this success, the duo, in association with Ahmed Gawdat from Watchcollectivetwo, decided to create the Timezones. The latter seems very interesting given the 70+ brands that will be participating. I won't reveal everything, but thanks to this interview, you'll learn a little more, particularly about co-founder Omar Kabbani. The team behind Timezones Event - Samuel & Omar from MIC and Ahmed from Watchcollectivetwo…

04Juil 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

Interview Brendan Horneman – Founder of Kneijnsberg Watches

Interview

Today I'm going to introduce you to Kneijnsberg Watches. The brand was founded by Brendan Horneman, a Dutch watchmaker whom I've known for a very long time. I first met Brendan in 2017 during the first AuroChronos Festival in Lodz, Poland. At that time, he was already developing his brand, but with an added twist (Kneijnsberg & Van Eijk). Today, he's moving forward and presenting his latest creation, called Hugenius. This one is a tribute to the Dutch scientist and inventor Christiaan Huygens. Before talking more specifically about the watch in a future article, I invite you to learn more about Brendan through this interview. Here we go… Enjoy reading ;-) Brendan Horneman - Founder of Kneijnsberg Watches Could you tell us a bit about you and your story with…

28Mai 2025 by Jonathan Kopp 2 Comments

Interview Pierre Strömbäck – Founder of Alato Watches

Interview

A few weeks ago, I discovered a new brand called Alato. I liked the design and the overwhole style of the watches, and then suddenly, a subtlety caught my eye. Pierre Strömbeck, founder of the brand, said his watch was inspired by the Reuleaux Triangle, and particularly the rotor and indexes. But now you know me... For me, he can't say that it's inspired by something when he's doing the complete opposite.The rotor is an inverted Reuleaux triangle that looks like a fidget spinner… In geometry, the union of geodesic arcs is called a geodesic triangle… So he should say "inspired by geodesic"… I had to understand. I hope that in this interview we'll learn more about Pierre and his watches. Could you tell us a bit about you and…

18Avr 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

Interview: Thomas Brissiaud – Founder of Tessé Watches

Interview

At the end of 2024, I discovered the Instagram account of a new brand called Tessé Watches. Obviously, at first, there weren't any renderings of their future watches, but they have made some posts in an artistic style that I really liked. So, I decided to follow them and take a closer look at their work. The brand will officially launch on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. So this interview is timely, and it will introduce you to Thomas and his new creation. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your story with watches? Watches have always been more than just timekeepers for me—they are stories, emotions, and heritage wrapped around the wrist. My fascination started young, influenced by my grandfather’s watch, which sparked my appreciation for both mechanical…

07Avr 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

Interview Pawel Zalewski – Founder of AuroChronos Festival

Interview

After several years of hiatus, the AuroChronos Festival is back. The show will take place in Warsaw on May 17th and 18th 2025. As some of you know, I participated in the last three editions, both as a brand representative and as a jury member. To give you a little more context, initiative of this festival came from two friends who love watches. Maciej Mazurkiewicz – a professional doctor specializing in oncology, and Paweł Zalewski – a translator and lecturer with over 13 years of experience in business training. The first edition took place in 2017, and as I said at the time: "I have participated in a lot of watch events but honestly, Aurochronos is in the top 5. The crew was really cool and everything has been well…

26Mar 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

DOXA Unveils the New SUB 250T GMT

Press Release

After nearly 20 years, DOXA brings the GMT function back into the SUB collection – answering the mounting calls of DOXA fans, collectors and retailers worldwide. Hours, minutes, seconds, a date window at 3 o'clock, and travel-ready GMT function, the new SUB 250T GMT brings it all together in a new 40m case size that strikes the perfect balance between capability, comfort, and wrist presence. The SUB 250T GMT launches in all eight signature DOXA colors, with either a color-matched FKM rubber strap or the DOXA stainless steel “beads of rice” bracelet. This new GMT carries forward the spirit of the SUB 750T GMT from 2006, which made waves in the Professional, Sharkhunter, Caribbean, and Divingstar variants. Completing the collection, the SUB 250T GMT also comes in a special vintage…

13Mar 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

Interview with Michael DeMarco – Founder of DeMarco Watches

Interview

The watch world is full of interesting and exciting people. Mike from DeMarco Watches is one of them.And sometimes the path is short to go from watch enthusiast to founder of a new watch brand. That's what happened to him and he explains everything in this interview. Let's go and enjoy guys! Could you tell us a bit about you and your story with watches? I started to get interested in watches and jewelry when I began high school at 13. I noticed kids wearing gold and silver chains. One girl had a really cool Nike pendant on her chain, and that sort of sparked my fascination. I then got some chains and pendants. My mother had a jeweler custom-make a Nike charm out of gold for me. Then my…

24Fév 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments

Interview Ivan Chua – Founder of Vario

Interview

Vario is a brand that I really like for several years. I've already talked about some of their pieces here and today I'm giving the floor to the founder of the brand. Ivan is one of the nicest guys in this industry. Beyond his sympathy, he is also a great designer. I'll let you discover more about him and his brand in this interview. Could you tell us a bit about you and about your story with watches? My name is Ivan from Singapore and as a young boy, I remember my dad would buy me a watch every year at City Chain but ever since I got my mobile phone, I’ve stopped wearing watches for 20 years until I’ve got phone fatigue and decided to go back to my…

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