21Jan 2025 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
The New Stowa Flieger Verus 40 Baumuster B

The New Stowa Flieger Verus 40 Baumuster B

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In June 2024, the German brand Stowa presented its new model – The Stowa Verus 40 Baumuster B. So yes it's a model that's already a few months old but I wanted to talk about it today. From an essential tool to a stylish daily timepiece, the pilot's watch is one of the most popular watch genres ever. Its distinctive design and its exciting history - when man first flew to the air, watches became an essential tool. That's the first reasons for its popularity. History of the Baumuster B The large original pilot watch in 55 mm case size, in the Baumuster B version by STOWA, is one of the rarest, large pilot watches ever. Most likely only 42 pieces were built. Both original STOWA pilot watches can be…
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12Oct 2016 by Martin Green 3 Comments
Archimede Announces New 42MM Pilot

Archimede Announces New 42MM Pilot

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Archimede is one of those small brands that doesn't make a lot of fuzz, but just makes some nice watches. We recently already reported on their Outdoor-collection, but now they introduced a new pilot's watch. Next to divers watches, must pilot's watches rank very high as most desired watch model. Archimede has understood very well that you shouldn't take this concept out of its perspective, but keep it pure. The new 42mm is most certainly that. It clearly draws its inspiration from the famous Flieger-uhren from WWII and beyond in terms of styling. Yet this time not with a centrally mounted seconds hand, but a sub dial at six o'clock Although the dial has the classical design elements of a Flieger-uhr, Archimede gave it a few nice individual touches. Like…
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06Août 2016 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Straits Foundry: Bypassing Crowdfunding

Straits Foundry: Bypassing Crowdfunding

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We are in August and sure thing is that I never saw so many new brands in our industry than this year...and yet Straits Foundry, another new microbrand, will be launched next September. It is true that the industry is suffering this year, but paradoxically, we see more and more small brands making their big debut... Interesting thing is that they often provide original and quality products. Unlike many young brands, Straits Foundry will sell their watches directly on their website and without going through Kickstarter. When we see the success of brands launched on the crowdfunding platforms, we are entitled to ask if this is the right strategy. The team is based in Singapore, and they are a curious crew of engineers by training and explorers on the weekends.…
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