29Juin 2016 by Martin Green 1 Comment
Stowa Flies High With The Flieger Professional DIN

Stowa Flies High With The Flieger Professional DIN

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Yes, Stowa has their new Flieger watch DIN-certified. Great news, but actually not even the best news! The best news is without a doubt the watch itself, which is a fresh look on that classic Flieger uhr. [caption id="attachment_1033" align="aligncenter" width="632"] Stowa's DIN certificate[/caption] That fresh look is not too surprising, because once again Stowa collaborated with Hartmut Esslinger, the founder of Frog design, to come up with something new. The Flieger Professional DIN shows an updated design from the original Flieger-uhren (of which Stowa was by the way one of the original manufacturers during WWII) with a very legible dial. The traditional solid triangle has been replaced with an arrow shape, indicating twelve o'clock. Although the bezel is still clearly readable, it has large indentations so it can be…
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28Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Spillo: When Speed Demon’s Make Watches

Spillo: When Speed Demon’s Make Watches

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Steampunk: although I am not really a fan of the word, its the first thing that comes to mind when seeing a Spillo watch. It is also definitely the wrong word to describe the brand. Founders Marcello & Marco have a deep running passion for cars and bikes, but probably prefer high-octane fuel over steam power. Yet there watches seem to have been conceived in a garage rather than a pristine watchmakers workshop, and that is just the impression they want you to have. Their Speed Demon collection is nothing less but a statement. 45mm of steel that seemed to have come from Ferruccio Lamborghini's tractor factory. An optical illusion, because many of the Spillo watches come with a case and strap treated, so they have that vintage look to…
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27Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Colorful Summer Fun With Orient

Colorful Summer Fun With Orient

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As Seiko's little brother, Orient always seems like a brand that can get away with just a bit more. A slightly bolder design, or a dash more color set the Orient apart. In some cases you can take that dash more color as an understatement. For the FER0200DW0 Orient unleashed a rainbow of colors! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtxKb6sCyyA FER0200DW0 is part of the Disk series by Orient. While the regular watches from the disk series simply have a disc that double as an hour hand, the FER0200DW0 has the same, yet here each hour has a color of its own. It's a remarkable simple solution, yet with a big effect! It is fun to see what just a little bit of color can do to a solid yet pretty straight forward designed watch.…
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20Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Mechanica Done Right!

Mechanica Done Right!

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Kickstarter has become quite the nursery for new watches, yet some of them should not be on there. Most of the watches that fall in that category simply lack any form of quality and originality, but a few should not be on Kickstarter because they are simply too good for crowd funding. One that falls into this last category is Done watches! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6K9ANoi9vc Created in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Done is simply breathtaking! Yes, there is no other way to describe the brand. From the lushly curved case, to the stunning two tone-dial, and not to mention that movement.....The Done Mechanica is created by micro-technology engineer Thierry Clottu, a 10-year veteran of the Swiss watch industry, and that experience for sure shows in his work. The Done Mechanica is a watch to…
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16Juin 2016 by Martin Green 2 Comments
NTH Watches: Submariner Homage

NTH Watches: Submariner Homage

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                          NTH watches? Never heard of? Yes, you have because it's by the makers of Lew & Huey. They wanted to do something different, and that is pay homage to some of the greatest watch designs out there. Clearly they couldn't use their Lew & Huey brand for that, so they started NTH. What does it stand for? There are a few explanations for that, but my favorite is the one that says that the letters stand for "Nod to History". Why? Because that is exactly what the brand is all about. [caption id="attachment_938" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lume shot NTH Scorpène[/caption] Making a homage to a famous watch design usually means get in line, because many have done it…
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15Juin 2016 by Jonathan Kopp No Comments
Wood Wilder thinks of the future of our planet

Wood Wilder thinks of the future of our planet

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  Wood Wilder is a contemporary Danish lifestyle brand, founded in the beginning of 2015. The brand is owned by Sterndorff Trading, founded by Emil Sterndorff Urskov Rasmussen, and is based in Denmark. Now the interesting thing - Each product purchased, leads to the birth of a new tree, benefiting the future of our world! The Wood Wilder brand focuses on mindset, strength, attitude, willingness and manners. Whilst most brands at the time focus on cost efficiency and profits, their basic values are innovation, quality and above all customer satisfaction and protection of our planet. In order to be able to create their wooden products, they have been forced to join the process of deforestation, which by all means should not be acceptable. That is why they have taken the nice…
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12Juin 2016 by Martin Green 1 Comment
Ali & Co Innovates With The Mysterali

Ali & Co Innovates With The Mysterali

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At Watchisthis?! we are always looking for watches that surprise and innovate, yet are still keeping it on a budget. A watch that checks all these boxes is Mysterali by the Swiss brand Ali & Co. It actually innovates on many different levels, but the very first surprise is that the watch is designed by Eric Giroud. Being one of the most prominent watch designers of this time, it is always good to see that despite his great success he doesn't shy away from designing more affordable watches as well. By the way, you can find an interview with Eric in the Winter 2015 issue of Watchisthis?! Magazine here. [caption id="attachment_929" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Watch-designer Eric Giroud[/caption] But that is not where the fun ends. Thanks to a patented, round quartz…
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10Juin 2016 by Martin Green 1 Comment
Raidillon Opens Boutique In Antwerp

Raidillon Opens Boutique In Antwerp

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Raidillon, the Belgium brand that focuses on the gentleman driver, has opened a second boutique in Belgium. Next to their home town of Brussels, they are now also present in the vibrant city of Antwerp.   It's to determine what is Belgium's prime city for luxury goods. Brussels might have an international appeal, but Antwerp is one of the most important cities in the world when it comes to diamonds, not to mention and important port. The city was the home of famous painter Pieter Paul Rubens, and has a vibrant city center that is basically a showcase of the best Belgium has to offer in terms of food, culture and indeed luxury goods. Located at the Komedieplaats number 5, their new boutique is literally in the heart of Antwerp's…
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09Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
MK II Expands Its Ready-To-Wear Collection With The Hawkinge

MK II Expands Its Ready-To-Wear Collection With The Hawkinge

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MK II has come a long way. When I just started in the watch business, they where offering parts and customization options, yet now they are a brand of their own. This especially becomes clear when we take a closer look on the latest addition to their ready-to-war collection: the Hawkinge. The Hawkinge is inspired on the MK11 wrist watch that the UK government issued to British military, Commonwealth and BOAC pilots, starting in 1948, and all the way up to the 1980's. The MK 11 is in many ways the ultimate pilot's watch, it's legible design is legendary, and many watch brands have used it as an inspiration to watches of their own. So why would go for the MK II version of this watch? [caption id="attachment_908" align="aligncenter" width="632"] In…
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08Juin 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Helson Dives Into Forged Carbon

Helson Dives Into Forged Carbon

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Forged carbon is an awesome material to make watch cases from. However, until recent it was only the elite of the watch world that used it, creating watches with equally elite price tags. With forged carbon, slowly but surely entering the affordable watch scene, it is now time for Helson to use it for their Shark Diver 45. As the name indicates, does the Shark Diver have a diameter of 45mm. Combine this with a height of 18mm, and you know that you have a substantial watch in our hands. However, by crafting the case and bezel from forged carbon, and the case back out of titanium with a DLC coating, and fit it with a rubber strap, the total weight is only 138 grams. That makes you Seamaster Professional…
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