MB&F Maximilian Busser & Friends
MB&F Maximilian Busser & Friends - Hi-Tech Rigidity At the early age of 31, right after starting his horological voyage at Jaeger-Lecoulture, Maximilian Busser took over as the managing director of Harry Winston Rare Wrist Watches. He was in all certainty more than merely the company’s head: Busser alone raised Harry Winston from simply a wrist watch manufacturer to a authentic powerhouse in men's high premium watchmaking. This he largely attained by naming the exclusive Opus brand to life in 2000, which in turn saw Harry Winston working together with one well-known and revolutionary independent watch manufacturing company a year ...
Jewelry Brand de Grisogono Debuts Line of Luxury Wristwatches
[caption id="attachment_4205" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="de Grisogono Otturatore Wristwatch"][/caption] Technically Extraordinary de Grisogono Timepieces Jewelry manufacturers turning an eye to watchmaking are not often taken seriously by horological fans. When jewelry brand de Grisogono debuted in the watch industry barely eight years ago, the company was confronted with all sorts of prejudice. The critics fell silent, however, when it became clear that owner Fawaz Gruosi wasn’t just going to make jeweled watches with quartz movements, but was looking to expand his portfolio with solid mechanical watches. In the same way that he only produces jewelry of the highest quality using top-of-the-line gemstones, it ...
HD3 Automatic Wristwatches – A Creative Trinity
HD3 Timepieces - Creative Harmony [caption id="attachment_4187" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="HD3 Mens' Wrist Watches"][/caption] Three designers with a shared passion for design, a love of liberty, and the inherent need to excel have forged a creative harmony with astounding results. Jörg Hysek, Valerie Ursenbacheç and Fabrice Gonet form the core of HD3—a collective inspired by the same passion, resulting from fifteen years of working together The first project to emerge from HD3 comprises one specific timepiece from each of the designers, outfitted with complicated, exclusive La Joux-Perret and BNB movements and limited to a maximum of thirty-three pieces each. Hysek is no doubt the ...
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U-Boat - Bold, Aggressive, and Oversized [caption id="attachment_4263" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Italo Fontana U-Boat Wristwatch"][/caption] In the year 1942, the Fontana workshop was poised to produce a professional timepiece for the distinguished officers of the Italian Navy’s submarines (also known as U-boats). Though the project was ultimately scuttled, the distinctive drawings, color samples, and original materials were lovingly preserved for more than sixty years. In 2000, tab Fontana, a cousin of the workshops late founder realized a longtime company dream with the launch of the modern U-Boat brand. U-Boat watches, just like their original namesake, are bold, aggressive, and oversized. These ...
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