Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Nomos Wristwatches

January 24, 2011 by  
Filed under Featured Watches, Nomos

Nomos – A Watch that Younger People Can Afford Nomos’s owner and creative head Roland Schwertner was interested in making a watch that younger people could afford and enjoy without it having to be battery driven or plastic. So he thought up the Club. These are post-puberty, really adult-looking watches that will last one’s whole [...]

Hamilton U.S. 66 Power Reserve

October 17, 2010 by  
Filed under Hamilton, Timepieces

Hamilton U.S. 66 – A Great Automotive Wristwatch There are a lot of automotive wristwatches out there. In fact, we had a really tough time picking only our ten favorites back in December ’06. But once in a while, a new one comes along that makes us stop and take notice. This is one such [...]

BRM Luxury Men’s Wristwatches

October 7, 2010 by  
Filed under BRM, Timepieces

Quality Not Quantity at BRM The success of BRM watches will not hinge on mass production. “Quality not quantity, is our goal,” Bernard Richards proudly proclaims. For him, the true sign of luxury lies in “technical skills and perfection in all stages of manufacture.” All major operations needed for making a wristwatch—such as encasing, assembling, [...]

U-Boat Men’s Wristwatches

U-Boat – Bold, Aggressive, and Oversized 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. [...]

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