Blog

Bravur Geography Series - Sophisticated Style No Matter What The Occasion

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Bravur is an independent watch company founded in the year 2011. The two owners of the brand set out to create a watch that is designed to give you unmatched, sophisticat...

Gruppo Gamma - The combat divers watch

Gruppo Gamma is a well-known name for micro-brand fans; The Singapore based manufacturer, with a very low production of 1.000-2.000 watches per year, is also considered by its fans to be one of the...

Zahnd & Kormann - Launching A Second Collection With A Diver & GMT

Hoping to completely change the way the Swiss timepiece industry works, the Zahnd & Kormann watch company has emerged. Disrupting both the manners in which Swiss watches are made and sold, the ...

Formex watches: COSC-certified high-tech for the wrist

Formex, the small but fine watch manufacturer with its headquarters in the city of Biel / Bienne in Switzerland, has withdrawn completely from the retail business in 2016 after its founding in 1999...

Le Jour - Tributes to the classics of the 1960s-70s

In response to the quartz crisis, Le Jour has risen from the ashes like a phoenix. The French company, which has distributed Heuer chronographs in Europe (overseas under the macro name "Yema") simi...

Squale diving watches

The name "Squale" has latin origins, which means “shark”, from which the famous shark logo was created. In the beginning, the founder C. von Büren produced high quality watchcases for other watch m...

Martenero Delivers Unique And Classic Timepieces

When it comes to classic timepieces, many watch companies will produce traditional style watches en masse without much attention to individuality. They focus on recreating the classic timepieces wi...

The Atto Verticale Origin Collection Now Available At WatchBandit

For watch collectors that seem to have a lot of repeat styles in their collections and want to aim for something new, the Atto Verticale collection of Origin watches is for you. These watches featu...

How to determine the "lug width" of your watch

The lug width or lug size of a watch describes the space between the two lugs of a watch case. Between the lugs, the strap is fitted to the watch case with the help of spring bars. Single pieced Pe...

NOMOS Takes Home A Price At Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genèva

At this year's Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genèva, NOMOS Glashütte took home a prize for their Tangente Update. NOMOS Glashütte is the first watchmaking company that is not Swiss-based to win in thi...