Interview: Watchmaker Kari Voutilainen

Talking complications, creativity and the future of design in horlogerie with one of its masters

Kari Voutilainen made his first watch in 1994. In 2002, he would launch his eponymous watch brand for which nearly every component is made in-house. A brand that over the years would release firsts, from complications to finishes and beyond. Voutilainen—who hails from Lapland, Finland but resides in Môtiers, Switzerland—continues to impress with his vision and execution—his finishing is among the best in the industry. …

Imagining the Buick Avista Concept Car

Insight from the designers who brought the brand's stunning vehicle to life

If social media acts as an effective indicator of an event’s pulse then in many ways the Buick Avista represented the heart of Detroit Auto Show (officially known as NAIAS, or the North American International Auto Show). The striking concept car is well designed and highly nuanced, intentionally created to bring Buick back to its heritage as a design icon. The Avista’s design team blended …

IWC’s New, Smaller Pilot’s Watches

A return to smaller watches with refined details

For almost 150 years now, IWC Schaffhausen has produced some of the most popular and well-received Swiss-made watches. Over the last few years, and simultaneous with a global consumer trend toward bigger-is-better, IWC began producing timepieces with larger cases—some of which referenced the larger-cased watches from their heritage. In fact, their original Pilot’s watches from the ’30s and ’40s (built for the military) were 55mm …