Jules Audemars Minute Repeater

As the oldest luxury watch maker to have remained in the hands of its founding families, Audemars Piguet follows their own unique vision. They list an impressive array of breakthroughs in their field, having created their first minute repeater watch in 1892, and their first jumping hour wristwatch in 1921. The brilliant Jules Audemars Minute Repeater boasts both of these features, as well as small …

Braun’s Iconic LCD Watch Reborn

One of our favorite watches celebrates Dieter Rams' impeccable style

In 1978 Braun issued the digital DW30 watch with a groundbreaking style departure designed by Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs. Retired in 1981, only 8,500 were made (4,500 first edition and 4,000 second edition), and most were sold in Germany. There were 200 black case watches also made, which are now highly collectible. I was lucky enough to find one of the originals years ago, …

Portuguese Hand-Wound Eight Days

The true watch aficionado regards the weekly winding of his wrist companion to be a consistently joyful ritual. With their in-house manufactured Calibre 59215, IWC Scaffhausen’s Portuguese Hand-Wound Eight Days ticks for a full week and then some following this beloved task. The face stays true to the original Portuguese design of the 1930s and includes a rail-track ring and a small seconds at six …