For some connoisseurs, the Calatrava wristwatch is the most powerful expression of pure watchmaking craftsmanship. The Calatrava also plays a decisive role in the history of the last family-owned watch brand in Geneva. When the Stern family took over the business in 1932, wristwatches were far from enjoying the reputation they enjoy today. But the Sterns recognized the great future that pocket watches would have on the wrist.

Do you ever get the feeling watchmaking seems to be a load of same-old, same-old? Frederique Constant definitely knows how to freshen things up in style. The Geneva manufactory’s Manchette, absent from the collection for over twenty years, is now back with a sexy, glamrock take on what must surely count as a definitive cuff watch: a graceful bracelet embossed with a square Clou de Paris pattern that’s echoed on the dial (also square), available in four different versions to suit your every whim: one jewel-set piece, two mineral alternatives in malachite and onyx, and a fourth version in matte silver.

May 7th 2025 Zum Muttertag Mother’s Day is more than just a date on the calendar. It is a moment to pause

The 2000s are back - not only on the catwalks and in the playlists, but also in the world of haute horlogerie. Models from the millennium are experiencing a stylish revival, and one of the most exciting reinterpretations comes from Munich: The Erwin Sattler manufactory presents a remake of its legendary precision pendulum clock '1799' - The 'Metallica 1799' is more modern, more technical and more limited.