The life of a watch journalist must be a tough one. The opportunity to live your passion every day, working alongside your favorite companies, getting to swap watches on the reg
Ever since President Harry Truman wore one during his time in office, the Vulcain Cricket has graced plenty of presidential wrists. In fact, it probably deserves the nickname "President" more than the gold Rolex Day-Date. Almost every single President in the past 60-odd years has
For lovers of car-themed watches, there's Autodromo. It's been around since 2011, the brainchild of designer Bradley Price. Price, a life-long car nut, mixes vintage vibe and minimalist design sense to create car-inspired watches with modern flair. He only releases one watch a year in order
These watches are not created for everyone. If you happen to stumble across a Sarpaneva watch, that's the clear message you'll get. Stepan Sarpaneva, an independent Finnish watchmaker, cut his teeth in complicated watchmaking with stints at Piaget and Parmigiani. In 2003, he left Switzerland for Helsinki.
Tinkering is a part of Bremont's heritage. It's funny to talk about heritage for a luxury watch brand started in 2007, but when compared to Swiss match manufactures who have hundred-year histories, Bremont is still in its untested infancy. But, for a brand that's only been
Crown & Caliber’s Watchtoberfest celebration of the best, most storied German timepieces continues with a look at what is considered the gateway to high-end German watches—NOMOS Glashütte, more commonly referred to as NOMOS. Just like the majority of German-made luxury watches, NOMOS is based in the
Most luxury watch companies are proud of their long histories. But Bell & Ross is quite the opposite—just 24 years old, it’s done a great deal in surprisingly little time. In 1992, designer Bruno Belamich and entrepreneur Carlos Rosillo (Bell and Ross, respectively) set out to
For most modern-day watch wearers, a moon phase watch is probably not the most necessary of complications, but it’s certainly one of the coolest-looking. Rather than the hands-and-numbers standard seen in most timepieces, moon phase watches tend to have a more creative and artistic interpretation of
Crown & Caliber interviewed Uwe Ahrendt, CEO of the independent watch brand, NOMOS. Read what he had to say about what sets NOMOS apart from other watch brands and what his goal is for NOMOS. In what ways is the ethos of NOMOS Glashütte similar to
Crown and Caliber is currently consigning a Speake Marin Serpent Calendar. The Speake Marin Serpent Calendar is one of the most recognizable Speake Marin models with its Piccadilly case, blued steel hands, and serpentine hand that indicates the day. The white enamel dial features black Roman numerals that
