If You’re Interested in Independent Watch Brands

Here's an exhaustive list of independent watchmaking’s movers and shakers.

By Andre Frois

URWERK UR-120 Blue Planet Marks the Final Chapter of One of Independent Watchmaking’s Most Daring Creations

Discover the URWERK UR-120 Blue Planet, a limited-edition luxury watch featuring satellite hours, futuristic design, and groundbreaking mechanics.

URWERK UR 100V LS Ceramic: When Time Becomes Distance & Light Finds Form

URWERK UR 100V LS Ceramic turns light speed into wearable art, blending cosmic science, radical materials, and avant garde watchmaking.

The Best New Watches Unveiled at Dubai Watch Week

More than 20 unforgettable timepieces made their debut at the 10th anniversary of Dubai Watch Week, emphasizing the importance of this fair.

Understanding the Intrigue Surrounding Steel Patek Philippes and the Phillips Decade One Auction

One of the four steel Patek Philippe Ref. 1518s ever made is poised to yield an eight-figure final bid next week.

Urwerk Introduces The UR-100V Magic T ‘Hunter Green’ Edition

Discover the UR-100V Magic T 'Hunter Green' edition, blending innovative design with advanced mechanics—limited to 35 pieces.

URWERK Unveils The UR-230 Polaris

The URWERK UR-230 Polaris redefines innovation with a white ceramic case, advanced mechanics, and bold aesthetics.

Introducing Urwerk’s Lethal New Timepiece: The UR-150 Scorpion

Urwerk is back with an electrifying innovation: the UR-150 Scorpion, a dramatic evolution of its iconic satellite hours complication.

Introducing the Urwerk UR-100V Stardust: A Celestial Timepiece Set With 400 Diamonds

URWERK has once again pushed the boundaries of watchmaking artistry with the unveiling of the UR-100V Stardust.

Urwerk Enters Into New Design Depths With The Launch Of The UR-120 Space Black

Known for pushing the boundaries of horological design, Urwerk just entered into a new dimension with the UR-120 Space Black.

Watch Of The Week: The New Urwerk UR-102 “Reloaded” 

A testament to the brand’s innovative approach to horology, the UR-102 “Reloaded” also embodies the orignial collection from Baselworld 1997.

SIHH Day 3: Passion Is What Drives The Industry

From every aspect, the mechanical watch is an obsolete instrument, yet we continue to have a love affair with it. It is, therefore, a passion that drives the industry and that is also clear when you look at the creations of many of the exhibitors at de SIHH. Because of that passion, they went above and beyond to create movements, complications, finishes and decorations that were not possible before, or continue a tradition that is often almost forgotten.

Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number: The Young Guns of Horology

In the luxury watch space, a brand’s long history is often touted as an advantage as it signals experience, longevity, and continued relevance. Some of the most recognized fine timepiece houses are well over a century old and some are even more than two. Yet, as old as watchmaking is, there’s always room for new companies with fresh ideas.

The Urwerk Work: 20 Years Of Innovation Put The ‘Work’ In “Urwerk’

If you’ve heard of a wave of watchmakers who represent the nouvelle horlogerie, then you certainly know the Swiss company Urwerk.

An Overview Of The Womens Watches At The GPHG

Ladies watches have always played an important role in the Grand Prix D'Horlogerie de Geneve, or GPHG, and the upcoming edition is no exception.

Four Very Futuristic Watches

How futuristic can a mechanical watch be? These four incredible, and unusual, watches will give you the answer to that question!

Ladies Watches: Diamonds Are Forever?

When it comes to ladies watches diamonds seem to be an almost mandatory ingredient, but why is this the case? And will this ever change?