For a country so known for conservatism, the Swatch D’Schwizer timepiece is a rare public display of Swiss humor. Page 1 of the 2012 Swatch Group annual investor report is humorously decorated with satirical versions of each of the 26 Swiss cantonal coat of arms (you can see the official Switzerland canton coat of arms list here on Wikipedia).
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Is Fossil Ready For An $895 Swiss Automatic Watch?
A few years ago I used to joke that you’d never see an article about Fossil on aBlogtoWatch. So this is actually the very first one. Yea, I know that sounds snobby…
LAST CHANCE: Frederique Constant Watch Making Trip + Watches Giveaway
Have you entered the December 2012 holiday giveaway on aBlogtoWatch? Second and third place winners get their choice of Frederique Constant or Alpina watches while the first place winner gets an all-expenses paid trip to Geneva to build and take home their very own watch with an in-house made movement.
GIVEAWAY: Travel To Geneva, Build An In-House Frederique Constant, Keep The Watch
aBlogtoWatch and Swiss watch maker Frederique Constant present you with a very special giveaway opportunity. This month you can win an all-expenses paid trip to Geneva, Switzerland to visit the Frederique Constant/Alpina manufacture.
How Ulysse Nardin Beautifully Makes Watches Part 6
Ulysse Nardin has recently produced a beautiful corporate movie displaying the people and methods behind the production of watches are their facilities in Switzerland.
How Ulysse Nardin Beautifully Makes Watches Part 5
Ulysse Nardin has recently produced a beautiful corporate movie displaying the people and methods behind the production of watches are their facilities in Switzerland.
How Ulysse Nardin Beautifully Makes Watches Part 4
Ulysse Nardin has recently produced a beautiful corporate movie displaying the people and methods behind the production of watches are their facilities in Switzerland.
How Ulysse Nardin Beautifully Makes Watches Part 3
Ulysse Nardin has recently produced a beautiful corporate movie displaying the people and methods behind the production of watches are their facilities in Switzerland.
How Ulysse Nardin Beautifully Makes Watches Part 2
Ulysse Nardin has recently produced a beautiful corporate movie displaying the people and methods behind the production of watches are their facilities in Switzerland.
How Ulysse Nardin Beautifully Makes Watches Part 1
Ulysse Nardin has recently produced a beautiful corporate movie displaying the people and methods behind the production of watches are their facilities in Switzerland.
Aged Automata & Other Clockwork Creations In Swiss Watch Museums
Mechanical magic is a thing of wonder and myth. For centuries artisans skilled with tools and gears have been engineering the impossible.
Jaeger-LeCoultre: Making Timepieces In The Heart Of Watch Country
I am in Switzerland – in the Jura mountains to be exact – and it is snowing. As a California guy I don’t see much snow. In fact, the only times I have really seen snow in my life has been in Europe. The place looks like something out of a Christmas card. There is [...]
Inside Nivarox – The Heart Of The Swiss Watch Industry
Nivarox is probably the most important company in the entire world of Swiss watch making. Now owned by the Swatch Group, Nivarox makes the vast majority of the parts that make mechanical watch movements function. Today the company’s official name is “Nivarox FAR” and I finally now what that means. The term allows you to [...]
Inside Dubois-Depraz – Empire Of The Watch Movement Module
On an uncommonly warm day in early October I visited a place few watch writers go – the manufacture (well one of them) of Dubois-Depraz. High-up in the mountainous region of Switzerland’s famous Vallee de Joux the factory sits among many famous watch brands. Dubois-Depraz is a key cog in the watch industry you know [...]
The Making Of Piaget Watches
Up in the mountains of Switzerland watch movements are made. Down in the city of Geneva watches are borne. The contrast between the people who make the inside of watches and the outside of them is a benefit to the industry. You want watchmakers to be focused, hard workers who dedicate their lives to building [...]
SIHH 2011 Recap: Safe Bet For the Watch World
SIHH 2011 is an event I almost did not attend — but I am glad that I did. The story of my journey to this year’s invite-only International Salon of Haute Horology is however, another story. The expansive halls of world’s ‘other’ most important watch show are a temple of luxury and industry chimes — [...]
