Nada Ghazal celebrates ‘Doors of Opportunity’ a new collection which champions the belief in the magic of new beginnings. The collection draws inspiration from the symbolism -and beauty- of doors, archways and locks, often seen as having huge spiritual importance and as a gateway between one life moment and another.
For its first participation at Only Watch 2023, the young independent watch brand Furlan Marri has teamed up with renowned watchmakers Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier to create an ultra-simplified, modular secular perpetual calendar. A unique watchmaking achievement that accounts for leap years and secular years.
A decade after the first automotive-inspired MB&F Machines, get ready for the silk-covered reveal of the latest HM8 Mark 2, the most technologically evolved model to date.
To a complete stranger, he would introduce himself as someone who was lost until “watchmaking saved my life”. This introspective and humble outlook on himself first, the world next, has fueled Max Büsser with hope and gusto throughout his personal and professional paths, which we’ve learned are intertwined by design.
It’s really hard to pigeonhole Singer Reimagined as a watch brand. Since it was first incepted in 2017, the brand has maintained an open growth philosophy that crosses over worlds, disciplines, and concepts. It makes sense, because Singer Reimagined was born under Singer Group, a household name for bespoke ultra-luxury restorations of the Porsche 911.
Founded in 1961, Raketa has long been known for producing watches of exceptional quality and durability. In the early days of the Soviet Union's space program, Raketa was tasked with creating a watch that could withstand the extreme conditions of space travel. The result was the Raketa 24-Hour Watch, which was worn by Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel to space, during his historic flight in 1961.
On June 17, 1985, Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud made history as the first Arab astronaut, first ever Muslim person and the first member of a royal family to travel to space. Aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-51-G) mission, Prince Sultan embarked on a journey that would inspire a generation of young Arabs and solidify his place in the annals of space exploration.
Since he entered the watchmaking world in the late 1990s, Manuel Emch’s views on the industry have been anything but conventional. In the past three years, he’s been credited with what many described as the comeback of Louis Erard. Emch is a stickler for speed and a spirited risk-taker in an industry that is, more often than not, neither. It makes sense, then, that Emch stepped in at Louis Erard’s fight-or-flight moment in the brand’s history.
Mishal Al Khodari’s first watch, a “classic and simple” Patek Philippe, was a family heirloom that was gifted by his mother during Mishal’s high school years and that belonged to his father. It was certainly not his last. Today, his timepiece treasure trove counts some 20-plus watches. Something old, something new, something bold, something blue – and zero regrets, at that.
In countryside Genève, it is somehow easy to get lost in Ludovic Ballouard’s cozy little atelier. Some childhood memorabilia here. Sketches of the first Upside Down there. Travel artifacts everywhere. If anyone can make a seemingly small space feel like an infinite realm of possibility, it is Ballouard. It seems fitting, then, that his atelier was once home to Avusy’s old post office, as though a portal to stories from around the world that have shaped his journey.
