
November 19, 2020387
Auctions are best suited to the sale of unique items that aren’t otherwise available on the market. For that reason, I always look forward to the interesting watches that are donated to the Only Watch auction series which is currently being...
moreRecently, while in Geneva, Switzerland, I had the opportunity to visit “manufacture DeWitt,” an impressive and resolutely niche high-end watch maker who produces almost everything themselves and is owned by Mr. Jerome DeWitt –...
moreWe love the ONLY WATCH auction that takes place every other year in Monaco for the support of charity. Why do we love it? Well a range of participating watch brands produce totally unique watches that are auctioned off for charity (Monegasque...
moreUsing black rubber, together with 18k rose gold in the caseband, is just another decidedly contemporary touch. It includes polished, satin-finished and bevelled surfaces and, between both chrono pushers, a massive crown whose engraved DeWitt...
moreEarlier in 2015, I had the opportunity to visit the watch manufacture of DeWitt in Geneva. The DeWitt brand has had its ups and downs over the years along with the global economy, but has recently really sorted out its organizational issues and...
moreDeWitt is a very niche Swiss brand that likes to remind you that owner Jerome DeWitt is a descendent of Napoleon Bonaparte. While that is kind of cool for him, the brand mostly gets our attention with technical horology and unexpected designs...
moreI began writing this article over a month ago in my mind, but haven’t begun reducing it to writing until now. It’s not that I struggle to find words suitable for this watch, rather, its a watch that inspires me to say so much. In...
moreBe it space or spaceship, the watches below are some of the coolest modern watches which honor or make actual use of elements far from the Earth. Imaginative watchmakers use meteorite dials or design their cases and movements to look like...
moreheight=”360″ width=”640″ allowfullscreen=”” frameborder=”0″> Yesterday in Monaco, the Only Watch 2013 auction was held and the results are in. The event is meant to raise money for a medical...
moreThe case (42.5 mm in diameter, 14.2 mm thick) also signifies a sporty design of a DeWitt design component, especially the “Imperial Columns” grooved pattern — a nod nod to the De Witt family’s aristocratic lineage —...
moreHere is a (growing) comprehensive list of all the one-of-a-kind watches made and donated by brands to the 2011 edition of the Only Watch charity auction to be held in Monaco in September. As of writing there are 34 participating Only Watch 2011...
moreOne of the reasons things such as tourbillons are so popular is that they not only exhibit the mechanical sophistication we so enjoy seeing, but they are highly animated. Just finding a means to show the balance wheel from the dial side is just...
more