Speake-Marin Renaissance

It's been an amazing ride. And doesn't the time just fly away in a blink? It was definitely not easy. The brand was founded in 2005 in the summer. There was no product for two years. Almost everything was running off of Busser's savings. The first product

Well my Wabi interpretation is certainly as wrong as it could get. What I'm actually looking for is more like, aged with grace. And not to forget, there are Western approaches to this topic as well, I guess even more suitable ones. Aficinados may also thi

timepiece. A lot of brands have the issue of tinkering with their aesthetic designs to accommodate a certain movement. Another next door neighbour to VC is also no stranger to this. In fact in their case it is much worse. But this Traditionelle Chronograp

But for me the best watch in this class is Blancpain complete calendar. The new system, correctors under the lugs, make it very appealing. Furthermore,, this Blancpain is one of the watches that started the renaissance of mechanical watches. Best, Kari

... since there are several nice colour versions available, with just a hint of red/orange, gold etc. My problem with it is the 70s design. I always was convinced that in the books on the history of industrail design, the Seventies would be always marked

congrats to one of our favorite watchmaker Peter Speake Marin on being preselected for the Geneva Watching Grand Prix for his breathtaking Renaissance Tourbillon Minute Repeater. Good luck Peter!! best, Horo

Peter Speake-Marin at BaselWorld 2012 Peter highlighted two new watches at BaselWorld. The Serpent Calendar a reinterpretation of one of his most successful models, and the Renaissance open face tourbillon minute repeater. This message has been edited by

One of the treats for our group during the week of SIHH was a visit with Peter Speake-Marin at his new quarters -- a very pleasant facility in a light-industrial park area. Since I have the pleasure of seeing Peter fairly often, I didn't do a lot of photo

Press Release: Presenting the Renaissance Tourbillon Minute Repeater by Speake-Marin Speake-Marin unveils Renaissance, an open-dial, tourbillon minute-repeater that announces the time as spectacularly as it announces an important new dawn for Speake-Marin

Press Release: Presenting the Renaissance Tourbillon Minute Repeater by Speake-Marin Speake-Marin unveils Renaissance, an open-dial, tourbillon minute-repeater that announces the time as spectacularly as it announces an important new dawn for Speake-Marin