A photo of the NH Fifty Five Timascus Guilloche has been just released on Instagram, so here is one for you as well. Thank you for your patience!  Truly humbling: the Instagram followers went crazy; over 600 likes, 60 comments, orders and shares. All we can reply with is: thank you for your support.  We are already onto the next step: as we speak, ten new Timascus dials are being made, one at a time, to be released in the most vibrant colours you can imagine. Then, ten movements in matching colours will be produced as well. What will happen after that - is yet ..read more

  I literally do.   Surely, there are thousands of watches that would do the trick, but nothing beats Astron. Especially if you are a 'light sleeper'. You set your mental clock to 4:30, but you keep checking the time every 10 minutes from 3am onwards. The more important the reason to get up, the lighter the sleep. That's me. And probably every other person over the age of fifty five.   Having an Astron under the pillow is not just about time. Astron serves as a 'dummy for grown ups'. You slide your hand underneath your pillow, and you are comforted by the r ..read more

https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolex-milgauss-auction-1234843638/ Last weekend, a Rolex Milgauss sold at Phillips Auction Geneva for $A3,750.000. Almost four million dollars! Yes it was a complete set in very fine condition, showing very little wear. But my goodness, that is absolutely crazy money for a vintage Rolex. As reported: "A bidding war ensued between an American collector and a buyer who was, reportedly, shopping on behalf of Rolex. Seemingly determined to add the watch to their private collection, it was the unidentified buyer who s ..read more

  Today is the most important day on our calendar.   We were born on May 17, 2012. On that day, two seemingly unrelated events coincided, creating the cornerstone of what is known as the 'Rebelde movement'. The first event was the final letter from a major Swiss watch brand denying access to spare parts for Australian watchmakers, which simply meant the end of our existence as independent repairers. The second event, which occurred later that day, was the realisation that in order to stay in business and continue our battle for mere survival, we had to start our own watch ..read more

  I know we are days - if not hours - away from the point in time when some person out there would find 'small wrist' offensive enough to start a global protest. But that won't be a man. Let me be absolutely clear: having smaller wrists doesn't mean that you're a weak man or that you're not man enough. It just means that you will find an XL watch slightly uncomfortable. That's all.  Daniel Craig has a small wrist - but no one in his right mind would think of him as weak or not manly. On the contrary! And no women would reject an invitation to a romantic dinner ..read more

  The Mark II booklet is here. Yes, the old fashioned booklet printed on actual paper. "But who in this day and age prints booklets? Wouldn't a downloadable pdf document be far more appropriate, user and environment friendly, and definitely cheaper?" - you rightly ask. Maybe, and maybe not. The Mark II booklet is not about money or convenience. And certainly not about friendliness. Our booklet is not a cuddly adoring puppy, playfully looking in your eyes, waiting for treat. Our Mark II booklet is Cerberus, guarding the gates of hell. Let me get str ..read more

  As I am holding (handling, photographing, pulling apart!) this lovely ALBA Pepsi, I am simply amazed by how cheap this watch really is. This has to be the best value for money from the ‘Seiko stable’. Obviously, the reason for such ‘affordability’ is because of Seiko’s manufacturing power: Seiko is a multibillion dollar business that covers every segment of the watch market – from the humble entry level ALBA, to mid stream Seiko, to the super grand Grand Seiko models. If there is one thing you should take from today’s newsletter it is this: you simply cannot go w ..read more

  As many of you already know, our workshop in Brookvale has evolved over the last years. Not only do we make watches like the NH3 and MK II, we also have a separate business that focuses on making high precision components for parallel sectors. Scientific instrumentation, opto-mechanics, quantum computing and medical parts to name a few. This separate business, called NH Micro has been growing rapidly in the last 3 years, the growth has exposed us to some quite incredible projects. We've talked about a few in this newsletter. Building telescopes that will inquire d ..read more

As we've mentioned previously, we will be entering the Louis Vuitton competition for independent watchmakers. There are just under 2 months left before the deadline closes, so we are working full steam ahead to finish up the watch that we will be entering into the competition! Currently Declan (our Canadian CNC machinist) is working on the case for that watch. Cases are not an easy part to make, but Declan is almost completely autonomously handling the project. Here are a few pictures of the case in-progress! Josh ..read more

  In 1975, after a complaint from a saturation diver, Seiko began designing the perfect watch to meet the needs of this particular market. After 5 years, the world's most advanced diving watch, nicknamed the "Tuna", was created. The nickname came from the watch's cylindrical slab of lug-less casing. Due to the brilliant design of this watch by Seiko engineers, led by Iko Tokunga, this watch was able to wholly meet the needs of this market and instantly became a modern classic for Seiko. With a watch that could not be affected by helium ga ..read more