In the five years since Unimatic exploded onto the watch scene with its minimalist watches that are both affordable and built in strictly limited numbers, it’s the Modello Uno diver that’s garnered the most media attention. But the Italian microbrand’s Modello Due field watch is an equally novel proposition, boasting a rugged stainless-steel case, a clean and easy-to-read dial and a reliable automatic Seiko movement.
“A creative adult is a child who survived.” A dominant force in the horological world, the Swiss company MB&F is the birthchild of Maximillian Büsser, a man known for his wild creativity and love of science fiction and automobiles. Perhaps unsurprisingly, both are reflected in his radical creations – watches or three-dimensional kinetic sculptures designed to rebel against the rules of corporate watchmaking.
The extraordinary history of the Swiss-German watchmaker Hanhart can be traced back to 1882, when Johann A. Hanhart founded his eponymous company in the small town of Diessenhofen in northeast Switzerland. In the 138 years since then, Hanhart has forged a reputation for building rugged chronographs for the German air force and mechanical stopwatches, the latter inevitably intrinsically linking the brand to the worlds of sport and motor racing.
