H. Moser & Cie: Inside an Unbrand
Everyone loves a maverick. The definition comes from husbandry: an unbranded stray calf that belongs to no one. Or a person or organization that refuses to conform.
Entries by Marton Radkai
Good Vibrations: Armin Strom reveals the Minute Repeater Resonance 12:59 First Edition
We all know that watchmakers love complications. Throughout history, the quest for ever greater chronometric precision has produced a wide range of mechanisms, like the tourbillon, which has been mastered by many and improved.
Hong Kong Watch Watch Design Competition Winners: Unleashing Young Designers!
Each year, the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, the Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades and Industries, and the Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd organize a make-to-sell award in two categories. Marton Radkai reveals the winners.
Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair: Wrap Up and Industry Outlook
The 43rd Hong Kong Watches and Clocks Exhibition closed its analog doors on Sunday, September 7th at the end of six intense days. Marton Radkai sums up with his final report from the fair.
Hong Kong Clock and Watch Fair: A Party with Benefits, plus a Typhoon!
Unlike the niche-like fairs in Geneva, the Hong Kong Clock and Watch Fair (HKCWF) located in the world’s second largest watch exporter after Switzerland, drives the energy to the next level. It focuses not only on watches of all types, from mechanicals to smart, but also on components, fashion, trade and commerce. Marton Radkai reports his impressions of the fair.
Hong Kong Takes Time with the 2024 Clock and Watch Fair (HKCWF) 3-7 September
If you need a change from the carpeted floors and the luxurious, calm, Gallican atmosphere of European fairs, Hong Kong’s Clock and Watch Fair (HKCWF) may well be just the right thing. Marton Radkai will be heading to that event for the second time to see what timekeepers the Asian market have in store ando to find out more about the trials, tribulations and trends of the industry there and globally.
Paul Gerber: Independent Watchmaker, Renaissance Man, And Creator Of World’s Most Complicated Watch And World’s Smallest Wooden Clock – Reprise
A world-class micro-engineer, industrial designer, metalwork artist and accountant walk into a bar, and the barman asks . . . yes, Marton Radkai is talking about independent watchmaker Paul Gerber. Find out more about this genius right here!
Paul Gerber: Renaissance Man And Creator Of World’s Most Complicated Watch And Smallest Wooden Clock – Reprise
The era of the master visionary and maker may be dead and gone in many other industries, but to create a beautiful watch, like composing a beautiful string quartet, you need a Beethoven, a Haydn, or a Brahms not a committee of brainstormers dreaming up target groups. Paul Gerber is up there with the giants, and Marton Radkai explains why.
Paul Gerber: Renaissance Man And Creator Of World’s Most Complicated Watch And Smallest Wooden Clock
A world-class micro-engineer, industrial designer, metalwork artist and accountant walk into a bar, and the barman asks . . . yes, Marton Radkai is talking about independent watchmaker Paul Gerber. Find out more about this genius right here!