Month: April 2019

In 1868, American designer Florentine Ariosto Jones immigrated to Switzerland, merging American ambition with centuries of Swiss engineering to create an atelier whose watches would embody both traditions beautifully. IWC Schaffhausen watches were the first timepieces to implement the innovation of a digital (featuring digits, in this case) hour and minute display. Rich with innovation … [Read more…]

Watches exist in a strange middle ground: They’re not wholly necessary anymore, but people still adore them for their aesthetic grace. What does that mean for the way that watches are designed? The fact that watches straddle the line between “classic” and “modern” is the root for the assertion that the finest watches are those … [Read more…]