Regulator

No Ordinary Times: Five Watches with Unusual Hours and Minutes Displays

However complex a watch may be in its array of functions, or how individual in its design, the vast majority of them still adhere to the familiar two-handed analog style when it comes to the basics of displaying hours and minutes. Here are five that do it a little differently, see from our latest visit...

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Jun 24, 2024 by WatchTime

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Louis Erard Introduces Le Régulateur Grand Feu Enamel with Donzé Cadrans

Louis Erard and Donzé Cadrans have teamed up for a limited edition of the independent Swiss brand’s Le Régulateur timepiece. As a result, Louis Erard’s signature model features a grand feu enamel dial, a first for the company. A traditional and time-consuming technique, grand feu involves a meticulous process in which layers of enamel are...

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Jun 10, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Meet the Régulateur Automatique 1942 Limited Edition from Aerowatch

Watches with regulator dials seem to be having a moment this year. Their special feature is the dial layout with the minute hand in the center and the hour and second hands on separate sub-dials. In the past, regulators were used by watchmakers as a reference for setting other watches. They were also at work...

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Apr 22, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

The Art of Reduction: Meet Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Olivier Mosset

An exceptional collaboration between renowned Swiss abstract artist Olivier Mosset who lives and works in Tucson, Arizona, and the watchmaker Louis Erard resulted in a minimalist black-on-black model with a stunning take on the classic regulator-style dial— a signature of the Swiss boutique brand. Translating the artist’s abstract, reductionist codes onto the watch face, the...

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Feb 19, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Showing at WatchTime New York 2023: Le Triptyque Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Khaki

Now less than two days away, WatchTime New York 2023 will bring together over thirty-five incredible brands for three days of hands-on showcases, fascinating industry panels, and plenty more horological experiences. Joining the event this year is independent Louis Erard, who will be presenting its latest collaborative project completed with the watchmaking artist Alain Silberstein...

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Oct 18, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Garrick Updates, and Upgrades, Its Charismatic Regulator

British watchmaking is making a strong comeback, and one of the forces behind this is Garrick, founded by David Brailsford and Simon Michlmayr. With an annual production of around 50 pieces a year, they are by no means a threat to any of the more established (Swiss) brands in terms of volume. In terms of...

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Jul 25, 2023 by Martin Green

In Memoriam: Gerd-Rüdiger Lang

The watch industry lost one of the greats. Gerd-Rüdiger Lang passed away on March 3rd in Munich at the age of 80. Gerd-Rüdiger has long been a fixture in the horological industry and is considered as a pioneer of the mechanical renaissance. In 1983, during the quartz crisis, Gerd-Rüdiger founded his own brand, Chronoswiss, in...

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Mar 6, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Off to New Adventures with Alpina’s New Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic

At this year’s Geneva Watch Days, Alpina presents a new generation of the Alpiner Extreme Regulator Automatic, which first debuted in 2005. The most striking features of the limited edition of 888 pieces are the cushion-shaped steel case, whose diameter was significantly reduced from 48 to 41mm, and the granite-gray dial decorated with an expressive...

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Aug 31, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Borrowed Time: Reviewing the Alpina Alpiner Regulator Automatic

Alpina was founded in 1883 and revived as the rugged, sporty sister brand of Frederique Constant in 2002 by the latter’s founders. One of the models that put the contemporary Alpina brand on the map was the skiing-themed Avalanche Regulator, which debuted in 2005 and married an unusual, semi-cushion-shaped steel case with a rare-for-its-time regulator-style...

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Nov 11, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

A Jewel of a Regulator: Harry Winston Adds Project Z15 Limited Edition to Ocean Collection

Harry Winston launched its inventively named Project Z series of high-luxury timepieces in 2004 as a showcase for its exclusive, in-house alloy Zalium, a lightweight, zirconium-based material with exceptional corrosion resistance. The new Project Z15 watch, released this year as a headliner within the jeweler-watchmaker’s Ocean collection, combines the Zalium case with a sophisticated movement...

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Jul 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Grand Regulator

The regulator dial is one of those niche styles in the wristwatch world. It never really had a “moment” but it’s been around for quite a while, and many watch brands have at least one in their portfolios in the interests of broadening their appeal. However, none have embraced the regulator style more than Chronoswiss, the maker of the watch reviewed here, the Sirius Flying Grand Regulator.

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Jul 14, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Chronoswiss Celebrates 20 Years of Regulator Tourbillons with Electric Blue Limited Edition

Having been founded in 1983, Lucerne-based Chronoswiss isn’t often a brand we think about when discussing heritage in watchmaking, but this week the brand showcased the unique contributions it has made in its relatively short history with the release of the new Open Gear Tourbillon. The watch is meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of...

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Nov 7, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Grand Regulator Night & Day in Rose Gold

Chronoswiss has built much of its reputation on its ability to conceive and execute numerous clever variations on the classical regulator dial — this year’s ReSec models being possibly the most prominent recent additions to the collection — and one of the most eye-catching spins on this classical arrangement can be found in the Flying...

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Jul 2, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Chronoswiss Marks Dual Anniversaries with Sirius Flying Regulator Open Gear Limited Edition

Lucerne-based Chronoswiss has long been credited with bringing the regulator dial into modern vogue. Thus it is appropriate that the brand's headliners from Baselworld 2018, a pair of limited editions celebrating both the brand's founding and the release of its first Régulateur timepiece, offer an intriguing new twist on the historical regulator design. Here's what you need to know about the Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Regulator Open Gear.

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Mar 30, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton

Lucerne-based Chronoswiss will be among the exhibiting watch brands at this year’s upcoming WatchTime New York event, held on October 13-14 in Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. In its first year at the event, the brand will be showcasing the Sirius Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton watch, now available in a blue-dialed version.

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Aug 29, 2017 by Caleb Anderson