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The Tourbillon’s story: Where it came from, why we still have it and where it’s going

A Complex Craft is a Beautiful One Watchmaking is an inherently superfluous and over-complicated industry. At its very core, it provides us with a...

What will the 2020 Rolex novelties look like?

The DiscussionThere is one discussion in the watch community that is ever-present, and it comes around like clockwork. What will this year's watche...

What have Audemars Piguet and Tudor just given us?

Busy Week While this year seemed like it was going to be a slow year for novelties, it has picked up a bit recently. The following week or so, in p...

F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance and Tourbillon Souverain

The F.P. Journe MottoIn the arena of independent watchmakers, few brands command as much widespread marvel, appreciation and adoration as F.P. Jour...

Audemars Piguet

Phoenix from the AshesThere are very few brands in the world of watchmaking that can claim to have revolutionised the industry with a single watch...

MB&F x H. Moser & Cie

The collaboration we didn't know we needed. Independent Watchmaking The world of independent watchmaking gets more and more crowded as time goes ...

Is Patek Philippe's Aquanaut a modern icon?

The History of the Aquanaut Released in 1997 during the midst of the .com bubble, the Patek Philippe Aquanaut was the brand's attempt to expand int...

The Watch Stand x Maison Gris

The Strive for Excellence Here at The Watch Stand, we have always been passionate about our handcrafted watch stands and the place they occupy in t...

Artisans de Genève

Modern Swiss watchmaking with a unique twist every time. Customisation and timepieces are two things that have always gone hand in hand. From their...

The Watch Stand wants to contribute during COVID-19

We want to help in any possible way we can, to battle this pandemic and support our local heroes. Some of us in The Watch Stand team have a direct ...

Introducing The Watch Stand Duo and our new website

Since we released the first version of The Watch Stand in 2018, the size and proportions have remained more or less unchanged. We have very close c...

March Update

Hi and welcome back to the blog! As it is uncertain times right now we want to reach out to every one of you who reads this - take care of yourself...

Start of 2020 and plans ahead!

Welcome to our first blog post! This blog will take you behind The Watch Stand scene, and we will make sure to keep you updated with latest news fr...