What gives you the licence to do that?

Article by Andy Barnham, Rupert Watkins

What gives you the licence to do that? Riddle continues its look at the British watch industry and talks to Mike France, co- founder of Christopher Ward. There’s a lot of kudos associated with ‘Made in Great Britain'; how have you found being British affects your position in the watch market? We have a very strong British aesthetic in our design, especially …

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Jumping Hour MkIII

Article by Andy Barnham

Jumping Hour MkIII Christopher Ward launch the C9 Jumping Hour Mark III Smaller dress watch? Here is 40mm. Want a Swiss made watch? This is made in Biel, Switzerland. Need a power reserve? Here is a 38hr reserve. Yes, yes and yes again from Chris Ward. Share PostTwitterFacebookGoogle +1Email

Flying with Valour

Article by Andy Barnham, Rupert Watkins

Flying with Valour With British watch making enjoying a renaissance, Riddle explores the brands at the forefront of the movement. We start with a Q&A with the founder and MD of Valour Watch Company, Mark Daniel.   My great-uncle who was 25 at the time, died while piloting a bombing mission in 1943. I can remember when I first learnt about …

Christopher Ward Creates Waves

Christopher Ward Creates Waves Christopher Ward announce a new expression of their iconic C60 Trident Dive/Sport family with a radical re-engineering and design advancement across the new generation of the brand’s most popular range. This detailed re-definition of Trident extends to the case-back, with the Trident logo deep- stamped into the stainless steel plate, producing a 3D appearance that was …

A Girl’s Best Friend

Article by Andy Barnham

A Girl’s Best Friend   Photographer: Andy Barnham Hair and Make Up: Christiane Bazynski Model: Eva Smite at BMA Models Photo Assistants: Chris Ingham and Jonathan Wrather Many Thanks To: CODE by Donald Edge Mappin&Webb GUY&MAX Patrick Mavros Versace available from Monnier Frerès Roberto Cavalli available from Monnier Frerès Helene Zubeldia available from Monnier Frerès Share PostTwitterFacebookGoogle +1Email