Wei Koh

3 weeks ago | revolutionwatch.com | Wei Koh

What you will see on this page, in glorious technical detail, are three timepieces heralding the rebirth of Urban Jürgensen. And they should tell you everything about the brand’s current owners — The Rosenfield Family and Kari Voutilainen — and their boundless ambition for their brand.

1 month ago | revolutionwatch.com | Wei Koh

Words by Wei KohThe Alterum Worldtimer returns with two bold new colorways: an exuberant gold, aptly named the Los Angeles Edition, and a stealthy black and gold version dubbed the New York Edition. The former captures the iconic hues of the city’s sunsets, while the latter reflects the essence of a nighttime view of the city that never sleeps. Both editions are priced at CHF 2,850 (excl. taxes) and available in a limited edition of 100 pieces.

1 month ago | revolutionwatch.com | Wei Koh

You are told to never meet your heroes. Just in case they don’t live up to your lofty expectations. So I approached my first meeting with Angelo Bonati at the 2004 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève (SIHH) with some amount of trepidation. This was, after all, the man who resurrected Officine Panerai, and transformed its military tool watches, the Radiomir and Luminor Marina, into the hottest luxury timepieces on the planet.

1 month ago | revolutionwatch.com | Wei Koh

Originally published on April 3, 2018, this article has been updated and republished to reflect on the enduring legacy of Angelo Bonati. Panerai was THE brand that ignited my interest in horology in my late 20s. Without even understanding the brand’s roots in the Italian Navy, I somehow sensed a pragmatic heroism encoded into its genetic blueprint. My brain took in Panerai like this: 1) Its size — which at 44mm in diameter, in the context of the late ’90s, was positively totemic.

1 month ago | revolutionwatch.com | Wei Koh

Originally published on May 17, 2016, this article has been updated and republished to reflect on the enduring legacy of Angelo Bonati. Panerai was THE brand that ignited my interest in horology in my late 20s. Without even understanding the brand’s roots in the Italian Navy, I somehow sensed a pragmatic heroism encoded into its genetic blueprint. My brain took in Panerai like this:Its size — which at 44mm in diameter, in the context of the late ’90s, was positively totemic.