The Rubber Hits The Road: Techné is proud to Unveil their Tropic strap, made in Nitrile Rubber.

After seven months of development, Techné is proud to unveil their Tropic strap, made in nitrile rubber. Inspired by a design from the 1960's, our Tropic strap is made with nitrile rubber. Silicone is normally used for moulding polymer straps but it is not resistant to petroleum, which it can be exposed to in the field of aviation. In comparison, Nitrile rubber is impervious to petroleum and offers superior tear and abrasion resistance when maintained around body temperature.

The Founder Timepiece Collection from Griffin

 Men’s accessory brand Griffin is pleased to introduce its inaugural timepiece collection. The Founder Timepiece brings the simple yet bold style of the griffin brand to man’s most important accessory. Equally handsome, smart and versatile, the timepiece features a masculine watch face in black or white and a genuine leather strap in a selection of colorways.

GRIEB & BENZINGER presents a new white gold collection: Shades of Grey

 Even if the name of GRIEB & BENZINGER’s new collection Shades of Grey reminds some people of E. L. James’ successful trilogy—and they do have a cool, secretive fascination in common—the new white gold watches by GRIEB & BENZINGER tell their very own stories. As so often the case with this company, these two new creations from the masters of skeleton watches are the direct result of wishes from some of our customers, who are located all over the world.

Jack Spade Introduce its Inaugural Timepiece Collection for Spring 2013

 American men’s accessories and apparel brand Jack Spade is pleased to introduce its inaugural timepiece collection for Spring 2013. The 37-piece collection is comprised of five categories: sport, dress, pillow tank, dual time zone and an irreverent graphic series that nods to the brand’s satirical undertone.

Techné's modern interpretation of the classical flieger watch

Techné Instruments is proud to unveil the Harrier, a modern interpretation of the classical fliegeruhr (military pilot watch). Two years in the making, the display of the Harrier borrows cues from iconic navigation and timing instruments of the 20th century. The oversize minute tracks and Arabic numerals are inspired by altimeters and vintage German pilot timekeepers. The hollow luminous hands are borrowed from navigation compasses and the two dots by the 12 o'clock mark are borrowed from the British Wrist Watch Waterproof standard.

Triwa present their SS13 collection in collaboration with Alberto Seveso

When designing the Triwa collections, modern art and the artists Triwa admire constantly inspire them to create new interesting designs. Each season we turn the tables and ask a new, exciting artist to find inspiration in our latest collection and our motto: ADDING COLOUR. These collaborations always result in really attention-grabbing marriage between art and marketing, and provide us with plenty of additional inspiration for our work. 

This season, Italian creative and illustrator Alberto Seveso has created three stunning high-speed photographs for us, using only ink, water and a high-speed camera.

Valentine's Day Special with Techné Instruments

In prevision of Valentine's Day, Techné Instruments (www.technewatches.com) and participating resellers are offering a 25% discount on the Merlin collection:

• Ardent Watch in Alexandria, Virginia
• Minor Jewelry in Nashville, Tennessee
• Time2Give near Brussels, Belgium
• Techne Instruments online store in Yverdon, Switzerland

Parquet Inspired Watches by TRIWA

 For the autumn injection TRIWA has transformed their most stripped down watch, the Lomin into a ornamented masterpiece, Chevron Lomin. The watch features a dial  with a repeated chevron pattern, inspired by traditional Swedish wooden Parquet floors, in light yellow or dusky blue tones. The watch comes with a two piece braided bracelet made of vegetable tanned leather from the Swedish tannery Tärnsjö.