March 14, 2012 - After 125 years, the Poinçoin de Genève has been upgraded for the 21st Century The Poinçoin de Genève or Geneva Hallmark (it is a stamped ‘hallmark’ rather than a ‘seal’) was created by the Swiss Canton of Geneva over 125 years ago to differentiate their esteemed haute horlogorie timepi...

February 24, 2012 - The first thing everyone noticed about George Daniels was the size of his hands.  How could he possibly make such wonderful watches with those big, clumsy looking hands? But, the hands weren’t clumsy. Daniels’s hands were as fast as a concert pianist’s and as steady as a surgeon’s. Those ha...