close

Het nieuwste horlogenieuws!

News

Remembering Karel Hubert

by Lex Stolk on
Here at 0024 we are in the business of time. And right now we really hate time. We want to turn back time because our founding editor Karel Hubert has passed away last Thursday, April 16 at the early age of 65 and we really, really miss him. It was his own choice to stop his time here on earth and we respect that. But that doesn’t mean we don’t want to go back in time to be able to listen to his incredible anecdotes, his snappy one-liners or hearing him talk about an obscure artist he discovered recently.
read more
News

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Sound Lab At Harrods

by Lex Stolk on
To celebrate the festive season, Jaeger-LeCoultre brings the essence of the Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux to the iconic Fine Watch Room of Harrods in London, from November 28th to January 14th 2015. In a major tribute to striking watches, there will be the opportunity to explore the different facets of this sophisticated complication.
read more
Watch of the Year

European Watch of the Year 2014: the winning watches!

by Lex Stolk on
Stéphane Linder and Marc Deckenbrock
Wybe van der Gang (left) and 0024 Chairman Harry Wijnschenk
Christiaan van der Klaauw (left) and Daniël Reintjes (middle)
Rodolphe De Pierri
Peter Stas
Pascal Raffy
Mikael Sandström
The results of 0024 European Watch of the Year Awards 2014 have been announced! The panel of five judges, consisting of expert and passionate watch aficionados and professionals Sid Vasili, Charlotta Eriksson, Kirsten Kilby, Lex Stolk and Chairman Harry Wijnschenk has chosen the following watches:
read more
News

Napoleon’s DNA in DeWitt watches

by Lex Stolk on
A historic sale of the private collection of HRH Prince Louis II of Monaco, the greatgrandfather of HRH Prince Albert of Monaco, was held in Fontainebleau on 16th November this year. Viviane de Witt, CEO of the DeWitt company, acquired two lots containing strands of the Emperor's hair, with the intention of enclosing them in DeWitt watches so that admirers of the Emperor can carry his DNA on their wrists.
read more
News

Citizen shoots an inspiring movie: ‘Better Starts Now’

by Lex Stolk on
A great little watch movie with a message and looks awesome. The film ‘Better Starts Now’ was made by Dutch commercial maker Johan Kramer, production company 100% Halal and agency Wieden+Kennedy Tokio for Citizen and shows the philosophy of the Japanese brand that it’s always possible to improve. Now is the time to start improving according to Citizen and it tells that message in short movie that was shot at a watchmaker’s workbench and the black and white images were shot with original camera’s from the 30’s and 80’s.
read more
News

Farewell Mr. Weil

by Lex Stolk on
Mr. Raymond Weil, founder and Honorary President of Raymond Weil Genève, passed away peacefully at age 87, on January 26, 2014. In 1976 Raymond Weil had the courage - in the middle of the most severe watch industry crisis - to found his own company and turned his idea of
read more
News

Gazing at the stars with Christiaan van der Klaauw

by Lex Stolk on
The astronomical watches made by Christiaan van der Klaauw are nothing short of breathtaking. Wearing a mechanical universe on the wrist is really something special. Dutch jewellers Van Hell Juweliers brought watches and stars together at the Bussloo observatory. When people looked up, they saw the stars; when people looked down, they saw stars in watches.
read more
Watch of the Year

0024 European Watches of the Year 2013

by Lex Stolk on
In June the 0024 European Watch of the Year jury gathered at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge. They were there to judge the finest watches of the previous year, which were brought before them one by one, in their six categories. It’s fair to say there were several
read more
Newer Posts