Journal of a watch fan in the city of watchmaking

I moved to Bienne 4 years ago, for reasons unrelated to watchmaking. I work in Zurich, for a "tech" company, and Bienne was the closest...

Guest Post - For the first time on MIB, a post not written by yours truly, but by a guest author, conveniently also called Alex. Alex is...

Erich Fehr has been the mayor of Bienne since 2011. Bienne, Biel in German, is a city of 55,000 people and the largest bilingual city in...

A few months ago, like many watch enthusiasts do every week, I posted a photo of an Omega Speedmaster on Instagram with the...

Meeting and interviewing Jan Edöcs, CEO of Doxa Watches, was special in two ways. First, he heads a brand that is among the true legends...

3 months ago, Villiger, the historical Rolex authorized dealer in Bienne, stopped distributing the brand. Why exactly this relationship...

When one thinks of watch brand museums in Bienne, Omega and Swatch inevitably come to mind. Both companies have considerably invested in...

Watches are very much about provenance. Where a timepiece was made is a key part of its history, its quality and, well, its value. Many...

Update: target reached 10 days before the campaign closing, thank you to all the donors! While 2,000 CHF is obviously a modest amount at...

Alex lives in Paris. He and his wife are the proud parents of four daughters. Alex is also a watch person. In particular, he has a thing...

After posting about this on Instagram today, and some of the feedback I received, I thought it would be worth going a bit deeper on the...

10 days have now passed since the MoonSwatch was introduced to the world. I don't think anyone expected the frenzy the as made in Bienne...

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of seeing quite a few watch companies from the inside. But visiting Horage's research and...

An unprecedented measure is set to take place as of the beginning of the next school year in Bienne: starting Monday, August 15 2022, all...

Both the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch and Swatch have made history in their own right over the past decades. Yesterday, in...

Founded just 15 years ago, Horage is one of the most recent Bienne watch companies. While it doesn't have the household recognition of...

When one thinks Bienne and OMEGA, images of the large facilities by the Suze river come to mind. Combining historical buildings and...

Time seems to slow down as one walks from the city traffic on Bienne’s rue de Boujean to the majestic Villa Renfer. Facing the Suze...

All watch aficionados know of the Accutron, a revolutionary movement introduced to the public by New York's Bulova Watch Company in...

On a sunny Friday morning in February, Raynald Aeschlimann, the President and CEO of Omega, opened his office to Made in Bienne. After a...

For the third episode of the “Bienne Makers”series, we have the privilege of being hosted at the headquarters of Hamilton International...

To anyone who follows the world of watch collecting, it's no secret that Rolex supply is nowhere close to meeting the ever-increasing...