Peter Speake-Marin

Minty Fresh: Speake-Marin Launches the One&Two Openworked Dual Time Mint

Bright dial colors are on the rise this year, with many notable brands, including Cartier and Oris, adding their own variations on this springtime trend at the recently wrapped Watches & Wonders exhibition. Speake-Marin, an independent haute horlogerie brand tracing its design DNA to the distinctive vision of its eponymous British founder, also joined the...

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May 10, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

SIHH 2019:

Speake-Marin Makes Chiming History with Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Légèreté

In its third year exhibiting at the SIHH, Speake-Marin continued to establish its haute horlogerie bonafides with a unique piece that is also watch-world first: the Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Légèreté, which the brand tells us is the first minute repeater carillon timepiece with a case made entirely from sapphire.

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Feb 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Notable Chronograph Watches Released in 2018

As we approach the end of 2018 and prepare for 2019 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at 10 chronograph watches released in 2018 that stood out from the pack.

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Dec 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Speake-Marin London Chronograph Valjoux 92

The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, or SIHH, takes place in January in Geneva. In most cases, we in the watch media world tend to wait until the end of the show before naming our favorites, especially since our meetings with many of the horological heavyweights there — IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Panerai, Vacheron, Cartier, etc....

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Jul 13, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2018:

Modern or Vintage? Speake-Marin Combines Both with the London Chronograph Valjoux 92

After officially leaving back in June 2017, Peter Speake-Marin is no longer associated with the marque that bears his name. However, Speake-Marin the brand still had a strong showing at this week’s SIHH fair. While it had a number of interesting new novelties, there’s one watch that really stood out to us: the London Chronograph...

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Jan 19, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

A HEAD FOR HOROLOGY

4 Skull Watches We Can’t Get Out of Our Heads

With unique pieces from HYT, Richard Mille, Speake-Marin, and Bell & Ross, here are four examples of skull watches that may entice more than scare you.

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Jan 4, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Five Timepieces from Independent Brands at WatchTime New York 2017

One of things we look forward to the most about WatchTime New York each year is getting to work with the independent brands that aren’t always visible to the horological mainstream. From an American watchmaking rockstar hell-bent on returning Pennsylvania to its former horological glory to a Finnish luminary operating at the peak of his...

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Oct 23, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Speake-Marin J-Class One & Two

America's luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, is only weeks away, as we continue to spotlight some of the most notable timepieces that you'll find on display there. Today we look at indie brand Speake-Marin and the new watches in its elegant J-Class collection, the simply named One and Two, which are equipped with all-new, in-house movements.

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Sep 25, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Here Are All 49 Unique Timepieces Up for Auction at Only Watch 2017

The seventh edition of the biennial Only Watch auction — a charity auction whose proceeds are devoted to the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — will be held November 11, 2017, at Christie’s in Geneva. As in previous years, a number of watch brands — from large luxury maisons to small, independent watchmakers — will donate...

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Jul 18, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

FEATURE

It’s Tourbillon Day! Check Out These 12 Intriguing Tourbillon Watches Launched This Year

On this date in 1801, watchmaking pioneer Abraham-Louis Breguet obtained a patent for his most famous horological invention, the tourbillon. Today, watchmakers have taken the tourbillon to the next level in terms of materials, design technology, and combinations with other horological complications. Here are 12 examples of noteworthy tourbillon timepieces that debuted in 2017.

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Jun 26, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2017:

Speake-Marin Crazy Skulls: Tourbillon, Repeater, and a Tribute to Love and Death

Peter Speake-Marin brought his eponymous, independent watch brand to the SIHH for the first time this year, introducing the brand's most complicated models yet: the Crazy Skulls are two unique pieces that combine a 60-second tourbillon, a minute repeater carillon, and a clever, Memento Mori-themed dial animation.

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Feb 3, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Eight Pilots’ Watches From the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs

As 2016 draws to a close and we all prepare for the launch of new watches in 2017 — starting in January at SIHH — we take a look back at some of the most notable timepieces launched at this year's SIHH and Baselworld, in several popular categories. Today, we spotlight eight pilots' and aviation-influenced watches that made it onto our radar.

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Dec 30, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

5 Pilots’ Watches That Soared at WatchTime New York 2016

At last weekend's WatchTime New York event at Gotham Hall, more than 20 watch brands exhibited their collections, with dozens of timepieces on display for visitors to observe, admire, and try on. We've already presented our round-ups of notable dive watches and vintage-inspired watches. Today, we offer a sampling of pilots' watches that we spotted on our radar.

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Oct 22, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime New York 2016: Meet the Independents

WatchTime New York 2016 is underway, and the show's exhibitors will include a large contingent of independent watch brands. Some you may know, others not so much. Here’s a rundown.

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Oct 14, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

23 Highlight Watches You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2016

The wait is nearly over! WatchTime New York, America's luxury watch show, kicks off tomorrow at Manhattan's Gotham Hall and boasts more than 20 luxury watch brands exhibiting their collections, including new models introduced since Baselworld 2016 and rarely seen in the U.S.

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Oct 14, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2016: Speake-Marin Black Magister Vertical Double Tourbillon

With WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, less than a month away, we continue to spotlight important watches from the exhibiting brands that will be on display at the event. Today we look at the Speake-Marin Black Magister Vertical Double Tourbillon.

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Sep 24, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

A Spirited Timekeeper: Speake-Marin’s Rum Watch

Watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin has partnered with Wealth Solutions, a Poland-based collectors' club specializing in rare beverages and art, to create the limited-edition Speake-Marin Rum Watch, whose white-lacquered dial holds a tiny capsule of 1780 Harewood Rum, the oldest rum in the world.

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Jun 1, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Download For Your Desktop

Back is Beautiful: 11 Luxury Watch Wallpapers

Discover the latest edition of our popular series of “Back is Beautiful” photo features, which showcases fine mechanical watches that are as intriguing from the back as they are from the front. Click below to download these amazing original photos as wallpaper for your desktop.

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Jan 29, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

10 Unique Watches Up for Auction at Only Watch 2015

This fall will mark the sixth edition of Only Watch, a charity auction of unique timepieces whose proceeds benefit the Monaco Association against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We've already shown you Tudor's contribution to the biennial event; here are 10 more from 10 other participating watch brands.

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Oct 14, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Speake-Marin’s Spirit Wing Commander Goes Into the Wild

At Monochrome Watches, we believe watches are made to “live” — to be worn and to have their own story, visible through the marks that adorning their cases and straps. We love watches and always prefer seeing them on wrists rather than in display cases. Hence the thought behind our summer series showcasing watches worn...

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Jan 11, 2015 by Brice Goulard

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