This is an attractive watch by Jeanrichard, with the 44-mm cushion-shaped case and bezel in contrasting bright and brushed steel, and the extra GMT hand for a second time zone outlined in blue and indicating the time on an inner 24-hour scale. The watch is available in three colour versions, with grey dial (as shown),…
All-black. Murdered-out. Blacked out. Black PVD-coated. Carbon fibre. DLC. Batman’s favourite colour. There’s no doubt that all-black watches are still very much in fashion, even though in terms of legibility they are inherently impractical. Who cares, all they have to do is look good. An all-black watch was an obvious choice for Jeanrichard, the brand…
Company profile: Jeanrichard is named after Daniel Jeanrichard (1665-1741), one of the first watchmakers in the canton of Neuchâtel, who built his first watch in 1681, and went on to set up his own workshop. Some of his watches can still be seen in the Jeanrichard Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He also helped develop the…
If there is a word that defines our 21st century age, it could be “ambiguity.” The age in which Conchita Wurst dresses and sings female but wears a beard. The same is true of watches. There was a time in which men’s watches were men’s watches, and women’s were much smaller and more decorative and…
Anyone could wear a 37 or 39 mm watch. Jeanrichard has introduced its Terrascope in a 39-mm version (the basic model is 44 mm, so definitely for men), aimed at both men and women, with some models with pink dial and strap, or jeweled bezel. After IWC subtly introduced its Portofino Midsize collection while not…
Jeanrichard was relaunched in early 2013 with two ranges, Terrascope and 1681, and these were soon followed by Aquascope and Aeroscope. Each is linked to a certain attitude to life, with Terrascope expressing travel, the 1681 the brand’s tradition, and Aquascope and Aeroscope being self-explanatory. The Aeroscope by Jeanrichard is a reinterpretation of pilot’s watches,…
I leave it on in the rain and while I’m washing the dishes, I take it off for a shower, five-a-side football, and when I’m painting the walls of the house. Gully, a street artist and friend of the brand Jeanrichard, keeps his watch on while he’s working, and so one day “he found that…
Jeanrichard’s collection is based on four major families, Terrascope, Aquascope, Aeroscope and 1681, the latter named after the year in which Daniel Jeanrichard made his first watch and then set up his first workshop in Les Bressels, near La Chaux-de-Fonds. The brand has a lot of heritage, but today they are strongly connected to the…