Company profile: Limes was founded recently, though its roots date back to 1924, when Karl Ickler founded a company named simply Ickler in Pforzheim, Germany. Pforzheim’s importance as a centre for watches and jewellery runs back to much earlier, to 1767 when the Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Baden promoted the foundation of a watch…
German brand Limes makes some watches that have something of Breguet’s looks, but in a very different – much lower – price range. The brand’s Pharo collection includes the Big Date with Power Reserve, now back with a new design. The Breguet looks come from the Roman numerals, the silver-colour dial with different types of…
The NightFlight by Limes was introduced in 2000, and a new version has now been presented. It is a watch in the classic pilot’s watch style, with black dial and SuperLuminova markings, but it has some details that set it apart from the basic Type A pilot’s watch. The stainless steel case, made by Ickler,…
Limes, part of the Ickler stable that also owns Archimede, has introduced a new version of its Pharo DayDate. This is an attractive but relatively rare complication, and Limes’ version has touches of refinement such as the Clous-de-Paris guilloché dial, the fluting on the case side and blue Breguet hands. Case and dial The case…