Sometimes we "discover" a relatively unknown watchwinder brand. One of these brands is Jebely. This watchwinder brand is originally from Switzerland, but taken over by a Taiwan company. Since then Jebely focuses on producing good quality watchwinders. We got in touch with Jebely a few weeks ago and learnd more about this interesting brand. 

The Jebely watchwinders are available in many different styles, colours and materials. The entry-level watchwinders are made of plastic. The more luxury models are made of wood, aluminium and glass. Quite special is that Jebely developed an own gearbox technology which is used in all Jebely watchwinders. This is quite special.

When we take a look at the Jebely website we see a modern design with a nice presentation of all models. We have to say that we are attracted by several models because of the original design. The main markets for Jebely are China and Japan, which could be the reason we didn't know this brand. It's a matter of time till Jebely expands to Europe and the USA, as their watchwinders will be attractive for many automatic watch adepts. 

Soon we will present an interview with Mr. Tony Liao, who is responsible for the Jebely branding and sales. He will inform us about the values and traditions of this Taiwan compay. We are very interested as the Jebely watchwinders do look very promising.

Hopefully we can test a Jebely watchwinder soon, so we can write about its quality, functionality and looks. Thereby we hope Jebely will expand to Europe and the USA so that consumers can see the brand in real. 

Benson Watchwinders from the Netherlands had an incredible success with their Smart-Tech watchwinder series. This series was launched in 2012 and offer a perfect price/quality ratio. Now it's time to present a new series which will be even better than the Smart-Tech watchwinders. The name of this new series? The Benson Watchwinders Black Series. 

The goal of this Dutch brand is to produce a good quality watchwinder with all modern functions which isn't that expensive. In terms of functions and design the current Smart-Tech series can compete with all high-end brands. Some time ago we tested the 8.13.B (already sold out) and we were impressed about the functionality, quality and finishing.

Benson Watchwinders informed us that the new Black Series has even more functions and a beautiful design. We already saw some sketches and we are very surprised about what we saw, indeed the watchwinders of the new Black Series look astonishing. 

A complete new touchscreen was developed for this new series. Thereby the Black Series watchwinders do have some interesting feautures which will be convenient for the user. 

We are looking forward for this new Black Series, and hope it will be as good as Benson Watchwinders says. When we take a look at their current collection of watchwinders we are sure they will do a good job. 

Benson Watchwinders informed us that they are negotiating with interested companies to become distributor. They already signed several distributors and will expand with new distributors soon. 

Soon more news about the new Black Series from Benson Watchwinders! 

After a long and eventful journey through two centuries of European cultural history, a highly
unusual masterpiece of Italian blacksmith art has passed through the gates of the Döttling
manufactory and has been lovingly restored after 19 months of delicate work. Now this jewel of a safe is waiting to crown the exclusive home of a discerning connoisseur.

The safe, built in 1872 by the famous Morosini brothers in Milan, was apparently commissioned by Victor Emmanuel II, who reigned from 1861 to 1878 over the Kingdom of Italy. Its royal origin is visible on both inner doors of the safe, on which the fittings of origin are encased with ornate brass ornaments culminating at the top with the royal coat of arms of the House of Savoy with the crown.

The fact that the Morosini brothers’ safe was forged for the amorous correspondence of the king with his long-time mistress and later wife is indicated by two wonderful details on the inner doors that were engraved as a secret code. Hidden under the royal crown and lettering, both inner door fittings are engraved with a rose, surrounded by a heart-shaped crest which opens upwards. “Rosa” the first name of the king’s great love, means “rose” in Italian.

It can be assumed that the two Medusa-like medals on the outside of the safe depict the king’s mistress in her younger years. In any case, access to the interior of the safe is granted through one of the two. Only after activating a secret mechanism does one of the two medals move to the side, exposing the keyhole behind it.

How the safe found its way to Southern Germany, where Döttling scouts secured it in the aftermath of a house demolition, is unfortunately not known. What is certain is that after many months of detailed work, the Döttling manufactory has been able to restore it to the freshly radiant testimonial of a great royal love.

There are people on this world that have enough money to spend it on the most beautiful items. They buy special cars, build incredible houses and have a great watch collection. Buben & Zörweg notes the demand for secret safes to keep the valuable watch collections safe. 

A good example is the client recently commissioned Buben & Zörweg to install three of its 580kg, 2 metre high X-007 safes deep under the floor of his palatial European home, insisting they are completely concealed from view. The safes and the floor openings themselves, almost like a trap door on the stage of a theatre, only come into view when the owner remotely activates them. Thanks to a double lift system, the entire safe then dramatically elevates, revealing a 360 degree bullet-proof glass showcase, which itself then elevates to allow access to the contents of the safe. 

One client has recently kept Buben & Zörweg busy with demands for a high security fence outside his villa plus two high-security, double-lock doors leading up to the room where his three safes are located.

Another client, with a residence in London’s One Hyde Park apartment block, a building popular with international billionaires, wanted reassurance that the entire team installing his safe would never have any way of finding out the floor or number of his apartment. A top secret installation saw every last inch of the lift at One Hyde Park covered up with cardboard throughout the installation process. 

The really wealthy people do everything to keep their valuables safe. Their automatic watch collection is safe with Buben & Zörweg, as they combine state of the art German engineering technology, perfect hand craftsmanship, forward-thinking design and security systems originally masterminded for Swiss bank vaults to conceive and manufacture their world-class luxury safes and private museums.

When it comes to represent luxury, people want to surround themselves with beauty and tangibles. There is no longer high-tech in first place, but more handcrafted materials and things in classic design. The Stockinger adapts love solid wood furniture and home accessories with exceptional quality, unique background and excellent workmanship.

With this new trend, also is growing the fascination for mechanical watches that are just not prepared with maximum efficiency, but with the highest skill and a lot of time.

To pay tribute to this trend Stockinger set a high value on their watchwinder cabinets. Their watchwinder technology offers an integrated database with the specifications of over 8.600 watch models to program each winder individually – just by using your smartphone or tablet PC. Programming is quickly done! The result is an optimum and very gentle winding that you might have never seen before.

Moreover, each Stockinger watchwinder cabinet can be finished in an infinite number of lacquers, or natural wood, or even brushed metal. We select the best wood out of ziricote, rosewood or smoked oak and work it with high technology and craftsmanship.

The great thing about Stockinger is that you can also choose between 2, 6 or 10 watchwinders. Just visit the Stockinger website and check out the most beautiful watchwinders.