As war continues on in Ukraine, so do efforts to raise funds to help out those there…
Yesterday we had a green watch, and would you look at that – today, we’ve got another…
… I get news crossing my digital desk that shows just how much more to my tastes…
I have made no secret over the past year or so of my affection for the watches…
It does not seem like it was all that long ago that we were talking about a…
One of the great things about being in the world of watch reviewing is building relationships with…
I have long been a fan of the creations coming from Gustafsson and Sjögren (aka GoS) Watches, with the inclusion of damascus-process steel. They pair the amazing patterns they fold into the steel with treatments that introduce colors evocative of different scenes, to great effect. While many dress watches tend to go for a look that will not attract undue attention, the GoS Bifrost instead has a stunning dial that invites commentary.
Gustafsson & Sjögren, GoS Watches, is a wee boutique brand out of Scandinavia that is manufacturing some really beautiful watches, most of them featuring Damascus Steel. Thought the original method of making this steel has been lost to history, modern metallurgy has created beautiful and intricate blades by forge welding and twisting iron bars of differing composition. GoS has been using this material for their watches for some time, and the results are quite striking. Starting this month, the brand is offering a “gentleman’s folding knife” to complement their watches.
As readers of WWR know, I’ve been rather enamored by the damascus steel watches that the team over at GoS have been putting out. While I wasn’t writing about watches when they released their first model paying tribute to the Northern Lights of Lapland, I most certainly am now.
At least here in the northern hemisphere, summer is just a distant memory, as the fall…
