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Astronomical displays are rare, technical complications, and in recent years they’ve become part of the core expertise of independent bra...
Moon complications can be poetic, technical, or both. The Moon itself may never change, but it hasn’t stopped captivating watchmakers—and...
With Patek Philippe’s Calatrava turning 90 in 2022, the time is ripe to look back on an icon of classic Fine Watchmaking that’s been almo...
Many legacy watchmaking brands attempt to make a comeback, but few manage to pull it off. Czapek has become one of the most resounding su...
The vast majority of watches are round—quite simply because that’s the shape of their main component, the wheel. In addition to this prac...
How did a company that was unknown just twenty years ago find itself rubbing shoulders with brands whose value runs into six or seven fig...
Guilloché is perhaps the most immediately visible of the many decorative watchmaking arts, and while there’s been considerable progress i...
Abraham-Louis Breguet established most of the fundamentals of modern watchmaking – not just in terms of technical and aesthetic principle...
Yellow gold was a classic from the 1960s to the 80s, after which it was considered old-fashioned, garish, and outmoded. By 2020, 80s-insp...
Following the recent discontinuation of Patek Philippe’s Nautilus 5711 and the iterating of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak 15202—both iconic...
The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève turns 20 this year – a fitting moment to look back on its unusual and sometimes controversial histo...
While it hasn’t exactly become widespread, it’s no surprise to find that enamel is a thing in contemporary watchmaking. Over and above th...
Being seen without us knowing where it comes from: such is the dark destiny of black, watchmaking’s lucky color. Let’s find out more by t...
The revival in vintage fashion has led to a minor style detail making a discreet comeback of its own: the sector dial. This segmented min...
You no longer need to be a regular attender at auctions to winkle out a few period watchmaking pearls: original models can now be just a ...
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Let’s face it, acquiring a watch that only a select few others will own is always an appealing proposition. We live in an industry satura...
There’s a lot we all know about the beloved International Watch Company. Famed for their iconic pilot’s watch collection, the longstandin...
As the world remains at home, we are forced to come together—remotely, of course—to find a new way to work and solve novel problems. The ...