Expectations are being reset in real time, and not just for collectors of watches by F.P. Journe. This weekend was a remarkable one for watch enthusiasts, thanks to the results realized by Phillips at the New York Watch Auction: XIV. It was not a surprise to anyone who has been watching the auction market that,...

The F.P. Journe T30 celebrates the pocket watch that launched a legend—and perhaps defines it. At this point, François-Paul Journe hardly needs an introduction. If you’re reading this, you likely already know the model names that dominate the conversation: the Élégante, the Chronomètre Bleu, the Resonance. Those are the watches that command headlines and waitlists....

Top picks for different dads: we do the deciding, so you don’t have to. We all know the feeling of dread that comes from waiting until the last minute (except for those rare few of us who actually plan ahead; I don’t). Once a year we get a chance to show Dad he’s in our...

A very modern mechanical chronograph in every sense of the word. Late last month, H. Moser & Cie. launched a new chronograph whose name is a mouthful, and which has a lean, uncluttered, clean layout with a dual time indicator and date, and which is driven by the Moser hand wound caliber HMC 730. The...

Gives new meaning to the phrase, “watch head.” Although the last couple of years have been busy ones for MB&F – pretty much every year is a busy one for MB&F, ever since the first Horological Machine debuted, all the way back in 2007 – it has been over two years since the last Horological...

It’s been 26 years since F.P. Journe launched the Chronomètre à Résonance – and the watches are more fascinating than ever. Everyone has their favorites, but if there is a single F.P. Journe watch which that really represents more than any other, what makes his approach to watchmaking unique, it is probably the Chronomètre à...