Jaeger-LeCoultre

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Tradition Grande Complication ‘Céleste’
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Tradition Grande Complication ‘...

A high water mark for complicated watchmaking from the watchmaker’s watchmaker. The Master Grand Tradition Grande Complication Céle...

Defining The Dress Watch When No One’s Dressing Up
Defining The Dress Watch When No One’s Dressing Up

The dress watch will always be with us – but will we always think of it as a dress watch? One of the things about writing about watches (...

Profiles in Time: Guillaume Laidet is the Mastermind of Horological Revival
Profiles in Time: Guillaume Laidet is the Mastermind of Horological Re...

Guillaume Laidet is a name that deserves more recognition in the watch community. Despite his significant contributions, he remains relat...

In Defense Of Triple Axis Tourbillons: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Heliotourbillon Perpetual
In Defense Of Triple Axis Tourbillons: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre H...

The latest multi-axis tourbillon from Jaeger-LeCoultre is a new chapter in a surprisingly long story. The tourbillon began as an experime...

The Definitive Guide: References Numbers All Collectors Should Know
The Definitive Guide: References Numbers All Collectors Should Know

You don’t need to know them all, but whether you are a seasoned watch collector or new to the game — these are the reference ...

Watches & Wonders Recap: The Year of the Moonphase Has Arrived
Watches & Wonders Recap: The Year of the Moonphase Has Arrived

Watches and Wonders is officially over, the dust has settled and Geneva has shifted from pandemonium to normal. We are now left with a sl...

Elton John’s Peachtree Road Auction is Set to ‘Crash’ this February.
Elton John’s Peachtree Road Auction is Set to ‘Crash’ this February.

Elton John will auction off 31 timepieces this Fall in a collection that can only be described as quintessential Elton. Elton John is arg...

Collector Conversation Rewind with Tanmay
Collector Conversation Rewind with Tanmay

“When I gaze at a watch, I want it to inspire how I live my life.” – Tanmay Manohar Horology is a journey we all embark...

The Pocket Square Effect: The Little Things That Make Or Break A Watch Design
The Pocket Square Effect: The Little Things That Make Or Break A Watch...

The pocket square is the most ubiquitous, underrated outfit-making detail any well-dressed man can utilize, but I bet you never realized ...

The Shutter-Dial Vacheron Constantin Les Historiques “Jalousie”
The Shutter-Dial Vacheron Constantin Les Historiques “Jalousie&#...

A Vacheron for the voyeur in all of us. The whole idea of a watch is to tell the time, but there is a whole genre of watches whose raison...

The Reverso Grande Complication à Triptyque
The Reverso Grande Complication à Triptyque

“My God – it’s full of stars!” – 2001, A Space Odyssey The Reverso is a watch with one of those universally known origi...

Jack’s Picks: Classically Sized Watches
Jack’s Picks: Classically Sized Watches

The so-called dress watch has been under attack as a category of watchmaking at least since the early 1970s, when the first stainless ste...

In The Details: The Case for Tonneau Cases
In The Details: The Case for Tonneau Cases

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...

In the Details: Turning Blue
In the Details: Turning Blue

As early as the 16th century, watchmakers used heat bluing to prevent the steel components of their watches— hands, screws, and sometimes...

Understanding Watch Jewels
Understanding Watch Jewels

In a watch movement, there are many different features such as a balance spring, movement plate and bridges. Jewels are an important part...

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