How three generations of family leadership led Chopard to luxury sports watch nirvana. In 1963 Paul-André Chopard, having no children, sold his family-owned watchmaking business to Karl Scheufele III, a German goldsmith and watchmaker. Not long after, in the late 1970s, Karl III’s son, Karl-Friedrich, approached his father with an idea for an integrated-bracelet luxury...

The Pulse60 balance seems to beat at an impossibly slow frequency, and at an impossibly high amplitude. Here’s how it works – and the surprisingly long history of the design. Dominique Renaud is one of the most respected names in complicated watchmaking, having been the cofounder of Renaud & Papi, the complications specialist where some...