Mechanics in Focus: The New Slim d’Hermès Faubourg of Dreams and Hermès’...
With the launch of the new Slim d’Hermès Faubourg of Dreams, the watch division of Hermès is once again in the spotlight. On 7 July, Hermès also announced its ongoing commitment to expanding its...
View ArticleA Festive Watch With High Standards: The Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier 20th...
Beauty, as the saying goes, is always in the eye of the beholder. On the other hand, there are fixed parameters for the quality of a timepiece. In the Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier 20th Anniversary...
View ArticleVacheron Constantin Reaches For The Stars
You don’t believe in the significance of zodiac signs? To be honest, neither do I. At least not most of the time. Well, maybe sometimes. When astrologers only attribute good qualities to my sign. I’m...
View ArticleContrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres is Elevating Chronometer Standards...
Certifications play an immensely important role in the watch industry. While some attest to the authenticity of a watch, others serve as a testament to its quality or, more specifically, to the...
View ArticleVery British And Très Cartier – The Maison And Its London History
It is not only in museums that one can experience the significance of a “Royal Warrant” – the distinction of being a royal purveyor – for a company: when King Charles III recently withdrew this status...
View ArticleA. Lange & Söhne Presents a New Zeitwerk Date in Pink Gold
When A. Lange & Söhne unveiled the Lange 1 after its rebirth in 1994, the watchmaking world quickly agreed: a new design icon had emerged – a rare feat in a field where most icons have a heritage...
View ArticleThe Polaris Collection: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Path to the Tool Watch
A good reputation is easily lost, but takes far longer to build. So when Jaeger-LeCoultre is often – and fondly – referred to today as the ‘watchmaker of watchmakers’, it may sound like a well-worn...
View Article160 Years of Zenith – Time for the Defy Skyline Chronograph Anniversary Edition
Although the launch of the first automatic, integrated high-frequency chronograph calibre – the legendary El Primero – in 1969 was a unique milestone for Zenith, another significant debut from that...
View ArticleFrançois Junod – The Automaton Maker of Sainte-Croix: From Small Swiss...
Automatons remain something of an obscure phenomenon in our fast, technology driven world of AI and mass production. Even more little-known is the atelier of François Junod, which perches high atop...
View ArticleBelle Horlogerie at Berneron
One midsummer’s day in early July, we have an appointment with Sylvain Berneron, founder of the eponymous watch brand. The address we have been given is just outside Neuchâtel, where he and his small...
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