The minute repeater remains one of the most challenging and revered complications that precision watchmaking has to offer. A. Lange & Söhne minute repeater watches can…
The histories of Patek Philippe and the perpetual calendar wristwatch are richly intertwined. Not only was the prestigious Genevan watch manufacturer the first to create the…
The year 1995 was as eventful as it gets. It was the year the first Toy Story movie was released, the year Operation Desert Storm officially…
Like sports watches, Chinese zodiac watches – to a some extent – are one of luxury watchmaking’s most persistent trends. With each passing year, an increasing…
In the thick of the digital age, mechanical watchmaking finds itself in pursuit of greater efficiency within the confines of an antiquated paradigm. The coming of…
The year was 1996, and Chopard had just inaugurated its own manufactory in Fleurier. The Chopard Manufacture was dedicated to crafting so-called “L.U.C” movements entirely decorated…
The complete calendar is a complication that is, in itself, a sum of other complications, namely the day, date, month, and moon phase. Not to be…
In case you’ve been living under a rock, sports watches are the flavour of decade and the craze isn’t abating anytime soon. Manufacturers that had previously…
Think of Moritz Grossmann watches and you think of classical elegance and incredible finissage. Yet, the Saxon brand – which draws inspiration from one of Glashütte’s…
It was the 1970s and the emergence of sports watches is nigh. In anticipation of this trend, one of Switzerland’s most prestigious watch manufacturers, Vacheron Constantin,…