Jaquet Droz: Nearly 300 Years Of Beautiful Horological History In One Place
What appeals to Elizabeth Doerr about Jaquet Droz is that within the Swatch Group’s 190 separate companies (including 18 marques), the brand operates very much like an independent watchmaker and its artful timepieces reflect this. Here she goes deep into the history of one of the Swatch Group’s oldest brand names.
Philippe Dufour Explains The Difference Between The (Civil) Time You See On Your Watch And The True Solar Time (Video)
True solar time is measured by the position of the sun and can run up to sixteen minutes ahead of and fourteen minutes behind the time shown on our clocks and watches. Our friends at The Watches TV spent a day with Philippe Dufour to have a look at this phenomenon in a personal way.
De Fossard Solar Time Clock: Appreciating An Extreme Achievement Without A Loupe
The de Fossard Solar Time Clock isn’t so much a clock but a time-telling sculpture because it unites the past, present, and future in a single object. Its design is rather futuristic, almost timeless, and the same can be said of the mechanics, but rather than reaching into the future like the design, they go back to the heyday of clockmaking.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Tourbillon & Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Re-Edition 25th Anniversary: Boldness Is Relative
It’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore, and Audemars Piguet has chosen to honor this occasion with two new models, one being a nearly identical re-edition of the original Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph and one brand-new Tourbillon Chronograph.
Why I Bought It: Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute To Reverso 1931 (Archive)
Over the twenty-odd years he’s been buying “serious” watches, GaryG has purchased more pieces bearing the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand name than any other, by far. Within the Jaeger-LeCoultre pantheon, one watch sub-group stands out for him: the Reverso. Between his wife and he, they’ve bought a total of seven Reverso models. Given that, why add another? In this instance, the Reverso Tribute to 1931?
The Zenith Defy Lab Highlights Technology That Could Change Future Watchmaking
With the Defy Lab, Zenith has introduced its version of compliant silicon components that may well be set to change the future of watchmaking.
5 Unexpected Ways You Might Damage A Mechanical Watch (Archive)
Timepiece repairs can be expensive and often take a long time, so you generally want to avoid damaging a watch. John Keil lists five common things you may not be aware of that can damage a watch and how to prevent them.
My Vote For The 5 Ugliest Watches Ever (Archive)
As the saying goes, “There’s an ass for every seat.” John Keil still finds it hard to believe that some watch designs are ever even considered, much less actually produced and ultimately purchased. In fairness, the following list may not actually contain the five ugliest watches ever, but they sure aren’t easy on the eyes.
The Dandy Watches Of Piaget
Dandies and Piaget have always enjoyed a natural alliance. There are several reasons for this: first and foremost, there is the brand’s decision to make only watches using precious metals; secondly, there is the decision to fit them with manufacture movements that are as small and thin as possible – something that allows nearly unprecedented freedom for the brand’s designers. Let’s have a look at some dandy Piaget models!
Harry Winston’s Opus Series: A Complete Overview From Opus 1 Through Opus 13 (Archive)
Here we take a look back at the history-making timepieces of the Harry Winston Opus series from Opus One through Opus Thirteen.