The watchmaker who registered the very first Swiss patent
April 2024
The story of Paul Perret (1854-1904) is quite unusual. He was famous not for one single accomplishment but for three different ones: he revolutionised watch (…)
APRESDEMAIN: Rethinking watch communication
April 2024
Using vintage to get new generations interested in watches isn’t as contradictory as it may seem, at least not for APRESDEMAIN. This specialist (…)
Horage: a “tech-mech” watch company
March 2024
Horage has come a long way. The brand presented its first collection and made clear its intentions at Baselworld in 2009. These were complicated times and (…)
APRESDEMAIN: Rethinking watch communication for after tomorrow
March 2024
Using vintage to get new generations interested in watches isn’t as contradictory as it may seem, at least not for APRESDEMAIN. This specialist (…)
Concepto, the integrated watch factory
MOVEMENTS
January 2024
In less than 20 years, Valérien Jaquet has succeeded in setting up an impressive movement manufacture, now almost completely vertically integrated. (…)
SilMach revolutionises 50 years of quartz calibres
November 2023
For the past half-century, the motor driving quartz movements has barely changed. Besançon-based SilMach – with strategic partner Timex Group – intends to (…)
Timelab perpetuates Geneva’s horological reputation
September 2023
Heir to a long scientific tradition, Timelab issues its own chronometer certificates and awards the prestigious Poinçon de Genève. This private foundation (…)
Ressence reinvents the crown
June 2023
A watch that never needs winding? An electronic module that interacts with a mechanical movement to automatically perform the functions of a traditional (…)
Stephen McDonnell, MB&F’s movement wizard
PORTRAIT
March 2023
Winner of the Aiguille d’Or at the 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the LM Sequential EVO takes a completely different view of the chronograph. We (…)
The Tempus Fugit project: time flies with no return
January 2023
As everyone knows, but tries not to think about, our time will one day run out. That is written into our DNA. It was handed down to us from our ancestors (…)
AIS Collective, a Swiss start-up taking care of watches
PORTRAIT
September 2022
The ChronoPen designed by the young brand and already distributed by Seddiqi and Hodinkee is a tool for cleaning water resistant watches. Other products are (…)
The accelerating race for new materials
July 2022
In an industry dominated by age-old know-how, the introduction of new materials has accelerated in the 21st century. Almost every year, new alloys and (…)
