Louis Moinet: The Space Revolution
WHEN INNOVATION IS SCIENCE FICTION
October 2020
We already knew that Jean-Marie Schaller, the CEO of Louis Moinet – named after the astronomercum- watchmaker who had more or less fallen into oblivion – (…)
De Bethune: the DB28 Steel Wheels Sapphire Tourbillon
WHEN INNOVATION IS TRANSPARENCY AND LIGHTNESS
October 2020
Denis Flageollet, the founder and master watchmaker at De Bethune, has always said he takes his inspiration from classic, high-end horology while (…)
Bernhard Lederer’s Central Impulse Chronometer
WHEN INNOVATION MEANS TWO ESCAPE WHEELS
October 2020
We might as well say it straight out: it is absolutely impossible to sum up here every feature that constitutes the huge originality of the calibre 9012, (…)
Ferdinand Berthoud: the Chronomètre FB 2RE
WHEN INNOVATION MEANS COMBINATION
October 2020
The Chronomètre FB 2RE, the architecture and modular case of which are directly inspired by the Marine No. 6 clock built by the great horologist Ferdinand (…)
Greubel Forsey Balancier S
INNOVATION IN INCLINATION
October 2020
A large balance wheel measuring 12.6mm, set at 7 o’clock and inclined at an astonishing angle, immediately catches the eye. Is it inclined for purely (…)
F.P.Journe: 20 years of Resonance
FROM THE THEORY TO THE WRIST
October 2020
The most state-of-the-art innovations sometimes have roots reaching way back to previous centuries. Such is the case of the horological application of the (…)
The lesson of Rolex
WHEN INNOVATION IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS
October 2020
In watchmaking circles, people tend to mock Rolex fans who buzz with excitement on social media because the brand with the crown logo has made some minute (…)
In the white rooms of CSEM
INNOVATION REPORT
October 2020
In the early 1980s, at the height of the crisis affecting the Swiss watch sector, three separate institutes funded by the Swiss state and large watchmaking (…)
The cosmic attraction of watchmaking
NEW COLLECTIONS 2020
October 2020
We have known since mankind first tried to measure time that its laws come from the cosmos, straight from the sky. What, then, could be more natural for any (…)
Instant-Lab (EPFL): Breaking the second barrier
INNOVATION
October 2020
It is sometimes said that, as far as mechanical watch movements are concerned, everything, or nearly everything, has already been achieved. So is mechanical (…)
Innovating in times of crisis
EDITORIAL
September 2020
Innovations are perhaps were we need to look, if we are to overcome the major challenges of our time. In our latest report we identify some of the major (…)
Tissot: connection without disruption
STRATEGY
September 2020
It will be new CEO Sylvain Dolla’s first major project. Tissot’s connected watch, the T-Touch Connect Solar, has been eagerly awaited, as the new market (…)