Ateliers du Jura: a platform for local craftsmanship and innovation
August 2026
Everyone knows Swiza Swiss knives. Far fewer people know the company behind the brand. Until recently, it was called Helvetica Brands SA. It has now become (…)
With THMG, François-Henri Bennahmias wants to build “a new kind of company”
August 2026
When François-Henri Bennahmias, watchmaking’s enfant terrible and the man who transformed Audemars Piguet into a powerhouse generating more than CHF 2 (…)
BIWI: a family portrait of an industrial champion
August 2026
Family-owned and independent for three generations, BIWI is a specialist in the development of innovative materials and a well-known name in the watch (…)
Ronda’s mechanical revival
June 2026
Ronda is a Swiss family-owned company that has been manufacturing watch components since 1946. Originally rooted in mechanical watchmaking, it was swept up (…)
Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 3SPC
June 2026
The aptly-named Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud, created by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele in 2015, takes inspiration from the celebrated chronometer-maker, and (…)
Greubel Forsey and the Tourbillon Cardan
June 2026
Established in 2004, part of the new generation of independent watch brands, Greubel Forsey is the first “indie” to systematically and scientifically (…)
Breguet Expérimentale: a vast R&D programme
June 2026
The Expérimentale 1 is a concentration of research and innovation that revisits the foundations of mechanical watchmaking. With it, Breguet presents the (…)
Precision is a never-ending quest
EDITORIAL
May 2026
What progress is being made in chronometry? What potential is there for even greater precision? Where are brands focusing their research?
Dominique Renaud: speeding up, slowing down time
May 2026
Dominique Renaud is a seeker, a tireless experimenter, a relentless explorer of the potentialities of mechanical regulation. After developing a very high (…)
De Bethune’s Sensorial Chronometry Project
May 2026
Since 2002, master watchmaker and De Bethune co-founder Denis Flageollet has sought ways to improve the precision, regularity and reliability of the brand’s (…)
Grand Seiko Calibre 9RB2: the evolution 9 collection
May 2026
Some may balk at the idea of comparing superlative mechanical movements with an (albeit highly sophisticated) hybrid model, the Spring Drive. The first (…)
Omega Speedmaster Super Racing
May 2026
Omega pushes the boundaries of precision in a contemporary mechanical watch with the Speedmaster Super Racing, equipped with a co-axial escapement, silicon (…)
