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Fanny Queloz: sport and watch decoration at the highest level

Fanny Queloz: sport and watch decoration at the highest level

PORTRAIT

Does it take the same discipline to become an elite showjumper as it does to become a skilled hand-engraver? Yes, if Fanny Queloz is anything to go by. (...)

FHH turns 20 with renewed mission to promote watchmaking culture for all

FHH turns 20 with renewed mission to promote watchmaking culture for all

To mark its two decades, the Fondation Haute Horlogerie begins a new chapter centred on inclusivity and universal access to watchmaking knowledge. (...)

Ali Mudara: finding purpose in watches

Ali Mudara: finding purpose in watches

GPHG SERIES

The founder of PRJKT8, which represents independent brands in Bahrain, dropped his career in finance to follow his passion for watches. In doing so, he (...)

Hermès: “Craftsmanship knows no limits”

Hermès: “Craftsmanship knows no limits”

An interview with Philippe Delhotal, Creative Director, Hermès Horloger.

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Doxa takes on the world, one region at a time

Doxa takes on the world, one region at a time

In industry, inventory management is a key factor, possibly the key factor, especially in the present climate. Industry veteran and Doxa CEO Jan Edöcs has (...)

Métiers d'art: out of the shadows, into the light

Métiers d’art: out of the shadows, into the light

Preservation of the métiers d’art has become a priority for the major names in contemporary watchmaking. Produced in limited quantities, these exceptional (...)

Maurice Lacroix: life lessons

Maurice Lacroix: life lessons

The brand celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025 and, far from sticking rigidly to a single path, has had multiple incarnations — each a reflection of (...)

Homo sapiens or Homo faber?

Homo sapiens or Homo faber?

An initiative of the Michelangelo Foundation, established by Franco Cologni and Johann Rupert, the Homo Faber Biennial in Venice offers a remarkable (...)

Emmanuel Bouchet: slow-motion time

Emmanuel Bouchet: slow-motion time

Chasing after time is one of the chronic illnesses of today. Learning to slow down time can only be beneficial. So says master watchmaker Emmanuel Bouchet (...)

Talking ‘bout the next generation

Talking ‘bout the next generation

Now, more than ever, the future of haute horlogerie is synonymous with artistic creativity, craftsmanship and technical virtuosity. The good news is that (...)

Bovet: father and daughter

Bovet: father and daughter

The watch world sees any number of companies pass from father to son but – thankfully - times are changing, and more and more daughters are joining their (...)

“Revolutionary”? The Rolex calibre 7135

“Revolutionary”? The Rolex calibre 7135

Not generally given to hyperbole, when Rolex describes the regulator of calibre 7135 - which powers the Land-Dweller unveiled at the latest Watches and (...)

The forgotten workshop

The forgotten workshop

PORTFOLIO

Imagine a horological Pompei, buried not under volcanic ash but coated in decades of dust.

Hermès: time paused with Guillaume de Seynes

Hermès: time paused with Guillaume de Seynes

La Montre Hermès was established in Biel/Bienne in 1978. But when Guillaume de Seynes, a descendant of the founding family, took over as managing director (...)

The Mill on the Col

The Mill on the Col

PORTFOLIO

A short distance from the watchmaking town of Le Locle, at the foot of a mountain pass that connects Switzerland and France, Moulins Souterrains du (...)

“It's $TRUMP TIME” Really?

“It’s $TRUMP TIME” Really?

EDITORIAL

At the dinner attended by the biggest investors in Donald Trump’s $TRUMP meme coin, the top four each received their “Magnificent Trump Victory Tourbillon (...)

The Musician, the Third Thumb and the Exoskeleton

The Musician, the Third Thumb and the Exoskeleton

The human hand. Instrument of our intelligence, a legitimate obsession, we owe everything, or almost, to the hand. To mechanically reproduce its subtle (...)

Vintagemania: a fresh look at generations of archives

Vintagemania: a fresh look at generations of archives

We asked eighteen experts, designers, watchmakers, retailers and enthusiasts, mainly from the younger generation, to select and comment on articles from (...)

Get off the hamster wheel!

Get off the hamster wheel!

EDITORIAL

A magazine is a work of curation. Year-round, we are digital-first, reporting on new models, conducting interviews, and sharing our analyses and points of (...)

What the hand knows

What the hand knows

“Watchmaking? A world where it is no longer clear whether it’s the brain guiding the hand, or the other way around. (…) Practice, practice, practice – until (...)

Geneva Watch Days: the 6th Edition Promises a Festival Feel!

Geneva Watch Days: the 6th Edition Promises a Festival Feel!

SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2025

The freshest, most easygoing event on the watchmaking calendar sails into its sixth edition with record participation: 65 brands will gather over four days (...)

The return of the farmer-watchmaker

The return of the farmer-watchmaker

In 1964, documentary filmmaker Henry Brandt presented Les Hommes de la Montre. In it, Albert Bernet appears as the ultimate hero of a vanishing world: the (...)

The birth of intelligence

The birth of intelligence

The emergence of the opposable thumb, and with it the ability to grasp and manipulate objects, enabled humans to acquire intelligence such that they (...)

SIAR Summer 2025 cements Mexico's role in Independent Watchmaking

SIAR Summer 2025 cements Mexico’s role in Independent Watchmaking

The fifth edition held in June brought together 31 brands, underscoring the region’s rising appetite for singular creations. With world premieres, (...)