Lately, in-house movements are all the rage. Since the Swatch Group/ETA started talking about limiting supply, many watch companies have developed their own (…)

In the history of horology more effort has been devoted to the escapement than to any other functional part of a timepiece. In the 18th century, when most (…)

Jacob & Co. has always been known for pushing the envelope of the possible, whether in jewellery or in watchmaking. Some of the wildest watches and (…)

In the 1800s and 1900s, America was a pioneer in watchmaking, developing affordable watches for the masses (the famous “dollar” watches), creating supremely (…)

TAG Heuer’s first initiative in the field of traditional mechanical chronograph movements (we are not talking here about the brand’s concept movements) (…)

The so-called Swiss lever escapement has enjoyed an uninterrupted rein over mechanical watchmaking ever since it was first invented in 1757 by Thomas Mudge, (…)

Watchmaking was born ornamental. The first wearable watches astonished and were soon taken up by the rich and the powerful. But they were most inaccurate (…)

Held under the auspices of the Watchmaking Museum at the Chateau des Monts in Le Locle, the International Chronometry Competition is held every two years (…)

The development of the new Powerlite® alloy by Maurice Lacroix started out with three questions about watch cases: How to make them lighter, how to make (…)

In this article we introduce three new calibres presented in early 2013 by Eterna, Julien Coudray and Vulcain.

The most expensive watches in the world change on a regular basis as brand’s vie for the PR mileage that can be earned from claiming the crown for the most (…)

What is the best way to judge or to affirm the quality of a timepiece? The term “Swiss Made” hardly seems sufficient, since it merely establishes that at (…)