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Taking Sides: The 4:30 Date Window is an Affront

Taking Sides: The 4:30 Date Window is an Affront

“Every once in a while, there’s a day with an absolute right and an absolute wrong.” – President Josiah Bartlet In this installment of Ta...

The Jules Audemars Chronometer “ChronAP”

The Jules Audemars Chronometer “ChronAP”

“An interest in escapements is a sign of horological maturity.” – Me. The Swiss lever escapement has enjoyed an industrial ...

Tourbillon Chronicles Part III: Rise of the Wristwatch

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Tourbillon Chronicles Part III: Rise of the Wristwatch

The last word in pocket watch accuracy becomes the first name in wristwatch complications. In the late 1970s, as we (probably) all know, ...

Tourbillon Chronicles Part II: Two Centuries Of Evolution

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Tourbillon Chronicles Part II: Two Centuries Of Evolution

How the tourbillon earned its reputation as one of the pinnacles of watchmaking. During his lifetime, Breguet produced only a small numbe...

The Tourbillon Chronicles: <br>Birth Of The Tourbillon

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The Tourbillon Chronicles:
Birth Of The Tourbillon

How a watchmaking legend created one of watchmaking’s legendary complications. Welcome to The Tourbillon Chronicles, a four part se...

The F. P. Journe Ruthenium Collection Chronomètre à Résonance

The F. P. Journe Ruthenium Collection Chronomètre à Résonance

Sometimes brass is more precious than gold. F. P. Journe’s Chronomètre à Résonance is, of all his watches and complications, the on...

The Patek Philippe Ten Day Tourbillon Is An Inside Baseball Home Run

The Patek Philippe Ten Day Tourbillon Is An Inside Baseball Home Run

A possibly perfect pure expression of the art of the tourbillon, from Patek Philippe. The origin story of the tourbillon isn’t qu...

In the Details: Turning Blue

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In the Details: Turning Blue

As early as the 16th century, watchmakers used heat bluing to prevent the steel components of their watches— hands, screws, and sometimes...

In the Details: Guilloché Techniques

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In the Details: Guilloché Techniques

Guilloché is perhaps the most immediately visible of the many decorative watchmaking arts, and while there’s been considerable progress i...

The Top Ten Pilot Watches

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The Top Ten Pilot Watches

Ready for take-off? Authentic pilot watches are still quite a rarity. Here’s our Top 10. 1. The most popular: Rolex GMT-Master II Does th...

The Invention of the Wristwatch: An Evolution Over Time

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The Invention of the Wristwatch: An Evolution Over Time

People have always had a long history with tracking time. Sundials and water clocks were used to track the passing of time before the fir...

Gift Guide: Top Chronograph Watches

Gift Guide: Top Chronograph Watches

There are a good number of practical complications out there these days, but few are rivaled by the chronograph. Sure, we all have timers...

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

Let’s face it, acquiring a watch that only a select few others will own is always an appealing proposition. We live in an industry satura...

8 Things to Know About IWC

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8 Things to Know About IWC

There’s a lot we all know about the beloved International Watch Company. Famed for their iconic pilot’s watch collection, the longstandin...

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

When it comes to dive watches, depth rating is always a talking point. Though recreational divers never breach the 100m mark, every dive ...

The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

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The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

As the world remains at home, we are forced to come together—remotely, of course—to find a new way to work and solve novel problems. The ...