History of Time

I Love the 90s, Part II
I Love the 90s, Part II

A unique design language takes hold. This is the second in a multi-part series on the lasting impact of the 1990s on the watch industry a...

I Love the 90s, and You Should Too
I Love the 90s, and You Should Too

An Underappreciated Era Revisited: Part I This is the first in a multi-part series on the lasting impact of the 1990s on the watch indust...

The Art Of Invention: How De Bethune Builds The Future Of Watchmaking
The Art Of Invention: How De Bethune Builds The Future Of Watchmaking

At De Bethune, technical innovation and horological art go hand-in-hand. There is a natural tendency when you look at watches, to think o...

The Tourbillon In The 2000s: Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Tourbillon In The 2000s: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Tourbillon evolution, fast forward. The tourbillon, as we’ve seen, was for the most part a device used quite rarely in watchmaking ...

Tourbillon Chronicles Part III: Rise of the Wristwatch
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, ...

The Inauguration and Evolution of the Datograph
The Inauguration and Evolution of the Datograph

A comprehensive look at the history of A. Lange & Söhne’s signature chronograph Around 2008-2009, at the start of my teenage ye...

Tourbillon Chronicles Part II: Two Centuries Of Evolution
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
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...

Lange 1 and the 25th Anniversary Editions
Lange 1 and the 25th Anniversary Editions

Watch enthusiasts are picky. Whenever a new watch comes out, there is always a festival of critique (which is very much healthy) on the c...

Movement Finishing in Modern High Grade Fine Watchmaking
Movement Finishing in Modern High Grade Fine Watchmaking

Of all the crafts associated with fine watchmaking, there’s none more fundamental, none which really defines what fine watchmaking ...

Heat Bluing: What It Is, How It&#8217;s Done, And Why It Matters
Heat Bluing: What It Is, How It’s Done, And Why It Matters

Every watch enthusiast with any time in the game has seen them — heat-blued hands, screws, and other steel and titanium components, add i...

The Lange 1815: A Complete History
The Lange 1815: A Complete History

Tradition: A cliché word for the watches perhaps, and sometimes, even an overused alibi to cover up a lack of creativity. Yet it is unden...

Design At DeBethune: Two Decades Of Evolution And Revolution
Design At DeBethune: Two Decades Of Evolution And Revolution

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of De Bethune, and in that time, the company has evolved at an unprecedented pace. ...

Astronomy and Watchmaking
Astronomy and Watchmaking

Astronomical displays are rare, technical complications, and in recent years they’ve become part of the core expertise of independent bra...

Langepedia &#038; WatchBox: The Zeitwerk Renaissance
Langepedia & WatchBox: The Zeitwerk Renaissance

Since the 1980s, the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) has championed the cause of independent watchmaking. While some...

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