What if your watch simply needed a new strap?
A few days ago, my son pointed out that the strap on the watch I had given him was starting to deteriorate. It is a leather strap dyed blue. Another…
Why Some Watches Increase in Value and Others Don’t
Two watches can come from the same manufacture, share a steel case and offer comparable build quality. One will appreciate over time. The other will be difficult to sell, sometimes…
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 UP/DOWN: 37.5 mm of Saxon Haute Horlogerie
The new 1815 UP/DOWN does not radically alter the A. Lange & Söhne collection. Instead, it adopts a highly traditional formula from the Saxon manufacture, with a compact case, a…
De Bethune DB25 Digitale: Jumping Hours Beneath a Blued Titanium Sky
When I received De Bethune’s press release and saw its title, “DE BETHUNE presents DB25 DIGITALE”, I felt a brief mixture of curiosity and concern. “Oh no, not De Bethune……
Maison Alcée x MB&F: Nostromo, a Mechanical Creature to Assemble Yourself
At the latest Time to Watches show in Geneva, I spent some time at the Maison Alcée stand. There, I discovered in greater detail a concept I already knew and…
Can a Gold Watch Be Worth More for Its Gold Than on the Wrist?
In July 2026, Swatch launched a rather unusual MoonSwatch. Produced in 1,969 pieces, the Mission to the Moon 1969 features a dial, hands, crown and pushers made from Omega’s 18-carat…
Is a More Expensive Watch Movement Really Better?
It is a question that many enthusiasts eventually ask themselves: what do you actually gain by paying considerably more for a movement? Greater accuracy? Better reliability? A watch that will…
Renaud Tixier Monday Organica: Two New Black and Burgundy Versions
Renaud Tixier is expanding its Monday Organica with two new versions, Noir and Bordeaux. Following the Blue version unveiled last year, these two seven-piece series follow the same principle: a…
How Is a Movement’s Power Reserve Calculated?
The power reserve of a mechanical movement refers to the length of time a watch can run after being fully wound. On paper, the calculation seems almost childishly simple: wind…
Why Do Some Watches Have a Telemeter?
There is a scale on the dial, almost like a survivor from a vanished world. The pulsometer on medical watches mentioned earlier was also designed to calculate heart rate. The…
Why Do Some Watches Feature a Telemeter?
Some scales seem to have been placed on a dial like survivors of a vanished world. We have already looked at doctor’s watches with their pulsometer for calculating heart rate.…
Seiko Star Time: the watch that displays one million hours
The Seiko Star Time was created for Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese baseball star and an ambassador for the manufacture for the past ten years. That is the context. But this…
What Watches Do Bigflo and Oli Wear?
I was recently at the Musilac Festival in Aix-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Bourget. Despite the hectolitres of beer consumed, my watch-spotter’s eye was drawn to the watches worn…
Why Mechanical Movements Are Sensitive to Gravity
There is something profoundly insolent about a mechanical watch. A few grams of brass, steel, synthetic rubies and hairspring presume to divide time with regularity, even as the Earth pulls…
Deadbeat Seconds, the Most Misunderstood Tick-Tock in Mechanical Watchmaking
Why do some watches have deadbeat seconds? It is a question that comes up often, usually with a raised eyebrow and a cutting remark: “It’s quartz, isn’t it?” That is…
Why Some Watches Display the Date at 4:30
Why do some watches display the date at 4:30? Because watchmaking is rarely a matter of chance, and almost always a matter of compromise. Behind that small angled aperture, often…