A tiny detail, an outsized signature In the watchmaking world, some complications are very “visible”: multi-register chronographs, perpetual calendars, tourbillons spinning like mechanical jewels. But there are also more…
One piece, one idea: sealing time inside In watchmaking, some technical solutions read like manifestos. The one-piece case (or “monocoque”) is one of them. The principle is easy to…
I remember my first encounter with an “ultra-thin.” I’m talking, of course, about an “ultra-thin watch” (what were you thinking?). Among these marvels of slenderness, a hand-wound watch truly defies…
A Different Way to Read Time In the collective imagination, a “classic” watch tells the time with hands: one for the hours, another for the minutes, sometimes a seconds…
Seiko—who would be wrong to deny itself—keeps its Prospex Speedtimer line alive with three new takes on its emblematic solar chronograph. Nothing revolutionary on the agenda, but well-judged aesthetic tweaks…
A Return to Proportion: How We Moved from “Bigger” to “Better” Ten or fifteen years ago, a watch was worn like a statement. On wrists, 44mm and up asserted…
Lip brings the Nautic 3 back into the spotlight with four new references, including a limited-edition collaboration. These 200-metre water-resistant dive watches, in a compact 39 mm format, embody the…
A watch born in a country that had to be rebuilt When we talk about benchmark watches, the conversation often turns to Switzerland, its valleys and its dynasties. Yet…
The little morning drama: a frozen watch, time on pause There’s that gesture—intimate, almost ceremonial: picking up your watch from the bedside table, feeling the cold metal or the…
The temptation of “like new”: a sign of the times All it takes is a beam of light catching a scratched caseband for the thought to pop up: “What…
The enamel dial: a quiet luxury that never goes out of style In a watch world saturated with spectacular finishes, new textures and bold colours, the enamel dial moves…
There is, in the ritual of a mechanical watch, a poetry that defies time. In the morning, you adjust a crown, feel the resistance of the mainspring, almost listen…
In the Who Wears What section, we’re leaving politicians’ wrists behind for a more modern, more macho one: GMK’s. The Monaco-based influencer, first known for his outlandish cars, is just…
An aesthetic shock in a display window that was far too well-behaved In the early 1970s, Swiss watchmaking entered a turbulent spell. Quartz watches from Asia upended the market…
The Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Lumière doesn’t merely tell the time—it whispers it to us, thanks to a mechanical whim that chimes the passing of every hour. And once…
In the Who wears what? section, we have already looked at the watches worn by historical figures as controversial as Stalin, as well as the alleged watch of Adolf Hitler.…
