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.…
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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…
Greubel Forsey Balancier QM: Museum Quality
When Greubel Forsey Gives Its Exacting Standards a Name I once had the opportunity to visit Greubel Forsey in La Chaux-de-Fonds. This kind of visit rarely leaves you indifferent. In…
What Is a Grand Feu Enamel Dial?
Grand Feu enamel dials: the unforgiving art of fire What is a Grand Feu enamel dial? Put simply, it is a dial coated with powdered glass, fired at very high…
Formex launches the Aria, its first in-house micro-rotor watch
An Important New Step for Formex I’m not going to pretend to be the ultimate Formex insider. It’s not a brand I’ve followed closely for years, even though I’ve come…
Seiko Astron 145th Anniversary: A New Solar GPS Chronograph
A Seiko Astron That Does More Than Mark an Anniversary Anniversary watches can sometimes feel like box-ticking exercises. An engraved caseback, an exclusive colorway, a slightly overplayed heritage angle—and that’s…
What Is a Lacquered Dial?
In the hushed language of watchmaking, certain terms seem simple, almost innocent. “Lacquered dial” is one of them. Two words, a vaguely glossy image—yet a far more exacting reality, almost…
Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop: The Royal Oak Turns into a Pocket Watch
The rumor had been circulating for days—now it’s official The rumor had been doing the rounds for some time, and it was seriously gaining momentum. On social media, speculation was…
How a Vertical-Clutch Chronograph Works
A discreet mechanism In the world of chronographs, the “vertical clutch” represents a decisive innovation for the precision and user comfort of a modern chronograph, even though it remains largely…
Trilobe Trente-Deux 2026: a collection that gains in thickness
With Trente-Deux, Trilobe hasn’t simply added another reference to its catalogue. The Parisian maison has established a collection of its own, with a distinct silhouette, an immediately identifiable display, a…
Rolex Datejust 41: Debuts a green ombré dial
At Rolex, there are the releases that instantly ignite a frenzy of speculation—and then there are those that move forward more quietly, almost on tiptoe, with that subtle air of…
Tudor 2026 Novelties: A Standout Favourite—The Monarch
There are the releases you see coming from miles away, and then there are those that arrive with a singularity that makes you stop in your tracks. This new Tudor…
What Is a Doctor’s Watch (Pulsometer)
Long before optical sensors, smartwatches and electronic oximeters, mechanical watchmaking had already found an elegant solution to a very practical problem: measuring heart rate. This is the origin of the…
David Candaux DC6 Night Forest: UD Carbon, Titanium and an Inclined Tourbillon
With the DC6 Night Forest watch, David Candaux continues a body of work already defined by its approach to architecture, materials, and wrist presence. But this new version introduces a…
What is a hairspring and why is it crucial to precision
The hairspring, the invisible spring that decides everything In a mechanical watch, precision does not hinge on a single closely guarded “secret,” but on balance. At the heart of…