Not a new concept in watchmaking at all, the idea of constant force has taken center stage as watchmakers strive for ever greater accuracy and precision. Essentially, constant force is a means of improving the rate of a watch by making the torque of the spring constant throughout the entire power reserve duration. Generally, in…
Luxury Watches or Games? Vegas on the Wrist
Timepieces that reflect the excitement and allure of high-stakes gaming are wonderfully fun – if you’ve got the money. They offer a great distraction when you just don’t have time to go to the casinos. Indeed, a handful of truly gifted watchmakers shake up accepted traditions and elevating the timepiece to a new dimension: a…
Off the Cuff – Girard-Perregaux’s 1966 Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges
Mechanical watches for women – with multi-functions and complications — are being created by top watch brands than ever before. Typically these mechanical calibers are hand assembled and comprise hundreds of tiny parts. It can take weeks – even months – for the most complicated of movements to be built before being fit into…
Watch Education: What Makes Swiss Watches the Gold Standard? (Part 1)
We often are asked “Why Swiss watches are considered the best in the world?” This is no easy subject, since the rise of Switzerland as the epitome of fine watchmaking was centuries in the making. So, beginning today, and for several subsequent Thursdays, we are bringing you a series of articles that will track this…