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Introducing: The Jacob & Co. Brilliant Flying Tourbillon, with the First Diamond-Set Balance Wheel in Modern Watchmaking
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (464+ words) You might have heard of diamonds as endstones on the balance staff and the escapement, but putting them onto the balance wheel? Now, if you were to think of one watchmaker to do it, though, it would be Jacob & Co,…...
Recap: The Best New Watches From Geneva Watch Days 2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (69+ words) For more information, please head over to the previous article here. For more information, please check our hands-on video story here. For more information, please visit our hands-on video review here. For more information, please read our introductory story here....
First Look: The Marcu Initial, The Debut Watch of an Experienced Watchmaker
1+ week, 1+ day ago (659+ words) An industry expert and our Swiss Editor, Xavier Markl became hooked on mechanical watches when he started working for Cartier and then Girard-Perregaux. A subject, which was initially a professional necessity, developed into a horological obsession. Unable to ignore the…...
Introducing: The new, more compact A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down Limited Editions
1+ week, 2+ day ago (573+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...
Czapek Inaugurates its Quai des Bergues 27 Boutique with Special Editions of the Quai des Bergues and Place Vend??me Complicit??
1+ week, 4+ day ago (729+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...
First Look: The New Girard-Perregaux GP Laureato Fifty Tourbillon Micro-Rotor 39mm
1+ week, 5+ day ago (490+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...
First Look: The Zenith Chronomaster Solo Sport, The Time-Only High-Frequency El Primero (Incl. Video)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (821+ words) The Chronomaster Sport is one of Zenith’s most recognisable modern series, featuring a contemporary sports-watch case and, naturally, an El Primero chronograph movement. For 2026, however, Zenith takes an unexpected turn. The new Chronomaster Solo Sport removes the chronograph and debuts…...
First Look: The Chopard L.U.C 1963 Heritage Chronograph, now in Prussian Blue
1+ week, 5+ day ago (526+ words) A new version of the L.U.C 1963 Heritage Chronograph joins Chopard’s high-end collection, created as a numbered limited edition of 25 pieces. While the model retains the classical proportions and specifications of the green 2023 model, this new reference is distinguished by a…...
First Look: Chopard Revives its Classic Regulator with the New L.U.C 1963 Heritage Regulator
1+ week, 6+ day ago (481+ words) In the mid-1990s, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele embarked on an ambitious project to elevate Chopard’s watchmaking credentials by establishing an independent manufacturing facility in Fleurier – and succeeded. Following the development of the acclaimed ultra-thin automatic calibre 96.01-L, the manufacture released its first watch…...
First Look: The Frederique Constant Classics Moneta Handwinding, now with a Mechanical Movement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (565+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...