2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1092+ words) A menagerie of exotic movements features in Christie's upcoming Hong Kong auction, Important Watches: Featuring "Kronos: Titans of Time, "The Eternity and "The Chronicle Collections, from Double Splits and double movements to torque management and monitoring. It would take more…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1721+ words) On the first of November 1897, Charles Piguet began work on an "bauche for which no contract yet existed. In his workshop at Le Sentier, a stone village strung along the floor of the Vall"e de Joux at an altitude…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (690+ words) Watch-spotting accounts on Instagram were rewarded during the Met Gala broadcast with a sneak peak at two new Jaeger-Le Coultre (JLC) Reverso models worn by actors Finn Wolfhard and Tyriq Withers. Unveiled officially today, the Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (921+ words) FVF Gene've founder Franc Vila has created a unique piece of his flagship tourbillon for a noted European collector of independent and complicated watches who goes by @thedeadwatchsociety on Instagram. The FVF1 Tourbillon "Seven Poets'is a romantic twist on the day…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (906+ words) The movement inside can be thought of as the same movement found in the ref. 5016, with the star chart on the back, though there is a little more to it. For one, the cathedral gongs are half again as long…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1203+ words) One of the most intriguing debuts in independent watchmaking this year is Nouvelle Chronometrie with its Montre Ordinaire. Despite the name, Nouvelle Chronometrie is actually Japanese, and the "ordinary" watch is a tourbillon chronometer inspired by 20th century observatory chronometer watches…...

6+ day, 14+ min ago  (945+ words) Longines is carrying momentum into the summer after the well-received launch of the refreshed Hydroconquest line. The brand hopes to continue that winning streak with a nipped and tucked 42 mm Legend Diver 59. As the name suggests, the new "LLD" references…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (747+ words) A. Lange & S'hne has been a sponsor of the Concorso de Eleganza Villa d'Este for 15 years now, but this year marks the first time a limited edition is debuting at the event: the Cabaret Tourbillon Honeygold. The Cabaret Tourbillon is probably…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (660+ words) German independent watchmaker Marco Lang launched the Seven Spheres, the first multi-axis tourbillon wristwatch from Germany, and one of the few made with traditional materials and techniques. While the rotational speed is necessarily gradual, the central position of the massive…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (973+ words) The Vacheron Constantin (VC) Overseas Dual Time "Cardinal Points" was one of the most talked about releases of Watches & Wonders " despite being a somewhat predictable, incremental upgrade to an existing model. The response is indicative of strong product/market fit and…...