The engine is sputtering, and official statistics are struggling to hide the smoke. Long viewed as an inexhaustible El Dorado,...
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Fitting physically between the spider-web-like dome designed by Jean Nouvel and the deconstructed forms of Frank Gehry’s future building is...
In the Swiss watchmaking industry, there is a traditional way to celebrate anniversaries: a limited edition, a commemorative dial, or...
At 6 o’clock, where one might expect to find a small seconds hand, a pushpiece activates a chronograph. This detail...
Contemporary watchmaking suffers from a form of visual hyperactivity. Extremely skeletonized dials, fluorescent materials, ostentatious case sizes: capturing a collector’s...
The Test of Material and Fire Fine watchmaking often describes itself through vocabulary related to micromechanics, chronometric precision, and innovation...
Rain pounding the pavement, a gust of wind sweeping in at the bend of an avenue, the instinctive gesture of...
In October 2026, the watchmaking world will not gather in a single location or follow a single ritual. It will...
Slipping a well-thumbed copy of *War and Peace* or *The Brothers Karamazov* into a clear tote bag is no longer...
In watchmaking, anniversaries often serve as an excuse for a new dial color or a subtle engraving. In 2026, however,...