Watchmaking

Hands-on – The Updated Breguet Marine 5517, Navigating a More Classical Course

Breguets maritime pedigree dates to 1815, when Louis XVIII appointed Abraham-Louis Breguet as watchmaker to the French Royal Navy. Although Breguet did not invent the marine chronometer (that was John Harrison), he improved its robustness and precision, enabling sailors to calculate longitude at sea

Every Unique Piece Watch in the TimeForArt Auction 2026

TimeForArt is a biennial wristwatch auction where watchmakers are invited to create unique piece watches to raise money in support of the Swiss Institute a non-profit contemporary art institution in New York. The money raised by the auction allows the Swiss Institute to continue offering art exhibit

Omega Gives the Villain His Due at Its New James Bond Exhibition

The watchmaker is paying homage to 007 and his nemeses at Spectre.

Just Because – Konstantin Chaykin Turns Cufflinks into a Mechanical Calendar

For most people, cufflinks keep a shirt cuff in place and often add a little personality to an otherwise formal outfit. Jewellers offer cufflinks with genuine watch movements, and watchmakers have also been known to manufacture cufflinks, though more often as an added accessory than a functional pie

Does Finishing Make A Watch Movement Work Well, Or Is It Just A Beautifying Trick?

These days, “finishing” is a buzzword. Talk to fans of high horology, and you will most likely hear terms like anglage, black polish, and perlage. It seems like everything is about finishing nowadays, which made a master watchmaker tell me that decorating every last piece of a movement is not the es

Actually Affordable: Mondaine Doppio Solar Skeleton Watch

Solar-powered watches are easily among the most practical kinds of timepieces, as they offer the advantages of a quartz movement without the need for routine battery replacements. That said, rarely do watches showcase solar technology in the same way they proudly display mechanical calibers, and man

The Toledano & Chan B/1 Dazzle Hides Nothing And Confuses Everything

The watch world doesn’t always embrace those who push creative boundaries. Over the past two decades, however, enthusiasts have become increasingly receptive to watchmakers who challenge conventional ideas. MB&F, Urwerk, De Bethune, and Greubel Forsey have repeatedly demonstrated what happens when i