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A Great Cause

Good Sports: IWC & Laureus

On The Track With Shelby

Vintage Maddness

HYT & Preciflex Announce New Product Directions, Key Personnel Reorganisation

Usain Bolt and Hublot: The Man with the Golden Run’

In Conversation With Jean-Christophe Babin

Introducing the Big Bang Sang Bleu

Boutique Edition PAM 41x

Best of Basel

ProDiver Chronograph

Collecting Navitimers

Unveiling the Métiers d’Art Elégance Sartoriale Collection

The Vacheron Constantin Maître Cabinotier Retrograde Armillary Tourbillon

100 Hours of Baselworld with the 100-Hour Power Reserve Glashütte Original Senator Excellence

Dossier: Rolex Explorer

SIHH 2016 Roundup: Audemars Piguet

SIHH 2016 Roundup: Cartier

SIHH 2016 Roundup: Baume & Mercier

SIHH 2016 Roundup: IWC

SIHH 2016 Roundup: Greubel Forsey

SIHH 2016 Roundup: Jaeger-LeCoultre

SIHH 2016 Roundup: A. Lange & Söhne

Traveling Its Own Path

Game Changer: Richard Mille RM 027 Tourbillon

Mechanical watches and tennis don’t often go hand-in-hand - that is, until Richard Mille decided to do something about it with the RM 027 Tourbillon   At the ripe old age of 24, current world number one Rafael Nadal’s knees are a mess. Tendonitis and other injuries suffered as a result of the wear and […]

California Love

With its mix of Roman and Arabic numerals, the so-called California dial has become one of the most sought-after Rolex watches of the modern era.

Zenith Christophe Colomb

Zenith recalls the pioneering days of exploration with its tourbillon alternative   In 1916, Zenith produced a new escapement called the Echappement Colon - Colón being the Spanish word for Columbus, and échappement the French word for escapement. This Lépine-style chronometer movement was 20½ lines in size and was awarded three first prizes by Neuchâtel’s observatory […]

Baselworld 2016 New Release - Monsieur de Chanel

Baselworld 2016 First Impressions - Oris

How a Tourbillon Works

With a little help from Jaeger-LeCoultre, we uncover the workings of the tourbillon.   The purpose of Breguet’s inspired creation was to combat the poise errors found in the balance, balance spring and escapement in vertical positions by rotating these timekeeping elements. (For more on the tourbillon and its history, read “A Brief History of […]