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The Forgotten Most-Complicated-Watch-Ever Made for the Most Famous Banker Ever

J.P. Morgan's grand complication.

The Last Golden Age of English Watchmaking – All 77mm of It

The monumental S. Smith & Son grand complication.

The Ideal Watch Size According to the Well-Dressed

Surveyed by The Armoury's Mark Cho.

The Latest in Silicon Hairspring Tech – From Hong Kong

Master Dynamic and its patented hairspring.

Interview: Guy Semon of TAG Heuer on Carbon Oscillators

True tech in watchmaking.

The Supermarket Billionaire and His 800 Pocket Watch Collection

The tale of the late Erivan Haub.

The Mega-Watch of the 1990s Offered for a Song

The Gerald Genta Grande Sonnerie.

Explaining the Citizen Caliber 0100 – The Most Accurate Watch Ever

Just one second a year.

Settling the 300-Year Old Dispute – Who Invented the Balance Spring?

The irascible Robert Hooke and his long-lost notes.

How “Vintage” Dials are Made at Glashütte Original

Producing the brilliantly retro Sixties dials.