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How Japan’s Thomas Edison Built the Nation’s Most Complicated Clock
Japan's greatest inventor whose life span a formative period in the nation's history, Tanaka Hisashige built the Myriad Year Clock, a 1000-part masterpiece that's today a national treasure.Loving Ultra-Thin Watches? History’s Repeating Itself
Slim, elegant watches are back in vogue, but that's not new.HMT Watches: The Rise and Fall of India’s Watchmaking Titan
Once upon a time HMT was amongst the largest watchmakers in the world, until it became defunct in 2016. Farzad Mistry charts its history and decline.Why Are Vintage Cloisonné Enamel Dial Watches Collectible?
With the ever-increasing interest by watch aficionados in fine cloisonné enamel wristwatches, historian Ivan Ponzo offers a brief yet insightful analysis of their history and appeal.The Pursuit of the Perfect Watch Movement at Omega
We chronicle Omega's manufacturing of the Master Co-Axial, and the rigorous testing by the Swiss government's weights and measures agency.In-Depth: A Guide to the Original F.P. Journe Tourbillon Remontoir d’Egalite
Serial numbers, production years, and dial types.A Visit To The German Watch Museum and the Epic Goertz Astronomic Clock
Horological history of Germany explained at the watch museum in the centre of Glashütte.Bringing Talent to Light – Unmasking the Master Enamellers of Geneva
Horological scholar Ivan Ponzo reveals the names of the artisans behind some of watchmaking's finest miniature enamels.Explaining the Ancient Technique of Gold Filigree
An ancient technique several millennia old, filigree makes its debut in watchmaking with the Ronde Louis Cartier XL Filigree Panthers, with the dial made up of intricately worked gold and platinum wires that form a panther motif.Hands-On with the First Ever Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with a Leap Year Indicator
Thirty years passed between the first perpetual calendar wristwatch, and the first one with a leap year indicator, made by Audemars Piguet in 1955. Here's a look at one double-signed example of the Audemars Piguet ref. 5516.Load More
