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A Visit to the Biggest Watch Fair in Asia
High-end, low-end, B2B, B2C - it all happens at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair.
The Fake Rivalry That Created the World’s Most Expensive Timepiece
The myth of Henry Graves Jr. vs James Ward Packard.
Heavens Above! Explaining the Genius of the Vacheron Constantin Celestia Calibre 3600
The universe in miniature inside the most complicated Vacheron Constantin wristwatch.
Measuring Eternity – Three Facts to Know About the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar
From the first perpetual calendar wristwatch to the patented, instantaneous perpetual.
Five Takeaways From Five Watches, Straight From the Tudor Archive Collection
Four pristine examples and a military veteran that served well.
Charting the Rise of Chinese Watchmaking with a Visit to the Middle Kingdom’s Largest Watch Fair
A trip to the major watch fair few know about.
Recommended Reading: F.P. Journe, Ray Charles and the Watch That Was Never To Be
The story told by @thejourneguy.
Portrait: Masahiro Kikuno, Japanese Independent Watchmaker
A Japanese approach to watchmaking, executed by hand.
Hands-On with an Uber-Rare but Little Known Rolex – the Zerographe Mono-Pusher
The one-button minute-counter from the 1930s is impossibly scarce, but here are two of them - both "new old stock".
Toshiba’s Founder Once Built Japan’s Most Complicated Clock
The 1000-part masterpiece was completed in 1851 and has yet to be surpassed.Load More