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This was the first smartwatch ever invented
Whether you love or hate what electronics have meant in watchmaking, there's no doubt that the development of electrical and electronic timepieces, from very early electrical pendulum clocks of the early 19th century to the first quartz clocks of the ...
How to Buy a Luxury Watch on a Budget
Q: If I can't spend more than $5,000 on a mechanical watch, should I buy a new timepiece or a vintage one? What if I up my investment to $10,000? A: The first step in buying a watch—on any budget—is research. Whether you go new or vintage, make an ...
Do Men Still Crave Status Watches?
Some may argue that with a clock on every smartphone and mini computers on many wrists, no one needs a mechanical watch. In 2001, Brian Monaco was a 28-year-old talent agent, working with the cast of MTV's “The Real World” for a national roadshow ...
Sergey Shubenkov, hot hurdler from a cold climate
I was sleeping on the start line and it was like the starting pistol was an alarm clock. As a general result, though, it worked. I felt like a hero that I could wrestle out that performance.” The next evening, Shubenkov returned for the semi-final and ...
Quill & Pad's Predictions For The Striking Category Of The 2015 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève
Striking watches pre-selected for the 2015 GPHG clockwise from top left: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, AkriviA Tourbillon Chiming Jump Hour, Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges, Hublot Big Bang Alarm Repeater, ...
Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age?
When Swiss companies declined to make quartz devices, inexpensive Japanese watches from companies like Seiko became popular around the world. The “quartz crisis” killed off so many Swiss watchmakers that by the end of the 1970s, the number of ...
You Are There: Breguet's Art And Innovation In Watchmaking Exhibition
Then there was the “Sympathique” clock, designed to meet what must have been a frustration of watch owners on Breguet's day: the inability of their pocket watches to keep time with the same precision as high-quality clocks. The clever solution, shown ...
