In 2016, Bovet 1822 unveiled the Shooting Star tourbillon, the first timepiece in an exclusive collection dedicated to astronomy. The Astérium and Grand Récital tourbillons then followed in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Each of the three timepieces boasted groundbreaking technical specificities and explored new ways of measuring time, and each was also housed in a characteristic inclined case, inspired by...

MB&F and L’Epée 1839 present Grant, a triple-tracked, Mad-Max-cross-Transformer robot clock on a mission. In today’s fast-paced, always-on, 24/7 world, we are under constant bombardment from time: seconds race by; there is never enough; everyone wants more; and it keeps getting faster and faster. The nearest hour was once precise enough; now the world’s most accurate clocks are better than...

On the Right Track The story behind the new Tourbillon Grand Sport is a mini-biography of its creator, Laurent Ferrier. Introduced in May, the Tourbillon Grand Sport celebrates two passions that have inspired the Swiss native through the years — high speeds and high watchmaking. Specifically, the watch pays tribute to Ferrier’s third-place finish at the 24 Hours of Le...

Iron Man Tony Stark is certainly the most charismatic Superhero of the moment. The fictional inventor with his own high-tech laboratory is a genius. He is clever, handsome and rich in short, the ultimate glamour nerd. So, when he has to save half humanity in Avengers: Endgame, the instruments on his wrist have to be Urwerk’s awesomely sophisticated UR-105 CT...

With complete mastery of the art of thermal oxidation of metals, De Bethune continues to explore all the color shades resulting from the heat released by the chemical reactions of heat-treated steel and titanium. In De Bethune’s workshops in L’Auberson, the particles become luminous and the metals – titanium in particular – emit a visible light... the material oxidizes, the...

Ressence, the watch company that keeps challenging the status quo of mechanical watchmaking, is excited to announce the release of the Type 5N, a new example of the oil-filled Type 5 watch featuring a deep night blue dial. The genesis of the Type 5N starts with the Ressence Orbital Convex System (ROCS), the unique in-house developed (and patented) horological unit...