Pascal Raffy has a perfect understanding of the expectations of fellow collectors, as well as those of Maison Bovet aficionados. It is as a collector and the owner of Bovet that he has presided over the development and fine-tuning of all of the maison’s timepieces ever since he acquired it in 2001. This approach and the expert knowledge it requires...

A New Concept of Time Ulysse Nardin's watchmaking formula is simple: Start with an impossible idea. Research it until it's merely improbable. Persist until it's inevitable. A relentless spirit of discovery has served Ulysse Nardin well for more than 170 years, beginning with its marine chronometers in the late 1800s, and through the Trilogy of Time, launched in the 1980s....

Some watches will forever be remembered for their cameos on the silver screen. The Rolex Submariner is unmistakably known as James Bond’s watch. The Heuer Monaco remains associated with Steve McQueen and the film Le Mans to this day. Even the unusual Seiko chronograph worn by Sigourney Weaver in Aliens will go down as a movie icon. Last year, another...

Laurent Ferrier continues living his watchmaking dream: that of reinterpreting traditional fine watchmaking classics while adding a resolutely modern personal touch. For his new caliber, Laurent Ferrier decided to address the minute repeater. Representing the ultimate horological complication, the minute repeater provides a wealth of inspiration, especially given the importance devoted to every detail of its construction. Since the wearer...

A minute repeater and a tourbillon in a rectangular case that looks like a smart watch. The Swiss Alp Watch Minute Repeater Tourbillon by H. Moser & Cie. dares to contrast the two. The Schaffhausen-based manufacture pairs the contemporary design of the case with a complex flying tourbillon movement, fitted with one of the most challenging complications to produce: a...

The Double Tourbillon Technique Blue highlights Greubel Forsey’s first fundamental invention. Integrated into the complex three-dimensional movement architecture, the sapphire crystal chapter-ring is transformed into a window through which to observe a miniature world of constant movement in which all the elements are intertwined, catching our eye from one gear-wheel to the next. For this timepiece, the challenge for Greubel...