Free-floating components under space-age crystal: Ulysse Nardin’s most spectacular innovation to date literally turns watchmaking upside down. In sumptuous white or rose gold, with a brand-new movement that seems to defy gravity and a startlingly innovative box-domed sapphire that took months to research and develop, the Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel soars high above all expectations of what contemporary watchmaking craft...

Yesterday marked the bicentenary of Edouard Bovet’s first arrival in China, on August 16, 1818, an auspicious day that forever linked the Swiss watchmaking maison with the nation of China. In the space of 20 years, the visionary Edouard Bovet and his brothers established the success of their maison, built on the burgeoning trade with China. From London To Canton:...

The Quadruple Tourbillon Black showcases Greubel Forsey’s second Fundamental Invention in a case made of titanium, a material that reduces the weight of the timepiece and thus ensures greater comfort. Entirely covered with a black ADLC treatment that makes it more resistant to scratches, this timepiece has a powerful visual impact from the very first glance. Technically, the four tourbillons...

The tourbillon, a complex mechanism with both technical and aesthetic appeal, revised according to the minimalist approach characteristic of H. Moser & Cie. The Schaffhausen-based manufacture has revisited this classic piece of mechanical watchmaking and extracted only the essence: A dial featuring the brand's signature fumé, two blued hands, and at 6 o'clock, a one minute flying tourbillon produced in...

Four years ago, in the 1815 Tourbillon, A. Lange & Söhne first combined the stop-seconds mechanism for the tourbillon with the Zero-Reset time setting feature. Together, the patented mechanisms allowed the watch to be stopped and then set with one-second accuracy. Now, this precision timekeeping instrument has been introduced in an edition limited to 100 pieces with a white enamel...

In 2016, Bovet 1822 presented the Récital 18 Shooting Star, which made headlines for its innovative time display. The many accolades attributed to this timepiece attest to its peerless identity and accomplishments. The Récital 20 Astérium seamlessly continues the tradition set by its illustrious predecessor, reprising the characteristic shaped case to present an unprecedented mechanical display that showcases the volumes...