"The Mastery of Time"
The history of horlogy from its origins to the present day: discoveries - inventions - progress.
Written by Dominique Fléchon, historian and expert in Fine Watchmaking, this book traces the history of time measurement from the origins of Man to the present day.
Jaeger-Lecoultre News 2012
The Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon is equipped with a multi-axis tourbillon. The Sphérotourbillon has a second axis inclined at 20° and thereby freeing it from the effects of gravity in all positions.
HH Official Blog
Cartier 2012 new timepieces
3 February 2012
Fine jewellery and fine watchmaking set themselves apart with their creative shapes and style, high quality craftsmansh…
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Glossary
Transfer
Apply markings (numerals, signature, etc.) to the dial by means of a gelatine pad pressed onto an engraved and inked block.Magazine
Sweet dreams from De Bethune
3 February 2012
Alongside the SIHH 2012, De Bethune presented its finished Dream Watch IV, new interpretations of its DB 28, and an exce…
The caliber CRMA1 and the automatic Richard Mille RM 037
3 February 2012
Richard Mille is pleased to present new timepiece. The RM 037 and the new automatic caliber CRMA1 represents an original…
History
1839
History of Watchmaking
Mechanised production: Vacheron & Constantin developed a full set of machine tools for manufacturing its watches.
Interchangeable parts: the first pantograph, by Georges-Auguste Leschot, was brought into use at Vacheron & Constantin.
Famous Watchmakers
Abraham Louis Perrelet
1729-1826Swiss watchmaker and one of the fathers of precision watchmaking in the Neuchâtel mountains.1770sInvention of t…