Glossary

Leap year calendar

The Leap year calendar takes automatically into account months with less than 31 days and of February, when it counts 28 days. It must be adjusted every fourth year.

See Watches with astronomical indications.

See Leap year.

Perimeter

Haute Horlogerie Perimeter

Which are the features of a Fine Watch? Learn about the criterias of Fine Watchmaking.

HH Magazine News

Jaeger-LeCoultre wears its heart on its sleeve

22 May 2012

Among the lots at a forthcoming sale at Christie's in Milan will be three exclusive Jaeger-LeCoultre watches, made in su…

The phenomenal success of mechanical watches

15 May 2012

In ten years, mechanical watches have seen their share of total exports increase from less than half to almost three qua…