The mechanical watch is enjoying a renaissance, and watch companies big and small don’t waste the opportunity to show off the gears and springs that separate these time capsules from their ...

A “movement” is what you’ll find inside a watch powering it, and companies that design and produce their own in-house are given a good deal of respect in the industry. Many watchmaking concerns, ...

How do you like your rotor? ✓ Central, micro, or peripheral? And what about a hammer to wind your movement? ✓ Let's determine the "best" ✓ ...

Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them. By Carol Besler Automatic ...

Automatic movements – equipped with a self winding system that includes an oscillating weight powered by the movements of the wearer – are the most convenient option for everyday watches. Yet women’s ...

For watch repair professionals and enthusiasts alike, one truth remains unchanged: the quality of the parts you use defines the outcome of your work. In horology, every detail matters—from the balance ...

Geneva-based Raymond Weil has produced the first proprietary automatic watch movement in its 41-year history. The new Freelancer 1212 watch's movement was designed and developed in-house by Raymond ...

Wearing a watch, especially in 2019, is as much an emotional choice as it is a practical one. A watch may help you resist your phone’s social-media siren call during the work day, for example, or, in ...