Browsing: Mechanical watches

Breguet Classique Chronométrie Ref. 7727 with silvered guilloché dial

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Breguet Classique Chronométrie 7727 and the Serious Business of Mechanical Accuracy

May 29, 20260

The Breguet Classique Chronométrie Ref. 7727 is one of the clearest modern reminders that precision still matters in haute horlogerie, even after quartz made accuracy easy.

Close-up of a high-end mechanical watch movement showing gears, spring barrel and escapement components

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Constant Force in Watchmaking Explained

May 27, 20260

Constant force is one of watchmaking’s most elegant answers to an invisible problem, helping a mechanical movement deliver steadier energy as its mainspring winds down.

Florian Brossard and Schwarz Etienne independent watchmaking

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Florian Brossard Makes the Case for Schwarz Etienne’s Human Watchmaking

May 26, 20260

Schwarz Etienne CEO Florian Brossard frames independent watchmaking as a matter of substance, in-house movement craft and emotion rather than marketing noise.

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Where Value Meets Virtue in Six Affordable Mechanical Watches

May 25, 20260

A sharp shortlist of six approachable mechanical watches from Timex, Swatch and Audemars Piguet, Seiko, Tissot, Titan and Sero Watch Company.

Atelier Wen Perception V3 watch with Pequignet movement

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Atelier Wen Perception V3 Brings a Pequignet Movement to the Collection

May 20, 20260

Atelier Wen updates its Perception line with the V3, a new generation defined by the arrival of a Pequignet movement and a more movement-focused proposition.

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DIY Watch Club Turned Windup San Francisco 2026 Into a Watchmaking Bench

May 15, 20260

At Windup Watch Fair San Francisco 2026, DIY Watch Club gave attendees the rare chance to assemble a mechanical GMT watch on-site and leave wearing something they built themselves.

Three-watch collection with a Tissot diver, Shinola automatic and Certina chronograph for larger wrists

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A Three Watch Collection Under $5,000 Built for Bigger Wrists

May 15, 20260

This three-watch lineup pairs a serious Tissot diver, a wide-set Shinola daily wearer and a value-packed Certina chronograph for collectors who need real wrist presence.

Baltic x SpaceOne Seconde Majeure jumping hour watch with champagne German silver dial and camel strap

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Baltic x SpaceOne Seconde Majeure Brings Jumping Hours Down to Earth

May 12, 20260

Baltic and SpaceOne team up on a compact 904L steel watch with jumping hours, a semi-regulator display and hand-finished German silver dial options from €2,500.

Filippo Loreti Atelier Loreti Celestial Tourbillon with black onyx dial and gold-tone steel case

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Filippo Loreti Atelier Loreti Celestial Tourbillon Review: An $850 Whirlwind With Real Enthusiast Intent

May 12, 20260

The Atelier Loreti Celestial Tourbillon brings a functioning automatic tourbillon, stone dials and 100 meters of water resistance into a price range that would have seemed unlikely not long ago.

Rotary skeleton watch with an open-worked dial showing the mechanical movement

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Rotary Skeleton Watches Put the Mechanics on Display Without Losing the Dress-Watch Plot

May 9, 20260

Rotary’s open-worked mechanical watches bring visible gears, balanced proportions and traditional styling into an accessible skeleton-watch format.

Stowa Terra Fieldwatch models with earthy Soil, Forest and Desert dial colors

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Stowa Adds Three Earth-Toned Models to Its Terra Field Watch Collection

May 8, 20260

Stowa’s new Terra field watches bring muted dial colors, gray PVD-coated steel cases, 200 meters of water resistance and Sellita automatic movements to a compact 38mm format.