Thirty years ago, Chopard’s co-president, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, opened the Manufacture in Fleurier. The first in-house calibre, L.U.C 1.96, a slim automatic micro-rotor movement, made its debut inside the L.U.C XPS 1860 the following year. Rapidly ascending the complications ladder, in 2006,...
Deep in the heart of a primeval forest lies a waterfall whose fresh spring waters are unspoilt by man, and whose mystic beauty is an endless source of inspiration — for the band of artisans who quietly engrave by hand some of the most intricately detailed watches in the world. It’s not a Studio...
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. In 1904, Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont approached Louis Cartier, complaining that pocket watches were impractical in flight – he needed both hands on the controls. Louis Cartier’s solution not only marked the birth of an icon but is...
Earlier this week, I wrote about the new Black Bay Ceramic, one of the Tudor novelties at Watches and Wonders 2026. I described it as being the same as the existing Black Bay Ceramic, but with blacked-out hands and a ceramic bracelet. Now that we’ve had a chance to go hands-on with it, we know...
