From the Parted Waters of the Red Sea to Time Running Backwards: the Konstantin Chaykin “Decalogue”
The hands of this watch do not turn to the right. Because Hebrew is written from right to left, Chaykin …
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A Romanov Legacy on the Wings of Time: Fabergé’s 1908 Egg, Agenhor and the Lady Compliquée Peacock
There is no minute hand on this dial. The minutes are shown by the opening tail of a peacock: four …
The Sky’s Remembrance and the Human on the Wrist: Vacheron Constantin Tribute to the Quest of Time
From microcosm to macrocosm: a golden astronomer with his arms raised, the sky of 1755, and the human being at …
Where the Mist Meets the Lava: Czapek Place Vendôme Complicité
Two plates, two balances and the differential at twelve o’clock
Standing the Spring Upright: H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton
A cylindrical balance spring, a flying tourbillon, and the marine chronometer’s solution carried to the wrist
Houston, Everything Digital Is Dead: Omega Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Award
Fourteen seconds on the wrist, a dog’s medal and a planet turning on the caseback
The Mechanical Architecture of the Sky: Christiaan van der Klaauw Astrolabium
The ancient computer on the wrist: the astrolabe, the ecliptic, the dragon hand and eighteen separate latitudes
The Parrots at the Clay Wall: Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater
Two biologists at Tambopata, a wall of clay and a rainforest that fits in a pocket
The Cable Car Above the Fog: The Jaquet Droz Charming Bird
Two watchmakers in a cable car above the Vallée de Joux: the physics of a pneumatic whistle, the acoustic tuning …
The Dance of Photons, the Physics of a Soap Bubble and a Personal Galaxy: The De Bethune DB28 Skybridge
Two women of science on the terrace of the Nice Observatory: the physics of a blue made without paint, a …
The Twin-Handed Discipline of Time: Stephen McDonnell, the MB&F LM Sequential EVO and the "Twinverter" Revolution
A logic gate in steel that binds the fate of two independent chronographs with a single press, a 14 mm …
The Relative Journey of Time, Cosmic Light and the Armour of the Sky: The Urwerk UR-100V SpaceTime
The Miracle of Motherhood, the Architecture of the Womb and the Circle of Time: Konstantin Chaykin Venus
Where Time Meets Stardust: The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Perpetual Moon Meteorite
A Quantum Tale on the Zermatt Glaciers: The IWC Ceralume and the Photon Journey of Light
A Horological Legend on Lake Neuchâtel: The Ulysse Nardin Freak and the Eternal Journey of Time
The Ocean’s Heartbeat, the Moon’s Magic and Cosmic Architecture on the Wrist: Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht
The Harmony of Two Worlds: The Chopard L.U.C XP Urushi "Treasured Turtle and Snake"
The Cosmos Drawn from Medieval Towers to the Wrist: The Ulysse Nardin Blast Moonstruck
A Hunt Frozen in the Layers of Time: The Kees Engelbarts "Red Gold Tsuba"
The Watch That Locks the Ocean to a Wrist: Christiaan van der Klaauw Real Moon Tides
From a Palace Garden to the Summit of a Craft: the Urushi Legacy and the Chopard L.U.C XP Urushi Peacock
There is no blue pigment in a peacock’s feather. There is none on this dial either: the colour comes from …
The Voice of Time: The Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie and the Bell Tower on a Wrist
