The minute repeater mechanism is the miniaturised descendant of the bells that used to ring out across towns and villages in yesteryear. However, in

In the midst of a frantic race for exclusivity and technical sophistication, the 2000s witnessed the emergence of all manner of improbably named alloys.

It is one of the least known of all automobile races and yet the most demanding. The Pike’s Peak rally in Colorado has brought

The new technologies on which tomorrow’s watches will be built appear cyclically every three or four years. The stars of yesterday were called silicon

Even as the French seem to be delaying a government reshuffle, the world of watchmaking is doing just that.  It all started on February

Symbols make an impression and hit the headlines. When Felix Baumgartner jumped from his capsule in a free fall from an altitude of 39,045

The sky still hasn’t fallen on our heads. Watch exports are still doing well : +15% on an annual basis for the month of July

For years, some sort of measures had been called for. The Federal Government has now voted a law strengthening the provisions of the Swiss