Mountaineering watches that have truly conquered the Himalayas
From Annapurna in 1950 to Dhaulagiri in 1960, each conquest of an eight-thousander was achieved...
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Mountaineering watches that have truly conquered the Himalayas
From Annapurna in 1950 to Dhaulagiri in 1960, each conquest of an eight-thousander was achieved with a different watch on the wrist, and a degree of mystery surrounding what actually...
Vulcain Cricket: The Story of the Presidents' Watch
On July 31, 1954, two mountaineers reached the summit of K2 with a small Swiss...
Cartier Watches: The History of Iconic Models
Cartier doesn't sell watches. Cartier sells stories. From the Santos, born from a conversation between...
Tudor Oyster Prince: Wilsdorf's polar gamble
In 1952, Hans Wilsdorf sent twenty-six Tudor Oyster Princes to endure two glacial winters with...
Cartier: The Story of a House That Always Chose to Create
Founded in Paris in 1847, Maison Cartier could have remained a local jewelry store. It...
The micro-rotor: the mechanism that makes automatic watches ultra-thin
The micro-rotor is the most elegant mechanism in automatic watchmaking: integrated into the thickness of...
The timeless art of vintage watches
Vintage watches fascinate with their artisanal authenticity, period aesthetics, and ever-increasing value. Icons like the...
How to use your mechanical watch ?
You've just bought a watch and don't know where to start? Winding the mainspring, setting...
