March 14, 2012 - Legacy Machine no. 1 One of the most talked about timepiece debuts from last year was, without question, MB&F’s Legacy Machine No.1. With the new line of Legacy Machines, MB&F honors the watchmaking traditions of the 18th and 19th centuries by imagining the timepieces MB&F would have ...

March 14, 2012 - La Monegasque Tourbillon Roger Dubuis underwent a relaunch in 2011, unveiling a new line of Monegasque timepieces under the direction of newly installed CEO Georges Kern, who had previously, and continues to, successfully helm IWC. In addition to being powered by one of Roger Dubuis’s own beautif...

March 14, 2012 - Amadeo 7-Day Tourbillon Orbis Mundi with reversed hand fitting With a 46-mm tourbillon with 7 days of power reserve, Bovet reminds us that the tourbillon escapement was created to mitigate the effects of gravity on a mechanical timepiece—or,  more specifically, a timepiece worn in one’s pocket...

March 14, 2012 - Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaine As a watch’s barrel winds down, it transmits less and less force to the escapement. This has the rather paradoxical effect of making the watch run fast, because the balance wheel’s amplitude increases. DeWitt has solved this problem by inserting an extra mec...

March 14, 2012 - UR-1001 Urwerk’s offbeat horological creations routinely inspire comparisons to other mechanical masterworks, often high-end automobiles. It’s difficult to classify watches that are so otherworldly, at least compared to the rest of the timepieces on the market. This piece, a 21st century pocket...