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Michel Nydegger, new CEO of Greubel Forsey

Michel Nydegger, new CEO of Greubel Forsey

Michel Nydegger will take over the role of CEO. Antonio Calce will assume the role of vice president starting from August 5, (...)

GaÏa Prize: A year of festivities at the MIH

GaÏa Prize: A year of festivities at the MIH

The Gaïa Prize, awarded annually by the Musée International d’Horlogerie, is celebrating its 30th edition in 2024. The La Chaux-de-Fonds-based museum’s famous (...)

“Personally, I love this watch – not many did”

“Personally, I love this watch – not many did”

THE FAILURES THAT MADE ME

The press is full of stories of watchmaking success. So we’ve decided to ring the changes, and bring you a series devoted to failures, which are ultimately (...)

A preview of Geneva Watch Days 2024

A preview of Geneva Watch Days 2024

The event will be held from 29 August to 2 September 2024, with newcomers such as Beauregard, Cvstos, Daniel Roth, Edox, Favre Leuba, Fortis, Genus, (...)

“At the stroke of noon!” – The history of the Palais Royal Cannon Clock

“At the stroke of noon!” – The history of the Palais Royal Cannon Clock

Imagine you’re in Paris, in July 1789, on the cusp of the French Revolution. In the formal gardens of the Palais Royal, the coquettes enticing clients with (...)

How France adopted Greenwich Mean Time (and still fought back!)

How France adopted Greenwich Mean Time (and still fought back!)

Today, the Greenwich meridian rules supreme. But the international standardisation of time was the result of a scientific and diplomatic tug-of-war between (...)

The watchmaker who registered the very first Swiss patent

The watchmaker who registered the very first Swiss patent

The story of Paul Perret (1854-1904) is quite unusual. He was famous not for one single accomplishment but for three different ones: he revolutionised (...)

The Antikythera Mechanism: 2,200 years ahead of its time

The Antikythera Mechanism: 2,200 years ahead of its time

For more than a century, investigations have been taking place into a small mass of metal, retrieved from the bottom of the Aegean Sea. It has not yet (...)

Micromégas: an astonishing encyclopaedia of Time, rediscovered

Micromégas: an astonishing encyclopaedia of Time, rediscovered

Between 1964 and 1970, a rich, well-documented and fascinating encyclopaedia of Time with a revolutionary graphic design for its day, was published by Les (...)

“Every clock is a cop”

“Every clock is a cop”

EDITORIAL

Police, prison, boredom, work, drudgery – these things exist because our lives are ruled by the implacable rigidity of Time. They are under its control, (...)

Colorado Watch Company: Vortic's new American challenge

Colorado Watch Company: Vortic’s new American challenge

The “crazy kids from Colorado who took on Swatch” have triumphed after a hard-fought, six-year legal battle, safeguarding their pocket watch conversion (...)

Dodane: the end of an era

Dodane: the end of an era

For five generations, the Dodane brand belonged to the Dodane family. Now the company, declared bankrupt, is in liquidation, with multiple potential buyers (...)

De Motu: Flying High Again

De Motu: Flying High Again

Finnish watch brand De Motu works actively with fighter pilots with the aim of creating the ultimate pilot watches. For founder Valdemar Hirvelä, this means (...)

Time: 10 simple answers to 10 simple questions

Time: 10 simple answers to 10 simple questions

Why do we have twelve months in a year? Is the moon important for timekeeping? Why are there seven days in a week? Answers are given by Chad Orzel, the (...)

Inhorgenta celebrates its 50 years in style

Inhorgenta celebrates its 50 years in style

This year the annual Inhorgenta fair hosted its fiftieth edition in Munich. Launched in 1974 as the “first International Trade Fair for Watches, Jewellery, (...)

Daylight saving: the eternal debate

Daylight saving: the eternal debate

The west coast of Europe is out of sync with solar time. One suggested solution is to reinstate four European time zones and scrap daylight saving. But (...)

Audrey Raffy: “I wanted to bring something to the business”

Audrey Raffy: “I wanted to bring something to the business”

GPHG ACADEMY

Growing up surrounded by magnificent timepieces in a family whose name is synonymous with contemporary watchmaking doesn’t automatically equate to a love of (...)

“Voutilainen, Art of Time”, a new museum exhibition in Finland

“Voutilainen, Art of Time”, a new museum exhibition in Finland

The first museum exhibition dedicated to the life’s work of the world-renowned grandmaster, Kari Voutilainen, will be held at The Finnish Museum of Horology (...)

Time's up for the leap second!

Time’s up for the leap second!

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) has repeatedly jumped one second to stay aligned with the Earth’s rotation. This leap second could be put on hold and even (...)

Savant syndrome: a human perpetual calendar

Savant syndrome: a human perpetual calendar

Some people are capable of naming the weekday of any given date. The majority are affected by autism and have the ability to memorise vast amounts of (...)