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“The first watches were one hour behind reality” – L’Express
In an interview with L’Express, Camille Grandmaison, from the Besançon Time Museum, recalls: human beings took millennia before managing to precisely measure time. The first tools appeared around 1500 BC…
three reference works for watch lovers – L’Express
In an interview with L’Express, Camille Grandmaison, from the Besançon Time Museum, points out: it took human beings millennia to be able to precisely measure time. The first tools appeared…
jewelry watches that are ever smaller and more refined – L’Express
In an interview with L’Express, Camille Grandmaison, from the Besançon Time Museum, points out: it took human beings millennia to be able to precisely measure time. The first tools appeared…
the incredible techniques for making dials – L’Express
At the intersection between traditional watchmaking know-how and modern technologies, the creation of a dial requires several dozen operations whose purpose is to decorate this metal disc, or even to…
watches that can be personalized… endlessly – L’Express
In an interview with L’Express, Camille Grandmaison, from the Besançon Time Museum, recalls: human beings took millennia before managing to precisely measure time. The first tools appeared around 1500 BC…
Watches, the latest trends: chic, simple and elegant
Among the industry trends observed by the experts at the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, we note a growing craze for refined watches. “Combining simplicity and elegance, these uncomplicated models,…
“Covid has changed our relationship with the night” – L’Express
L’Express: Are the French living more and more at night? Luc Gwiazdzinski (1): In the long term, the answer is “yes”. For millennia, nighttime was simply a time for social…
from Paris to Monaco… Three new addresses to discover – L’Express
Paris: IWC Schaffhausen IWC Schaffhausen has just opened the IWC Apartment at 73, avenue des Champs-Elysées. Straddling two floors, new products, fine watchmaking and calibers are exhibited over 230 square…
when anniversary editions attract collectors – L’Express
Watchmaking is like wine: each year has its share of vintage editions. However, with one notable difference: on the watch side, no date risks being depreciated due to climatic hazards.…
no, Switzerland did not invent mechanical watchmaking – L’Express
“Switzerland did not found mechanical watchmaking,” recalls Pascal Ravessoud, vice-president of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH). Traveling to Paris to present the FHH Academy’s activities around watchmaking education…