The Valjoux 7750 is the Chevy small-block of watch movements: prolific, reliable, and amenable to modifications.

For much of the history of the wristwatch, mechanical movements were perfectly content to tick along at 2.5 or 3 Hz, ...

Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them. By Carol Besler Automatic ...

Zenith’s Defy Zero Gravity watch isn’t just a fancy name. It actually does defy gravity. Its patented escapement is akin to the tourbillon, which was designed to compensate for the effects of gravity ...

Founded as G.F.J & Cie. by 22-year-old watchmaking apprentice Georges Favre-Jacot in Le Locle, Switzerland, the company began with the vision of creating the very first, fully-integrated watchmaking ...

The Aquamarine Swiss 40 was launched to PANZERA Club Members in October and the first assembly run was over-subscribed within 2 weeks. We are very excited to announce that our new PANZERA Aquamarine ...

Welcome to Brand Breakdown, a series of comprehensive yet easy-to-digest guides to your favorite companies, with insights and information you won’t find on the average About page. Breitling, ...