The fusee-and-chain transmission is a way of providing a constant even force to the escapement as the mainspring unwinds itself throughout its range of power reserve. The fusee (from the French fusée , wire wound around a spindle) is a cone-shaped pulley

I'm starting to warm up to slowly. It was not love at first sight. Didn't quite like the Venn diagram style dial, and reading the time is probably a bit difficult. But, later found the historical connection with Seyffert pocket watches, and find it quite

A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Tourbillon "Pour le Mérite” in Rose Gold. Ref. 760.032F

Lange is still one of the best out there. They have GREAT movement finishing. Bests Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and other mainstream brands. Some of their watches are too thick. But they can be interesting pieces. Out of the "big pieces" my favor

The Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon was unveiled 4 years ago. It seemed to be the most simple tourbillon watch from the Saxon manufacture and yet it was characterized by the joint presence of two important technical features: the stop-tourbillon mechani

Patrick_y writes a review on the Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Tourbillon 6000T and why he chooses it as his favorite watch of the 2018 SIHH. I speculate: if there was a watch that could keep Thierry Stern or Francois-Henry Bennahmias from sleeping, t

I presented you a few months ago a Lange watch which was featuring a very special strap created by Camille Fournet and Alexander Kraft, the Chairman and CEO of Sotheby's International Realty France. Actually, it was part of a series of 9 (if I remember we

The Lange & Söhne boutique of Paris organizes between the 1st and the 19th of October an exhibition of tourbillon watches that marked the history of the brand since its rebirth in 1994. The tourbillon is considered as one of the most magic and prestigious

For me, it would be Lange number one, Patek, then Vacheron, then AP. This is just based on models like the Zeitwerk, Richard lange tourbillon, Richard Lange jumping seconds etc. Too many models to mention. But hey, this is just my opinion in terms of the

After a very busy day at the Villa d'Este, we knew that a good breakfast was required to be ready for the packed schedule of the last day! One of my dream came true: to be able to enjoy a Fiat 500 Jolly in this environment! No safety belts, no doors but w