The Spiral Cap and the rose gold Caprice 03 LE. (Both modified ETA 2892-A2 calibers.) If I remember right, D & S used to do some really cool hand engraving on vintage movements. I haven't heard much from them since Cinette Robert sold the outfit. Do they

Based on brief examinations (using a 10X loupe) of a few examples of Patek and Vacheron versions of the Lemania movement, I thought the anglage was a bit finer on the Patek versions, but did not notice major differences in the level of decorative finishin

This release inspires in me the same awe I felt when first reading about VC's Tour de L'Isle. There is a similar feel to this watch - its size, its multiple faces, its unusual star-chart and astronomical complications. It's a flight of whimsy, to be sure:

(The Reverso a Eclipses, opening the dial) (The Reverso a Eclipses, closing the dial) The Reverso a Eclipses was just a matter of combining 2 fine forms of art being practice by Jaeger-LeCoultre. The 1910 a Eclipses was a pocket watch, a mysterious pocket

A while back I was asking about the cap on the column wheel. One of the purists mentioned that it is the requirement of the Geneva Seal... I think he is right. According to the latest PP magazine (Volume II Number 6), in the article that introduces the 59

It looks like that the 5070 is a hot topic here these days. Just want to extend it a little bit longer Actually, I can replace 5070 in the title with 3970/5970/5004 or PP chrono in general (even vintage). Just wondering why there is a "cap" on top of the

just wondering if anyone can verify that this is a girard perregaux pocket, it is silver and has (if I remember right) the proper mark on the inside of the case back. The movement and case are numbered identically. There are cap jewels on the third. fourt