Editorial

Our In the Metal editorials share first-hand experiences with watches that have been tried and tested by our editors. By contrast, our Point of View articles provide fresh and unique viewpoints regarding certain timepieces, collections or certain developments inside the watch industry. Meanwhile, First Look editorials will give you the facts, as well as points to consider, regarding brand new pieces. Finally, A Closer Look will take things a step further, diving deeper into the details.
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Different Watch Certificates And Quality Seals

You may have read our previous article on what a chronometer is. If so then you’ll know there are many different laboratories that test and certify chronometers. In the meantime, however, other brands have also established their own test criteria…

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The All-Important Question: What Actually Is A Chronometer?

If you happen to have spent even the smallest amount of time interested in watches, you have probably already come across the term ‘chronometer’, and perhaps even confused it with chronograph. If like me however, you spend far too long…

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Jean-Claude Biver’s Own Hallmark of Quality – The JCB Seal Explained (And How it Differs From The Patek Seal)

Jean-Claude Biver is a figurehead which many know and associate with watchmaking in this day and age. A huge collector in his own right, he was integral in the turnaround of the Blancpain brand, as well has having held positions…

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First to the Post: What Next as Investors Circle Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier?

At first glance, the Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier looks like your archetypal Swiss watchmaking manufacture. Bright, modern white rooms play host to advanced machines, exquisite movement decorations are proudly displayed in all their glory, employees pose by solar panels citing sustainability…

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Defying All Odds – The Story of the Defy Diving Watches from Zenith

When Zenith presented a diver’s watch at Watches & Wonders in April this year, my first assumption was that the brand wanted to expand its range, which is quite logical. After all, diver’s watches – at least their mostly strikingly…

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150 Years of Piaget: Insights Into an Exclusive Anniversary Exhibition

From the picturesque La Côte-aux-Fées with its lush green pastures to the dazzling fashion capital of Paris – within 150 years, the watchmaking workshop founded by Georges-Édourard Piaget on his family’s farm has come a long way. An established institution…

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Ulysse Nardin Managing Director Matthieu Haverlan On The Collaboration With Wempe

In an interview with Swisswatches, Ulysse Nardin’s Managing Director, Matthieu Haverlan, talks about the origins of the collaboration with Wempe for the Wempe Signature x Ulysse Nardin Diver NET and the criteria he personally bases his passion for collecting mechanical…

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Reality Check At The Pool: Wempe Signature Collection x Ulysse Nardin Diver NET

Fewer and fewer collectors are carrying out a reality check when buying new watches. Yet, this is essential before deciding whether you like a watch or a brand. A big mistake, says Joern Kengelbach. He conducted his own personal experiment…

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To a Millionth of a Second: How Omega’s Timekeeping Lab Revolutionised Olympic Timing

When Omega was first appointed as the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1932, a lone watchmaker travelled from Biel to Los Angeles with 30 split-second chronographs to measure the times of the 1,334…

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The Stowa Pilot’s Watch: Modern History on the Wrist

The German watch brand Stowa has undergone an impressive range of developments over the course of its history. Around 1937, ten years after its foundation, Stowa began manufacturing watches in the Bauhaus style – a rarely implemented design at the…

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A Horological Wonderland: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso Travelling Collection Comes to Munich

As any watch enthusiast will know, it is often not just the aesthetic of a watch that enamours us: it’s the story behind it. Cue the Reverso Travelling Collection, which is currently making a stop at Jaeger-LeCoultre’s boutique on the…