Born from the pressures of the quartz crisis, IWC’s embrace of ceramic reshaped modern watchmaking. From early zirconium oxide cases to Ceratanium, this feature traces how innovation under pressure turned Schaffhausen into a materials trailblazer.
Breguet’s legacy in minute repeaters is traced through historic pocketwatches and the refined Classique 7637. With a focus on acoustic innovation, traditional craftsmanship, and elegant design, the brand's story reflects a long-standing commitment to horological innovation and artistry.
Regulator watches separate hours, minutes, and seconds for maximum precision — a layout once essential in laboratories, factories, and railroads. This feature looks at six contemporary interpretations, from historically grounded designs to bold modern statements.
In watchmaking, any function beyond telling time is a complication, and the date is one of the oldest and most useful. From simple displays to complex calendars, explore how brands interpret the world’s most practical complication.
From its postwar beginnings to the depths of the modern Ultra Deep, the Omega Seamaster has evolved through decades of shifting technology, culture, and design. This feature from our Special Design Issue traces how one collection adapted to each era while remaining unmistakably a Seamaster.
Built for combat but embraced far beyond it, military watches have shaped wristwatch design for more than a century. This feature looks at how battlefield requirements — legibility, durability, and function — continue to influence the watches we wear today.
Founded on the invention of automatic winding, Perrelet has built a modern design language around motion itself. From early double-rotor concepts to today’s Turbine and Peripheral collections, the brand turns mechanical function into a defining visual signature.
