In 2001, Ulysse Nardin launched the Freak, the world’s first watch to feature silicon components in its escapement. A quarter century later, and silicon is the hairspring material du jour for most ...

There’s change afoot in the watchmaking world, and TAG Heuer is leading the charge. At Geneva Watch Days 2025, the brand debuted a new hairspring (the spring in a watch attached to the balance wheel ...

Luxury brands continue to explore the possibilities of nanotechnology in haute horlogerie, allowing updates in increased miniaturisation, precision and reliability in its designs Zenith’s Julien ...

Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers atelier produces one-of-a-kind pieces that demonstrate what it takes to be one of the so called “Holy Trinity” of Swiss watch brands (the other two are Patek ...