MoT's WDF

The dead-beat seconds complication is probably one of the unluckiest complications in existence. It causes the seconds hand of a mechanical watch to jump to each second like that of a quartz watch. It was invented, of course, before the quartz watch, and I imagine that at the time it was quite a nov...

Armin Strom is a small brand located in Biel, Switzerland (fun fact: Nicholas Hayek, co-founder and CEO of Swatch group, is an "honored citizen" of Biel). Most of their watches are fairly standard luxury pieces, but they have a haute horlogerie specialty. Their "mirrored force" t...

Grönefeld produces the only modern remontoire watch I know of. The remontoire, as I understand it, fulfills the same purpose as the fusee and chain. It consists of a very small power reserve which powers the movement, and is itself periodically recharged (every eight seconds in the case of the Gröne...

2018 was a good year for innovation in watchmaking. The most important advance (in my opinion) is the Zenith Defy Lab with its hyper accurate 108,000 vph caliber ZO 342 (good write-up here ). But we were introduced to another new regulating organ this year by Dominique Renaud in the form of his &quo...

I seem to be using the word " tourbillon " a lot the past few days. Oh well. It's a good word. Vianney Halter has produced several classic pieces over the years, like the Antiqua in 1998 and the Harry Winston Opus 3 in 2003. However, my favorite piece of his might be his most recent work, ...

H. Moser & Cie., founded in 1828, describes itself as "very rare." They specialize in stunning sunburst dials, but that's certainly not their only claim to greatness. They have horological chops as keen as any other company, and they exercise them wonderfully in their Swiss Alp line. T...

Hautlence is a very unique brand, founded in 2004. Their peculiar name is apparently an anagram of Neuchâtel, the famous seat of such important towns as La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle. Their watches feature unique styling and (especially those in their Concepts d’exception line) unique complications...

Sold 3/7/19. For sale is a Mondaine A660.30344.11SBB which I bought on a whim a while back and turns out to not really be my thing. I only wore it a handful of times, so it's in mint condition, with no scratches or blemishes that I can see on the crystal, case, band or buckle. It comes with the orig...

I've come into the possession of a new keyboard and I'm keen to try it out, so I'll keep the ball rolling. A. Lange & Söhne produces some of the finest dress watches (and watches in general, depending on who you ask) there are. However, in a departure from their usual conservative style, they oc...

One often sees the tourbillon in haute horlogerie , but never on a scale such as this. The aptly named Kerbedanz Maximus showcases an enormous version (27mm according to ABTW) of the renowned mechanism. The watch itself is built on proportions to match, measuring in at a hefty 49mm. The tourbillon r...

Haute horlogerie , or "high watchmaking," describes a watch exhibiting a maximum level of care and artistry in its engineering and design. Such a piece commonly features many or exotic complications such as a minute repeater, jumping hours/minutes, or the added functionality of the tourbi...

35% off all clearance watches at Timeless Luxury Watches. A good selection of Bremonts and a few more exotic pieces (Louis Moinet and Speake-Marin). I don't know what the attitude is here toward luxury timepieces, but these are some great prices for great watches. https://timelessluxwatches.com/prod...