The Souscription pocket watch was built over 200 years ago. In addition to the originality of its design and technical innovation, is the thought process and entrepreneurial aspect linked to this piece…
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The Breitling brand made its real first impression in the aviation industry. Known for their advancements in aeronautical timing instruments, they soon became the most trusted brand of the Royal Air Force…
Part 8. A hint of oil in the movement of the watch is like a reassuring, affectionate word in a conversation…
It was nicknamed "the potato" because of the movements triangular, ovoid shape. Designed in 1961/1962 and built-in 1963.
The plethora of technical solutions to a single challenge, through to different inventions, functions and complications is never-ending…
Rarely are watch movements made with a few extra parts included, just in case…
Millions of pocket watches still exist in drawers, safes and museums. During the life of many, their gold cases were often melted down, their material value being higher than the value of the actual pocket watch. Untold numbers were destroyed, but many still remain, vestiges of a by-gone era.
The surviving movement remains a living memory of watchmakers time spent over a century ago to produce a very high-end timepiece.
Antique tools, another era.
The Elgin National Watch Company, better known as Elgin Watch Company, was one of the largest US watch manufactures in history between 1864 and 1968.
The watch shown here was finished and adjusted by a student (or students) in Le Locle between 1941-1945.
Their social importance is demonstrated in early historical letters, which indicate how the purchase of a pocket watch is used to show off one’s wealth to other social elites…
Once owned by the wife of Jacques Nardin (1892-1950), a member of the Le Locle family of chronometer makers, is one of the most charming horological visits that can be made in the Canton of Neuchatel.
Part 3, Files. A photo study from 1991 by Willy Abplanalp with text and poetry by Gil Baillod
Part 2, Pliers. A photo study from 1991 by Willy Abplanalp with text and poetry by Gil Baillod
Part 1. A long and meticulous mutation will modify the tool and give it a definitive shape for a specific use…