The Column Wheel: The Mechanical Conductor Behind the Finest Chronographs
Press the pusher on a fine chronograph and something small happens that you can feel more than see: a crisp, positive click, the second hand leaping to life with zero hesitation. Press it on a le...
The Split-Seconds Chronograph: Horology's Hardest Timing Trick
Most chronographs answer one question: how long did something take? The split-seconds chronograph — the rattrapante, from the French for "to catch up" — answers two at once. It can time two event...
The McQueen Monaco: How a Square Watch Became a Cultural Icon
In the summer of 1970, a Hollywood actor with grease under his fingernails strapped on a square-cased chronograph and walked onto a film set at Le Mans. He had no idea he was about to make horo...
The Chronograph: Watchmaking's Stopwatch on a Strap
Press the top pusher. A second hand sweeps to life from twelve, gliding across the dial in a single, fluid motion. Press it again — it freezes mid-air. A third press, and it snaps back to zero wi...
The Paul Newman Daytona: A $17 Million Legend
In October 2017, a stainless-steel wristwatch sold at Phillips auction in New York for $17.8 million. It was not gold. It had no diamonds. It contained roughly $30 worth of base materials. Yet a...
