Swiss Made Watch

I admit it frankly: my heart beats spontaneously for automatic watches. No doubt out of habit, out of comfort too. We put them on our wrist, they live, feed on our movements. And yet, sometimes all it takes is one detail to shatter a well-established certainty. Discovering that the Royale Paris 39.5 mm is now

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The myth of “everything homemade” Two words are enough to electrify a conversation between enthusiasts: “in-house”. A sesame that is both technical and symbolic, which has become a powerful argument at store counters and on forums. However, behind the aura of the term, the reality is more nuanced, more industrial, and often more interesting than

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The word “stopwatch” is not a simple varnish Two lines on a dial are enough to make an enthusiast’s heart beat: “Chronometer Officially Certified”. Behind this formula, there is more than a marketing wink. There is a history of dead reckoning navigation, the science of oscillations and the Swiss culture of measurement. The COSC, acronym

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On a dial, the moon is not a simple romantic motif. It is a slow mechanism, a precise ballet between steel and sky. The moon phase complication tells the story of the lunation over 29 and a half days, carves out the nights and reminds us that time, sometimes, does not move in step with

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Why the GMT bezel still fascinates so much The GMT bezel is the elegance of a 1950s transatlantic flight translated onto a wrist. Born from the request of Pan Am pilots and immortalized by the Rolex GMT-Master, it did more than help out crews: it codified a language. That of orientation, time discipline, stylish travel.

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The curve that changes everything A tiny detail, an immediate sensation: the curved glass transforms a watch. It rounds the light, softens the angles, slips under the sleeve like a soap bubble. Above all, it tells a story: that of divers, pilots and engineers who chose the curve for very concrete reasons, long before style

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A simple idea, a genius move In the history of diving watches, the term “super compressor” is not a marketing flair. It is a patent born at Ervin Piquerez SA (EPSA), a Swiss case specialist, at the end of the 1950s. Its principle, deliciously ingenious, can be summed up in one sentence: the more the

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In the “Who wears what?” section. “, we have already talked about Macron, Sarah Knafo, Jordan Bardella, Édouard Philippe, Eric Zemmour… Let’s take a look at a separate case: Jean-Luc Mélenchonthe tribune who clearly has less taste for Rolex than his idol Fidel Castro. Where Castro happily wore clearly visible Swiss crowns, Mélenchon is content

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A coiled heart: understanding the barrel spring In a mechanical watch, the barrel spring is not just a component. It is the invisible muscle, coiled in a thin steel box – the barrel – which releases its energy with the patience of a metronome. We pull it up, it tenses; he relaxes, the watch lives.

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Definition: what do we call “high frequency” movement? In watchmaking language, frequency expresses the number of oscillations of the balance wheel per second (expressed in Hertz, Hz). The contemporary standard for a mechanical watch is 4 Hz, or 28,800 vibrations per hour (A/h). We speak of “high frequency” as soon as we exceed this threshold,

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Choosing a quality watch can seem complex, especially when you don’t know this sector very well and you see how vast the offer is… However, certain reliable criteria can allow you to identify, in just a few moments, a modern or vintage model of good quality. Materials, finishes, movement, reputation…by observing these elements, we quickly

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When time colors time One morning, you bring up your old diver. The light catches the curved glass, and there, surprise: the deep black of its dial has taken on a warm and velvety chocolate shade. This is not an illusion. It’s patina, the word that collectors pronounce with the same smile as lovers of

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The myth of eternal sealing A watch is never “waterproof forever”. It is until proven otherwise — and the proof, alas, often comes at the wrong time: at the edge of a swimming pool, in a downpour, in a bathroom saturated with steam. Watchmaking may have been in dialogue with the ocean since the first

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Why does a mechanical watch, sometimes adjusted to the exacting standards of a master watchmaker, lose or gain a few seconds every day? Because behind its impeccable dial a fragile score plays out, where gravity, temperature, oil and even your rhythm of life influence a precise ballet. It is precisely this tension between science and

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What you really buy 1) Fall detection (announced automatically): if the watch “understands” a fall, it sends an alert. The important word is “announced”. In real life, there can be false positives… and misses. But when it’s well adjusted, it’s reassuring. A lot. 2) SOS button : on the form, you can pre-register 3 numbers

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Why the exhaust is the beating heart of time In a mechanical watch, it all starts with a mainspring housed in the barrel. It relaxes, feeds a train of gears… and would go, without constraint, to the unleashing. The escapement then intervenes like a conductor: it delivers energy in small, regular bursts and keeps the

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What you really earn on a daily basis The combo is simple: 1.27″ HD screen announced at 60 FPStwo straps (“clean” leather + “sport” silicone), and functions that do the job when you just want… a useful watch. Not a flashing gadget. So, for the office or for a brisk walk, you change the strap

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