Tag Archives: Watchmaking

It’s odd to think that there was ever a time when noon didn’t mean the same thing everywhere. Back before trains, when the fastest thing on land was a galloping horse and towns were content to march to the beat of their sundial, local time ruled. If it was noon …

There’s a singular fascination in horology that’s captivated watchmakers and collectors for over a century: the pursuit of thinness. Not the superficial elegance that merely pleases the eye, not the convenience of a watch that slides easily under a cuff, but the relentless, uncompromising quest to reduce every element of …