5 of the best world time watches
In the watch world, practical solutions often evolve into intricate complications. Back in the late 1800s, Swiss watchmaker Emmanuel Cottier tackled a challenge posed by the Canadian Railway – tracking time across multiple time zones during cross-country journeys. Although Emmanuel’s initial attempt fell short, his son Louis, also a prize-winning watchmaker, turned the idea into … Continued
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Two modern classics of A. Lange & Söhne designs have been given fresh case materials. The 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar is cased in 18k white gold with a pink gold dial. The Lange 1 Time Zone is cased in 950 platinum with a rhodium dial. It’s well established by now that the Swiss aren’t the … 
German watchmaking today is given the same reverence as the Swiss, if not even more in some cases. But many people aren’t aware that the beating heart of their industry is entirely located within one small town of only 7,000 people. Glashütte in Saxony, Germany has been the epicentre for German watchmaking prestige for nearly … 
All the way back in 1707, a gentleman by the name of Dr John Floyer, renowned for treating asthma (probably with leeches), developed the first-ever watch with a scale that would help him measure the pulse. Thanks to his pulsometer, Floyer became the first physician to study the rhythm of the heart in his clinical … 
On a cool Sydney night, with most of the darkened city preoccupied with the Vivid festival, A. Lange & Söhne and Watches of Switzerland hosted an evening in their Martin Place Boutique for Time+Tide Club Members. The doors were promptly locked, the cocktails were soon in hand, and the objective for all attendees was simple; … 
The perpetual calendar is one of the most fascinating and intricate complications the watch world has to offer. Often referred to as a QP, an abbreviation of quantième perpétuel, it was introduced in the mid-1700s by English horologist Thomas Mudge. The complication went on to finally find itself inside a wristwatch case around 136 years … 
