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This Stunner Is Almost Certainly the Most Accurate Mechanical Watch You Can Buy

The latest such quest comes to us from Breguet, which has been putting the industry on notice all year as it celebrates its ...
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What is a quartz watch and how do they work?

We spend a lot of time at T3 drooling over the beautiful complexity of automatic mechanical watches. But that doesn’t mean the humble quartz should be forgotten about. Quartz watches are far cheaper ...
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This Fascinating Sports Watch Wears Its Heart on Your Sleeve

Fans of mechanical watch engineering, this one’s for you. People love watches for various reasons. But anyone who digs in deep finds an appreciation for the technical intricacies and for preserving a ...
The New York Times

In Seoul, Watch Repairmen at Work

Mechanical timepieces, including vintage models, keep these shops busy. By David Belcher Reporting from Seoul Lee Byung Ken stared at the guts of a Patek Philippe watch through a loupe held against ...
Forbes

Ulysse Nardin Unveils The World’s Lightest Mechanical Dive Watch

Ulysse Nardin has introduced a new skeletonized timepiece that it says is the world’s lightest mechanical dive watch. It is appropriately called the “Diver [AIR]” because only 20% of the watch ...
The New York Times

A Watch That Its Maker Says Won’t Break

Multifunction mechanical watches can be difficult to operate, but Audemars Piguet declares its new model is different. By Robin Swithinbank On Wednesday, Audemars Piguet plans to introduce the Royal ...
CNN

Independent Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest wristwatch

In recent years, the giants of European horology have been locked in a heated battle to design the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. Luxury brands Bulgari, Piaget and Richard Mille have all, since ...