Browsing all posts in December, 2007.
The history of Ulysse Nardin Watches
Ulysse Nardin is a watch manufacturer founded in 1846 in Le Locle, Switzerland. Historically Ulysse Nardin was best known for being a manufacturer of marine chronometers, but today Ulysse Nardin produces complicated mechanical watches. History Founder, watchmaker Ulysse Nardin, was an accomplished watchmaker who studied horology under his father, Leonard-Frederic Nardin, Frederic William Dubois and [...]
The history of Vacheron Constantin (VC) Watches
Vacheron Constantin was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1755 by Jean-Marc Vacheron. This makes it the oldest watch manufacturer in the world with an uninterrupted history. Besides being a young businessman, Vacheron was also a talented craftsman. In 1770 his company created the first complication, and nine years later he designed the first engine-turned dials. [...]
Girard-Perregaux In Vouge
Girard-Perregaux are great watches! We love their style and class and so does Men’s Vouge Gravity is a constant pest, and if you’re not paying attention, it can affect the precision of your watch. This problem was rampant in the days when gentlemen kept their pocket watches in one position hour after hour. The Jackpot [...]
The history of Girard-Perregaux (GP) Watches
Girard-Perregaux (G-P) is a Swiss manufacturer of complex timepieces. The company can trace its origins to 1791 making it one of the older manufactures within the industry. The current name, however, would not appear until 1854 when watchmaker Constant Girard married Marie Perregaux and the modern company was born. G-P is well known within the [...]
Chopard in Vouge
Chopard’s Strike One is called a watch for a watch connoisseur in Men’s Vogue This limited, numbered edition of 100 watches is for the connoisseur who appreciates small details. Over a period of several minutes the mechanism of this piece stores the energy required to wind a small hammer.
The history of Chopard Watches
Louis-Ulysse Chopard, a hereditary watchmaker, opened the first Chopard watchmaking workshop in 1860 (at the age of 24) in a small town of Sonvilier located in the Swiss Jura Mountains. Having maintained his family horological traditions, Louis-Ulysse concentrated on developing precise pocket watches and chronometers based upon innovative ideas. In the 1960-s the Chopard Company [...]
The history of Breguet Watches
Breguet is a manufacturer of luxury watches, founded by Abraham Louis Breguet in Paris in 1775. Currently part of The Swatch Group, its timepieces are now (since 1976) produced in the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. Breguet is one of the oldest surviving watch-making establishments and is the pioneer of numerous watch-making technologies, the most [...]
Amazing Watches
Did you know that… One of Baume et Mercier’s most successful watches was the Riviera, launched in 1973. This was a sports watch with distinctive gold and steel features and an unusual 12 sided bezel. To test its durability and precision, this watch was mounted on the wheel of a BMW M1 before the start [...]
The history of Baume Et Mercier Watches
In 1834, members of the Baume family founded the Societe Baume Feres in the village of Les Bois, in the Swiss Jura. The Baumes had already been active in watchmaking for many years. At first, the priority went to enameled pocket watches. In 1844 Joseph Celestin Baume went to England to set up business relations [...]
The history of Time!
A sundial uses a gnomon to cast a shadow on a set of markings which were calibrated to the hour. The position of the shadow marked the hour in local time. Sundials in the form of obelisks (3500 BC) and shadow clocks (1500 BC) are known from ancient Egypt. It was further developed by other [...]
