Watchmaking

Counterfeits spotted by Watchfinder Keeping it Real The luxury watch industry has never resolved the issue of high-quality fakes taking big bites out of its margins and, perhaps more importantly,…

Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni In Parmigiani Fleurier, one discovers an entirely unlikely success story; like so many of these, it appeared to happen virtually overnight yet it was decades…

Rolex gemmologist checks the quality of diamonds Luxury is a fast-changing industry. Luxury watchmaking, not so much. Hampered by tradition, classicism, and, more often than not, a lack of vision,…

Image courtesy of IWC As most readers will know, the bulk of Swiss watchmaking happens in the French-speaking part of the country. Those less familiar with Switzerland than Swiss-made timepieces…

The Lange I building after the renovation (Image taken in 2013) For our first visit outside Switzerland this issue, and the first one in Legacy overall, we will take a…

With the advent of Piaget’s 150th anniversary this year, you would expect the maison to pull out its heavy hitters and boy, they sure did with the Piaget Polo 79. If anything,…

The foyer of the PP6 building, with subtle visual cues to the watchmaking activities inside If you know anything about the practical side of making watches, you know that production…

Image courtesy of Charlie Paris Founded in 2014 by two childhood friends, Ambroise and Adrien, the Parisian watchmaking house, Charlie Paris, will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year. Although new…

Blancpain Ladybird Collection With this year being the 70th anniversary of Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms and what that collection means to the watch industry, it is easy to overlook yet another…