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Surrounded by the Gulbenkian Garden in Lisbon, one of the world's great private collections holds seven clocks and a barometer-thermometer. Discover them here.

The Ghibli Clock, created by Hayao Miyazaki and Kunio Shachimaru, is an artistic monument with automatons inspired by the films of Studio Ghibli.

Our watches measure precise time, but is time really that easy to measure? How Einstein's Special and General Relativity redefined time, from dilation to GPS.

Quantum physics and watchmaking meet in the quest for precision and for the meaning of time, a challenge spanning science, philosophy and craftsmanship.

Discover one of the greatest watchmaking inventions of recent times: Breguet's magnetic pivot, found in the Classique Chronométrie 7727 with calibre 591C.

Do you know how a Super Compressor works? In his first article for the IPR, Gonçalo Lopes tells us about these legendary diving watches and their ingenious case.

We visited AVP - Aero Voo Portugal, a family company certified under EASA Part 145 that repairs flight instruments, including mechanical aircraft clocks.

Discover 115 years of Bugatti watches and timepieces, with unique creations by Mido, Breguet, Parmigiani and Jacob & Co. inspired by the French marque's cars.

Clock change: on the last Sunday of March the clocks go forward one hour, and on the last Sunday of October they go back. A ritual that has spanned centuries.

On Sunday 25 October, at 2:00, the clocks go back an hour, and they will not change again until 28 March 2027. The IPR guide to setting every clock and watch in the house without damaging it, the state of play on ending the clock change, and what the new leap hour is.

Fine, large and monumental horology: how timepieces are classified by size and how they are repaired. Discover the IPR's services or consult our watchmaker directory.

Portugal's only watch forum turns ten: we talk to its founder, Lourenço Salgueiro, about how DezDez began, its name and why forums still matter.