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Jacquemart himself stands in Dijon: a bronze man in a wide-brimmed hat. The story of bell-striking automata and an 1810 gold repeater by Meuron & Cia.

Great complications: two triple calendar pocket watches and the history of calendar watches, from the Julian calendar to the perpetual calendar.

A brass pocket equinoctial sundial with compass: how it is used, how equinoctial (equatorial) sundials work, and the giant Samrat Yantra in Jaipur.

A unique 1915 gold pocket watch with jumping hours, double calendar and moon phases, an 1890s A. Kaiser, and the story of Pallweber's digital watches at IWC.

On World Watch Day, the IPR took its Little Watchmakers' Workshop to the Medeiros e Almeida Museum in Lisbon. From 2 pm to 7 pm we had our hands full.

A 1900 Levrette monopusher pocket chronograph in silver: technical sheet, photos and a brief history of the chronograph, from Louis Moinet to today.

In the early 19th century Jacob Kretz devised his own self-winding system. A rare 1810 gold pocket watch, a Loehr of 1880 and the history of the automatic.

An 1810 Lépine pocket watch in 18 kt gold with date and open heart: the first watch to show its balance on the dial, and the open heart from Hebdomas to today.

A very rare 1895 Normal Watch steel pocket watch showing six time zones, and the history of World Time watches from Louis Cottier to today.

Meet João Batalha and Exímio, the Portuguese watch brand behind the Abissal, Prestige, Lady Diamond, Doctor's Watch and FAREY MKIII.

Meia Lua was born in 2018 with the Inception line. Soon after came the Callisto: discover the Semi Red, an automatic triple calendar limited to 30 pieces.

Derek Pratt, one of the greatest watchmakers of our time, left a hugely important and often forgotten legacy. A long read on the man and his work.