mechanical watches

HISTORY V THE FIRST WATCHES For a long time the locksmith Peter Henlein was credited with the invention of the spring, which, as th...

HISTORY IV ABOUT THE NAME The term "pocket watch" does not define the item it refers to in the best way. Archival document...

Patek Philippe created the Caliber 89 in 1989, one of the most complcated time devices that the world ever saw. The pocket watch with 1728 ...

HISTORY III When John Evelyn visited Blois in1644, he wrote:"Blois is a town in which the language is spoken correctly; people are ver...

HISTORY II Blois was the leading watchmakers' center in France at that time. The Paris National Library has a manuscript from 1518 by J...