Astronomic

The new series version of the watchmaker’s Only Watch 2019 timepiece features a moonphase, sidereal time, a day/night indicator—and that’s just the beginning.

Six timepieces with displays that are redefining timekeeping…

English watchmaker Christopher Ward launches C9 Moonphase in time for a full moon on Christmas.

Now in its second year, the show saw the debut of a number of significant new timepieces…

A. Lange & Söhne has unveiled its Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase watch. The timepiece requires an adjustment of only one day every 122.6 years—rather than every 2.5 years as with most moon-phase watches on the market—thanks to a more precise seven-gear transmission. According to the watch manufacturer, based in Glashütte, Switzerland, it works by […]

“It is inconceivable that a man with my professional background and experience would not jump into it,” says Hublot technical director Mathias Buttet. “He would be crazy not to fall in love with it.” Buttet—who for years ran one of the watch industry’s leading complication specialty shops, BNB Concept—refers to his own inspiration to produce […]

As a small group gathered in one of the formal private rooms of the Cartier mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City last November, a rather informal comment suddenly issued from one of the far corners: “She has a blank check,” announced a male voice. Surprised heads turned to discover that the speaker was […]

Patek Philippe’s 6104 presents the sidereal time display originally created for the company’s ultra-complicated Sky Moon Tourbillon. The star chart depicts the night sky above Geneva as it wheels overhead day and night.

Conceived by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, Moonstruck is a graphical astronomic watch that depicts the relative positions of the Earth, moon and sun. The wearer can interpret not only the phase of the moon, but the local tides as well.