One of the very first watches, created by a locksmith. Today it is nearly impossible to find watchmakers to service or repair vintage mechanical pocket and wristwatches, so we have to do it ourselves.
A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by ...
So it may seem like a brave choice for two Chicago entrepreneurs to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical ... For John Warren, it all started with pocket watches made by the Cornell ...