World Tempus

1 week ago | en.worldtempus.com | Olivier Muller

Fresh Something rare happened at Watches and Wonders: nearly all the exhibitors agreed on one thing—downsizing case diameters is no longer just a choice, it's a given. But why? For whom? And how exactly? WorldTempus investigates. We're no longer quite sure where it started, but it's definitely here. At Watches and Wonders, the trend toward smaller diameters made its way through every aisle of Palexpo, where the event was held.

1 week ago | en.worldtempus.com | Yannick Nardin

This spring in Geneva, horological trends unfolded right before the eyes — and wrists — of enthusiasts. From major brands to smaller names and independent watchmakers, everyone has played a role in shaping the industry. From the official Watches and Wonders salon to Time to Watches nearby, and even throughout the city itself — in hotels, boutiques, and the Icebergues space taken over by the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) — more than 200 brands were represented.

1 week ago | en.worldtempus.com | Olivier Muller

Among the collections unveiled at Watches and Wonders were some truly surprising and explosive creations, thanks to their design, boldness, and creativity. WorldTempus spotted four of them. 1. The most baffling: Le Temps Retrouvé, by TrilobeAt first, it makes you smile: Le Temps Retrouvé (Time Regained) responds to Temps Perdu (Time Lost), which, last we heard, Proust was still searching for. It’s a rather obvious reference.

3 weeks ago | en.worldtempus.com | Olivier Muller

Patek Philippe bids farewell to its Calatrava Travel Time with a blue dial and welcomes its renewal with an ivory dial. The piece gains in vintage elegance and legibility, especially while maintaining the original presence of its 42 mm case. It seems like a time from prehistory. We’re in 2015. Baselworld, the global watchmaking fair, is riding an unexpected growth wave, happy to have survived the subprime crisis in 2008.

3 weeks ago | en.worldtempus.com | Yannick Nardin

Indications of seasons, equinoxes, and solstices Sun position (for the reference city) Sunrise time (for the reference city) Sunset time (for the reference city) Day length (for the reference city) Equation of time (on a tropic gear) Sun culmination time (for the reference city) Sun altitude above the horizon (for the reference city) Sun declination, three-dimensional Earth showing the Sun’s latitude in the Northern/Southern Hemisphere Sidereal hours Sidereal minutes Astronomical zodiac signs...