DeWitt and F. P. Journe Exhibit At La Biennale Paris
Both companies are known for producing a small number of high-end hand-crafted timepieces with nearly all of the components built in house
By Adrienne Faurote
Throwback Thursday: Girard-Perregaux Makes History With Tri-Bridge Tourbillon
Girard-Perregaux founder Constant Girard (who married Marie Perregaux, the daughter and sister of well-known chronometer makers) devoted many years to designing and redesigning various escapement systems. He was particularly obsessed with the tourbillon. The fruit of this labor was a new invention: a tourbillon with three arrow-shaped parallel bridges holding the movement in place, making […]