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Swiss Watchmaking News & Insights

Materials, manufacturing and the engineering behind the watch — Swiss watchmaking news straight from our Mendrisio and Neuchâtel workshops.

Zenith’s Retreat to High-End Watchmaking and What It Means for Swiss Component SuppliersNewsOct 26, 2026/5 min readZenith’s Retreat to High-End Watchmaking and What It Means for Swiss Component SuppliersZenith is cutting ~200 jobs and exiting the middle market. Here's what that strategic shift means for Swiss movement and component supply chains.Read article →Ebel’s New Ownership Consortium: What Montres Journe, Chanel, and Pierre Jacques Signal for Swiss Movement ManufacturingNewsOct 12, 2026/4 min readEbel’s New Ownership Consortium: What Montres Journe, Chanel, and Pierre Jacques Signal for Swiss Movement ManufacturingMovado Group sells 95% of Ebel to a consortium led by Montres Journe, Chanel, and Pierre Jacques. What the deal means for Swiss manufacturing.Read article →Corum Admiral All-Ceramic: The Manufacturing Realities Behind a Porthole Case in Sintered MaterialNewsOct 5, 2026/5 min readCorum Admiral All-Ceramic: The Manufacturing Realities Behind a Porthole Case in Sintered MaterialCorum's Admiral goes all-ceramic for the first time in 2026. We examine the sintering, machining, and finishing challenges behind the 39 mm porthole case.Read article →Oris ProPilot Bronze: Alloy Behaviour, Patina Control, and the Machining Realities of a Copper-Based CaseDesignSep 28, 2026/6 min readOris ProPilot Bronze: Alloy Behaviour, Patina Control, and the Machining Realities of a Copper-Based CaseHow Oris engineers a controlled patina and manages CNC and finishing challenges in the 41mm ProPilot Bronze case for industry professionals.Read article →Jaquet Droz Tourbillon Plasma Ceramic Oberalp: How Plasma Treatment Turns White Zirconia Asphalt GrayDesignSep 14, 2026/6 min readJaquet Droz Tourbillon Plasma Ceramic Oberalp: How Plasma Treatment Turns White Zirconia Asphalt GrayHow Jaquet Droz fires white zirconia above 20,000°C to produce a matte asphalt-gray ceramic case—and what that means for machining and colour stability.Read article →Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter: Engineering Two Philosophies Into 9.7 mmNewsSep 7, 2026/5 min readBulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter: Engineering Two Philosophies Into 9.7 mmHow Bulgari's BVF 200 movement and Vianney Halter's steampunk aesthetic coexist inside a 40.5 mm, 9.7 mm-thick case.Read article →Piaget Polo Minute Repeater: How Caliber 1290P Solves the Acoustic Problem of a 9.30mm CaseDesignAug 31, 2026/5 min readPiaget Polo Minute Repeater: How Caliber 1290P Solves the Acoustic Problem of a 9.30mm CaseHow Piaget's caliber 1290P reconciles extreme case thinness with minute repeater acoustics in the 48mm Polo, engineered at La Côte-aux-Fées.Read article →Roger Dubuis Excalibur Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar: Engineering the RD850’s Dual Retrograde Calendar ArchitectureDesignAug 24, 2026/6 min readRoger Dubuis Excalibur Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar: Engineering the RD850’s Dual Retrograde Calendar ArchitectureHow Roger Dubuis engineers simultaneous retrograde displays in the RD850 calibre—cams, levers, jewelled pivots, and Geneva Seal finishing demands.Read article →Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 2TV.1: Engineering the Inverted Movement and Flying TourbillonDesignAug 17, 2026/5 min readFerdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 2TV.1: Engineering the Inverted Movement and Flying TourbillonHow Ferdinand Berthoud's FB 2TV.1 translates fusee-and-chain, detent escapement, and flying tourbillon into precision-machined components.Read article →Breguet Classique Tourbillon 7357: Engineering the 225-Year-Old Patent for Modern ProductionNewsAug 10, 2026/5 min readBreguet Classique Tourbillon 7357: Engineering the 225-Year-Old Patent for Modern ProductionHow Breguet's anniversary tourbillon translates Abraham-Louis Breguet's 1801 patent into contemporary movement architecture and hand-finishing.Read article →

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