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The Engineer Who Built Other People's Watches for a Decade Just Debuted His Own; With an Escapement Nobody Has Used Before

Mathieu Cléguer spent over ten years constructing movements for Akrivia, Breva, and Emile Chouriet without his name ever reaching a dial. His debut, the Cléguer Inspiration One, changes that, and it runs on a proprietary escapement geometry he calls Innate.

Resonance: The 350-Year-Old Physics Trick an Ill Man Noticed on His Wall, and the Watch That Finally Made It Reliable

In 1665, a bedridden Dutch scientist watched two clocks quietly agree with each other. It took watchmaking over three centuries, and one small manufacture in Biel, to turn that accident into something you can wear. This is the story of resonance and Armin Strom’s interpretation

The Baltic × SpaceOne Seconde Majeure — Two Brands That Shouldn’t Work Together, and a Watch That Proves Otherwise

A jumping hour display built on sapphire discs. A crown at twelve. A massive seconds hand orbiting the lower dial. The most unexpected collaboration of 2026 is also one of its most compelling — and most Gulf collectors have no idea it exists. It opens for pre-order on May 12th. Here is what you need to know.
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