DeWitt Watch
Sep 07, 2005
DeWitt  was founded in 2003 to manufacture fine swiss timepieces. DeWitt has four main collections: The Dewitt Academia, the DeWitt Alma, DeWitt Iena, DeWitt Pieces Exceptionnelles.The Dewitt Academia  Collection includes eight models all contained in the unique Academia case. The Repitition Minutes is minute repeater available in red and white....

Feature: Independently Healthy
Dec 01, 2004
"Maintaining relationships with suppliers, many of which are also filling huge orders for the groups, is a critical challenge," adds Audemars. In response, Audemars Piguet has invested in key suppliers, such as complication specialist Renaud & Papi, to maintain the flow of innovative products bearing the Audemars stamp. Other small companies are....

Magazine contents August - September 2005 issue
Sep 05, 2005
Editorial The parable of the sock Cover Story Jaeger-LeCoultre reinvents the Minute Repeater Mechanical Watches Beauty and Fragility in the Golden Age Parmigiani Fleurier is now master of the watch’s strategic heart The innovative verticalization of Ulysse Nardin The Breguet Tradition The global....

Best Of The Best 2006: Geared Up
Jun 01, 2006
The primary attraction of the DeWitt Academia Tourbillon Différentiel is its planetary gear system, which is visible through an aperture in the upper right portion of the dial. This novel mechanism charges the five-day power reserve with one-third fewer turns of the crown than a conventional movement requires. To the left, another aperture....

'Now Showing…' Ongoing and Upcoming Jewelry Exhibits
Oct 01, 2003
A number of jewelry-related exhibits are currently running or soon to open at museums throughout the United States, Canada, and England. Here's an update on some of the latest. The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg, Va. Dec. 21, 2002 – Dec. 31, 2003 Last chance to see this exhibit showcasing 20 selected pieces from the Colonial....

Magazine contents April - May 2005 issue
Apr 11, 2005
Editorial The peak of craziness Retrospective On the road again Cover Story Patek Philippe, tradition points to the future Tourbillon Introduction: The year of the tourbillon Greubel Forsey, en route towards the fourth dimension An adventure in controlled movement: the blu-planet tourbillon Jean....

An aesthetic ballet by DeWitt
May 19, 2006
For this year’s BaselWorld, the DeWitt brand has combined the tourbillon with a constant force device that is designed to transmit to the tourbillon regulating element impulses whose energy remains identical in order to exert optimum force control, whatever the degree of winding. The two devices, placed apart, highlight the elegant ballet of these....

DeWitt unearths Utopia
Dec 09, 2005
DeWitt timepieces, now in their third year of existence, have already found their way into the collections of watch aficionados and collectors. Bold in appearance with a unique case with engraved ‘imperial columns’, the timepieces house mechanical movements with complications ranging from a power reserve to a double time zone and a tourbillon....

Partners in passion: Proellochs & De Witt
Oct 31, 2006
After three very full years of development, during which time the DeWitt brand has established itself as leader in innovative hor-ological complications, Jérôme de Witt and his new partner Claude-Daniel Proellochs, look to develop the brand by creating its own mechanical movement and integrating more of the horological functions in-house. To....

An aesthetic ballet by DeWitt
Apr 01, 2006
Contrary to a classical movement which experiences a progressive decrease of the force transmitted to the regulator between the initial winding torque and the end of the power-reserve, the constant force device is designed to transmit impulses whose energy remains identical and regular whatever the degree of winding of the barrel spring. The constant force....