Ulysse Nardin Caprice

Creating a proprietary escapement is perhaps the ultimate challenge for all watchmakers, regardless of whether we are speaking about a craftsman working alone or about an entire company producing thousands or hundreds of thousands of watches. The escapement is the arrangement of components responsible for transferring the energy coming from the mainspring barrel through the going train (the series of wheels linked to the mainspring barrel) onto the balance wheel.In other words, the escapement pl........

Wore this baby over the weekend and must say omega definetly got this one right. The most comfortable omega I've worn. We all complain how omega have increased their prices but when you wear one of their latest offerings, you can see and feel the improvements they've made and I don't mind paying a bit more for these upgrades. The improved bracelet, clasp and the fact that they left the watch at a sensible 40mm with a 20mm tapering bracelet, is just plain common sense to me! However, the GMT is n........