Nice execution on the fixed bars for the strap. A thorough first look at Tudor's latest iteration on the Pelagos, in partnership with France's Marine Nationale.

Checking in on the iconic, steam-powered clock in Vancouver's Gastown district with its creator, Ray Saunders.

Nestled in the heart of Montreal.

An in-depth history of the Longines Observatory Chronometer Caliber 360, researched and written by Dr. Christian Müller.

The candid pictures of work in progress on the bench tops of his workshop are a welcome complement to this retrospective article. It's interesting to note, too, that in addition to Bentleys, Daniels also collected Leica cameras.

Japanese researchers isolated ‘hipposudoric acid’ & ‘norhipposudoric acid’ from hippo sweat, which were found to provide antiseptic as well as sun protection benefits, alongside body temperature regulation, for hippopotamuses.

A largely covert town in South Australia, home to a community of subterranean-dwelling opal miners, beautifully photographed by Tamara Merino.

One of October's classic birthstones, an estimated 70% of the world's opal has come from Coober Pedy's mines.

A clever camera rig for fly-through & fly-over shots, developed by Luke Edwin, using a telescoping rod, some string, a drill, wing nut, and a hex key.

Some counterintuitive findings from The Science of Sharp, analyzing the cutting surface of straight-edge razors honed on varying grits of DMT diamond plates.

"Often, results that contradict our intuitive expectations are a key to identifying and improving our deficient understanding."

I use DMT diamond plates to hone the gravers I use with my watchmaking lathe. Anecdotally, I find that finishing to a mirror polish using the extra-extra-fine diamond plate yields an appreciably better finish when turning down a pivot or an arbor. I'd love to see a similar set of SEM images run on a watchmaker's graver, which would be less prone to the plastic deformation conjectured through these results.

The movement architecture of ArtyA's latest tourbillon is aesthetically well-balanced. With respect to the balance itself, I applaud the use of a free-sprung balance wheel—any tourbillon without a free-sprung balance, isn't taking itself seriously. I do have some concern about the one-to-one ratio of the gear train delivering power to the tourbillon itself, though.