In an age of touchscreens, smartphones and artificial intelligence, you might think the mechanical watch obsolete. Yet it inspires an unprecedented enthusiasm and fascination. Why this resurgence of pure mechanics?

In an increasingly virtual world, the mechanical watch embodies the triumph of the tangible, the durable and human ingenuity. Wearing or repairing a mechanical movement means connecting with an object that runs without a battery, without signals and without planned obsolescence. It's a miniature work of art driven solely by physics: a spring unwinding, gears turning and an escapement beating time.

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