History
Century
History of Watchmaking
Development of the mainspring. Combined with the fusee, this innovation made possible the truly portable domestic clock and, as components grew smaller, paved the way for the production of watches.
World history
1398.Timur (Tamerlane) conquered a large part pf northern India.
1415. Jean Hus, reformer of Bohemia, and Gerolamo da Prag were burned at the stake for their claim that it was against the morality of the Gospels for monks to possess material assets.
Swiss history
Between 1410 and 1450, goldsmiths were making enamelled jewellery in Geneva.
Art and Culture
A new style of art emerged in Italy with the early Renaissance or quattrocento, embracing classic styles and the importance of perspective.
Andrei Roublev (1360/70-ca. 1430), master of Russian icon painting.
A flourishing period for Chinese decorative arts. Work began on the construction of the Forbidden City.
HH Magazine News
A new record for Rolex at auction
17 May 2013
While Patek Philippe again claimed the most valuable lot at the spring auction session in Geneva, Rolex confirmed its as…
Swatch Sistem51: Just How Far will the Revolution Go?
16 May 2013
Sistem51, the new Swatch self-winding mechanical movement, is to be assembled and adjusted entirely by machine. This gro…