A bilingual watch journal: microbrands in hand, brand history with the facts behind the legend, and the machinery under the dial. Three pieces a week.https://lumejournal.com/en-GBhttps://lumejournal.com/en/movement/column-wheel/https://lumejournal.com/en/movement/column-wheel/From the outside a chronograph is simple: press it, it runs; press it, it stops. Inside, though, something has to sequence all of that precisely. The finest solution is a tiny, turret-like wheel.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lumejournal.com/en/origins/vacheron-222-true-story/https://lumejournal.com/en/origins/vacheron-222-true-story/The 1970s wave of steel luxury sports watches produced three great names. The third, the Vacheron 222, is the least known, and its story is even more interesting than its name.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lumejournal.com/en/in-hand/lorier-two-teachers-one-watch/https://lumejournal.com/en/in-hand/lorier-two-teachers-one-watch/Lorier began as the passion project of two New York teachers. The first piece in Lume is about why anyone starts something of their own: a watch, or a journal like this one.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT