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Hidden Figures: Overlooked Elements of Watchmaking, by Jeffrey Kingston

  • HSNY at the General Society Library 20 West 44th Street New York, NY, 10036 United States (map)

Jeffrey Kingston, Editor-in-Chief of Le Quai de l’Horloge (Sun Valley, Idaho)

Video recordings of lectures are available immediately to HSNY members, and the general public with a 2 month delay.

Many elements of a fine watch are often overlooked by connoisseurs or not given their full due. Free-sprung balances, silicon hairsprings, copper beryllium wheels, multiple mainspring barrels and secure calendar mechanisms all could be considered the "Hidden Figures" of watchmaking.

At the May 5, 2022, lecture of the Horological Society of New York, Jeffrey Kingston will discuss these elements and show the importance and value that they bring to horology.


About Jeffrey Kingston

Jeffrey Kingston is an author and frequent speaker on watchmaking. He has given talks throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He is the Editor of Breguet’s magazine, Le Quai de l’Horloge. In a former life he was an anti-trust lawyer and was lead counsel in the proceedings against Microsoft in Brussels that led to the landmark judgement in 2004.