The WorldTempus Selection - Moonphases - Digital version FR

Almost 100 moonphase articles and models published on 2018 and 2019, selected by the watchmaking reference website, WorldTempus.com

Each Selection includes :

• an article from our Editor-in-Chief
• a table of contents
• a chapter containing our experts’ analyses organised by brand
• a chapter with all the videos regrouped on the subject
• a third chapter with more articles describing each model (by brand)
• lastly a chapter presenting all the new models available on the WorldTempus directory

Suzanne Wong
Editor-in-Chief, WorldTempus

Despite it being a daily (and nightly) part of our lives, there are not many people who can claim to fully understand or explain the phenomenon of the lunar cycle. Why does the moon wax and wane? Why is it sometimes visible in the daytime? Why does it appear larger or smaller at different times of the year? Why is it impossible to remember any of these answers for more than two hours before you have to look it up again on Wikipedia?

Fortunately, you don’t need to know any of these answers in order to appreciate and own a watch with a moonphase indication. The indication of the phase of the moon is mostly considered a classic complication, due to its ubiquity in watches that feature traditional aesthetics and design, but there are plenty of contemporary executions of ...