Finely finished watch movements come to life under magnification. The seven shown here were certainly ready for their close-ups. (To see the watch that gets powered by each movement, just click on the right arrow.)
1. Hublot

In the manually wound Caliber HUB9005, 11 vertically arranged barrels provide a power reserve of 50 days. Hublot includes a special power tool with each watch to make sure the winding process doesn?t also last for days. The hours, minutes, and power reserve are shown on cylinders; there?s a vertical tourbillon, too.
2. Corum

The Golden Bridge movement, created by Vincent Calabrese for Corum in 1980, has long been a cult object. In 2011, the brand upgraded the Golden Bridge with an automatic winding mechanism. Naturally, given the Golden Bridge?s unorthodox structure, the movement doesn?t have a traditional winding rotor; instead the winding weight moves linearly along two rails. 3. Montblanc

The hand-wound Caliber MB M68.40 from Montblanc gives the time in two time zones. It also powers two 24-hour rings that rotate around models of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. An added bonus is the patented tourbillon with a cylindrical balance spring, spinning at 12 o?clock.
4. Vacheron Constantin

A tourbillon that runs for two weeks" Amazing! With the hand-wound Caliber 2260, Vacheron Constantin has created a real long-distance runner.
5. Patek Philippe

Every lever, edge and screw recess has been meticulously finished in Patek Phili...