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Tiffany Watches: How a Stationer became a Jeweller-Watchmaker
It's amazing how much watchmaking history Tiffany & Co. possesses and how close they came to actually owning Patek Philippe. There is real provenance here.
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Automatic for the people - the Seiko Presage SPB039J1 video review
At their packed Baselworld press conference Seiko announced that 2016 was to be the year of their middle-tier Presage collection. The lion’s share of attention has been on the truly excellent limited edition Presage Chronograph, but there’s a lot to love in the rest of the collection too. Presage honours the spirit of fine mechanical watchmaking … ContinuedThe post GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Automatic for the people – the Seiko Presage SPB039J1 video review appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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20 years of Excellence expressed with Three initials: L.U.C.
In tribute to Chopard L.U.C.'s 20th, Deployant explores the milestones of one of watchmaking's most under-rated brands with evidence of their excellence
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In Memoriam: Günter Blümlein
We remember the late Günter Blümlein. He was a luminary in the modern watchmaking industry, creating brands with lasting values. He died on Oct 1, 2001.
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In Conversation: Stephen Forsey, co-founder Greubel Forsey Part 3
Part 3 of our tête-à-tête with Greubel Forsey's co-founder Stephen Forsey. He discusses his business, and reveals his personal watchmaking heros.
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Sacred Geometry
The creative visions of one Swiss artist and one Swiss watch brand unite to create a timepiece destined to win over the hearts and minds of a new generation.
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Maverick Concepts
Appointed recently as the new creative director of Audemars Piguet, Claude Emmenegger is no stranger to the brand or to watchmaking. At SIHH earlier this year, revolution met the creator of the Tradition of Excellence series and the very first Royal Oak Concept in 2002, who has made his mark in the world of horology.
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Review: TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T
In a stunning industry move, TAG Heuer launches the impressive Carrera Heuer-02T, which can easily be known as the most affordable Swiss-made tourbillon watch today.
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Review: Rolex Air King
We review one of the latest novelties from the famed Swiss watchmaker: the Rolex Air King. Click here to find out more about our thoughts on it!
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APRP: Training Ground for the Exceptional
In a way, how everyone knows everyone who’s anybody, in the business. Back in the late 1980s and early ’90s, mechanical watchmaking was beginning its incredible upswing towards what is now widely known as the “mechanical renaissance”. Big-name brands were once again becoming interested in progressing non-quartz watchmaking, and the small collectors’ market willing to […]
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A Word on Haute Horlogerie Finishing
Finishing encompasses a variety of techniques. The application of traditional Genevan/Swiss-style finishing is not unlike writing a sonnet: there is a very particular, strict form you have to follow, but within that form, you are free to express yourself to the limits of your skill and taste. The basic vocabulary includes anglage, or the bevelling […]
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Angelo Bonati speaks about one of Panerai’s greatest innovations yet
REVOLUTION founder, Wei Koh, sits down with Angelo Bonati and Officine Panerai’s R&D; Director Frédéric Dreyer-Gonzales to better UNDERSTAND the innovation that is Panerai’s new Lo Scienziato Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Titanio and what it represents for watchmaking. Wei: You look great, as usual. Mr. Bonati: Yes, of course, as usual. So, I was really impressed by […]
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New Release: HYT H2 Tradition
HYT rocks the boat again with a unique blend of traditional watchmaking with their unique hydro time display. This SIHH, they release a new version of the H2: the HYT H2 Tradition. “We have always said that we would never create a classic piece. Having said that, this is exactly what we’ve done!“Read More
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Q&A; with Nicole Kidman and Omega in Milan
Nicole Kidman joins Omega in Milan for the celebration of over a century of women’s watchmaking. Forever the perfect ambassador, she sits down with the watch press to catch up on her work, her family and her love for watches. Where do you get the courage for the roles you play? I choose my […]
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In Conversation: Giles English, Co-Founder Bremont
We sit down for a tête-à-tête with Bremont co-founder Giles English, and talk about the company, the movie Kingsman and the return of industrial watchmaking to England.
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Inside The IWC Cal. 59360 Hand-Wound Monopusher Chronograph With Stefan Ihnen - Associate Director Of R&D; At IWC
The IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher was part of the new fleet of novelties introduced at this year’s edition of Watches & Wonders, the foremost exhibition of fine watchmaking in Asia. In terms of construction, the movement powering the Portofino Monopusher Chronograph belongs to the 59000 family of eight-day hand-wound movements that was first launched in […]
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From Seas To Stars - The World Of IWC’s Social And Environmental Commitments
Earlier this year, IWC released the Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Le Petit Prince”, featuring an innovative and delightful “jumping star” function. This was unusual for IWC. The Schaffhausen watchmaking company is known for its finely engineered timekeeping instruments that exhibit performance and reliability in every component. It is only in one area - its […]
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Unlock Your Time - The Clé De Cartier Flying Tourbillon
It is impossible to overstate the importance of the calibre 9452 MC in the history of Cartier’s high watchmaking department. Those unfamiliar with the evolution and progress of Cartier Fine Watchmaking will see the calibre 9452 - a manual-winding flying tourbillon - as just another reference in Cartier’s vast panoply of complicated movements. It’s not […]
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Fluid Ambition: Dominique Renaud talks about his early days at HYT
Master watchmaker, Dominique Renaud is a man who has lived and dreamt up some wild horology. From his early days at Audemars Piguet, to the establishment of Audemars Piguet Renaud and Papi in 1992, Monsieur Renaud’s name has been attributed towards helping many big names in the Swiss watch industry realize their horological ambitions. Late last […]
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Deployant Events: Highlights of Horological Events of the last Fortnight
Highlights of Horological Events for the week ending July 12: NUS Horological Club watchmaking class at Claude Bernard, Lange Durian dinner and Cabestan Triple Axis Tourbillon collector launch in Jakarta and Singapore.
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RGM 801-COE “Corps of Engineers” - An American Legacy
There was a time when the American watch industry was a fierce compeditor of the Swiss. Some believe this is once again the case, although now the Americans are armed with the Apple Watch. Personally, I think that for some, the Apple Watch might be an “add on” to their collection, but I am not […]
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Review: Hajime Asaoka Project Tsunami
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Exclusive: TAG Heuer To Introduce A COSC Certified Flying Tourbillon Chronograph For Under 20,000CHF (14,900CHF !!!)
Today, recently appointed General Manager of TAG Heuer, Guy Semon dropped a bombshell on the Revolution team with news of an upcoming watch that certainly is a provocative statement of intent. We at Revolution love our watches, and the passing parade of the best that the Swiss watch industry has to offer is by no means something […]
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High-Tech Gold: Hublot Big Bang v. Apple Watch Edition
The new Apple Watch will be a major topic of discussion at Baselworld next week, and due to a coincidence in the publicity schedule, it’s already bumping up against a Swiss heavyweight. Today we talk about scratch-resistant gold. On Monday, Apple provided final details about its Watch, and we learned that the top-of-the-line Apple Watch […]
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Pre-Basel 2015: MCT Frequential One F110
The Frequential One F110 from Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps (MCT) incorporates a new movement that embodies both masterful creativity and, some might say, the key to happiness. MCT has established itself as the author of singular mechanical movements that represent time with depth and perception beyond the realm of traditional watchmaking. Some watch manufacturers appear […]
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H.Moser To Reveal The World’s First Haute Horlogerie Smart Watch
It was only last week that I was in Tokyo to see the Horological Smartwatch by Frederique Constant, and having just recovered from this surprising new product, I am hit with news of yet another Swiss watch brand coming up with another Smart Watch. This time, its H. Moser & Cie, who today has announced the […]
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Review of the Greubel Forsey GMT: black titanium (new), white gold, red gold and platinum. With live photographs.
Greubel Forsey have been one of the leaders in the industry for a while. Both Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have been giants the watchmaking world, and their creations is usually nothing short of spectacular.
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SIHH 2015: Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision
Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have been called inventors first and watchmakers second. When visiting their manufacture, the diagrams and formulas that adorn many interior surfaces support this impression. The inventor reference is certainly no insult – the same might be said of Abraham-Louis Breguet. Greubel Forsey’s approach to watchmaking is, if not singular, certainly […]
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In conversation with Dominique Renaud at HYT
Interview with Dominique Renaud who now collaborates with HYT who seeks to revolutionise traditional watchmaking.
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Raymond Weil Celebrates Brit Awards 2015 With Two New Timepieces
What do Swiss luxury watchmaker Raymond Weil and the Brit Awards have in common? Besides bearing prestigious names in their own industries, they’re both centred on music. This year, Raymond Weil celebrates 10 years as the official watch partner of the annual Brit Awards 2015. The well-renowned music awards ceremony will be celebrating the best […]