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I assembled the new Panerai movement the other day. I wish there was a way to rephrase that sentence so I could accurately convey how challenging I found it to be. To be absolutely fair, it was at the end of a long week. You may think that Watches & Wonders is more chilled out […]
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This week, we focus on watches for the corporate world, featuring brands such as Vacheron Constantin, Nomos, Seiko, JLC, H. Moser & Cie., and Lange.
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Deployant Indonesia was the first to kickoff a series of pre Lunar New Year GTGs dubbed #DeployantGTG2016. Held in Jakarta and Surabaya, some of region’s most important collectoes attended the event to celebrate new acquisitions and also to discuss the members’ horological journey in 2016. Said Charles Sutanto, Deployant Ambassador for Indonesia: “There were manyRead More
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Hands on review and analysis of the Jaeger LeCoultre Geophysic True Second. Traditional, classical, but with a mechanical twist. Deadbeat seconds, seconde morte.
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Very few children’s stories are for children. To put it more accurately, there are no fairy tales which we would deem suitable for children today if we were to tell them in their original form. Even some expurgated versions are pretty raw - Hansel and Gretel is essentially a story about child abandonment and cannibalism […]
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I assembled the new Panerai movement the other day. I wish there was a way to rephrase that sentence so I could accurately convey how challenging I found it to be. To be absolutely fair, it was at the end of a long week. You may think that Watches & Wonders is more chilled out […]
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Maurice Lacroix marked its 40th anniversary in Geneva this week with a glamorous party and a private sale of unique pieces from four of its core collections. This special sale includes timepieces such as the brand’s MP 7988 “Unique Legacy Watch” in platinum with a tourbillon and retrograde functions, a Masterpiece Square wheel for ladies […]
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The America’s Cup is the world’s most important yachting competition. This year, Ulysse Nardin sails into the sport as an official partner of Sweden’s Artemis Racing. To celebrate the collaboration, the timepiece manufacture is launching a special edition of the Marine Diver. Limited to only 250 pieces, the new model was revealed in Gothenburg, Sweden, […]
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Graham is proud to announce its new collaboration with the Navy SEAL Foundation, a national, non-profit charitable organization that provides immediate and ongoing support to the Naval Special Warfare Community and its families. The United States Navy SEALs is an elite force trained to operate in all environments (Sea, Air and Land) as well as […]
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s Independence on the 9th of August 2015, Montblanc introduces a limited edition Star Classique timepiece and a range of commemorative Meisterstück White Solitaire writing instruments.
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Introducing the Jaeger LeCoultre Grande Reverso Night & Day Singapore Special edition. This watch celebrates 50 years of Singapore's independence
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Big Bang, the symbol of Hublot’s rebirth and an undoubted emblem of creativity and innovation. Hublot celebrates by launching a new award to recognize talented, young designers of tomorrow. The Hublot Design Prize provides an opportunity for young, independent designers to assert themselves through their creations, and […]
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Each year at Baselworld, a few watches generate significant buzz within the circle of knowledgeable collectors and journalists attending the show. “Have you seen the…? You have to see it. It’s amazing.” Two years ago, Arnold & Son’s Time Pyramid was a virtual buzz factory, to the extent that the small booth enjoyed what seemed […]
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This year marks MB&F;’s 10th anniversary, and to commemorate the milestone, the brand will present a series of anniversary pieces throughout the year with the theme ”A creative adult is a child who survived”. The first piece is an impressive mechanical table clock called Melchior. Why a robot named Melchior? MB&F; founder Max Büsser explains: […]
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Deadbeat seconds are popular this year, and the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat is an especially compelling example. Behind that beautiful dial, there’ s a new, patented caliber. The new Grande Seconde Deadbeat incorporates several subtle design elements. The Grande Seconde timepieces already featured, well, Grande Secondes. To place even greater emphasis on the seconds […]
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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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From an early age, Tycho Brahe demonstrated a passion for astronomy. He invented and perfected a range of instruments, and his work greatly improved the precision of astronomical observations. Oris fittingly honors the noted 16th century astronomer with a limited edition timepiece that incorporates a precise, in-house astronomical complication. Oris’s engineers have developed a pointer […]
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A Swiss watch is great, but a Swiss Chronometer is even better; for many customers there is added appeal in a COSC-certified watch. No surprise that some of the largest Manufactures in Switzerland, also have incorporated the Chronometer certification for the majority of their collections. Omega thought it was time to step up the certification […]
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Two decades ago, a legend was born. And that watch elevated German watchmaking into a whole new platform. To celebrate the birthday of the legend, the Lange 1, A. Lange & Sohne has released a special watch set to commemorate this wonderful occasion in this year’s Watches and Wonders. To be brutally honest, it isRead More
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The universe sometimes works in mysterious ways. With the passing of Robin Williams, the world has lost one of its greatest comedians. His daughter Zelda quoted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” to commemorate him, and at the same time IWC is commemorating Antoine de Saint-Exupéry himself with a limited edition dedicated to his last […]
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Yesterday Kering (formerly known as PPR) announced that it will take over 100% of Ulysse Nardin. The luxury conglomerate headed by François-Henri Pinault, has always been quite light in the field of Haute Horlogerie, but it seems that they are on a strategy to change all that. Traditionally Kering is very strong in the field […]
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[ooyala code=”NhZzlkbjpIAXOXrLEU_No5wyxzPBysiE” player_id=”906938bb2f324c93a733b2fb3b34b260″ width=”750″ height=”590″] Terra Cielo Mare is a relatively new under the radar brand that impressed us with their limited edition Tazzoli watch. Hear Luca Fontana, owner of the brand, introduce this watch as well as other pieces in the range, including the watch worn by Brad Pitt’s character in the movie “World […]
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Yesterday afternoon I had a chat over coffee with one of the luminaries of the Singapore watch-collecting world – and on his hand glinted something black, absolutely unique, and in all respects a stunner. “Some thing new?” I asked, readying my camera phone, hoping that the watch would soon migrate from his wrist to mine.Read More
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Diamonds on a Bell & Ross sound a bit like diamonds on a Panerai: not done often nor suited for the style of watch. Yet Panerai did do a limited edition with diamond set numerals, their only official endeavor that incorporated these precious gemstones, and Bell & Ross, well, they have also embraced diamonds – […]
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Chronoswiss has always been a brand that was able to give a distinct cachet to its watches. Its elaborate styling takes you into a world where it isn’t quite difficult to imagine yourself as a master wondering through your romantic, stylish castle, or see yourself behind the wheel of an Jaguar E-type, taking on the […]
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There are some combinations that can only result in greatness, and one example will be that of Vacheron Constantin with Edgar Degas and Grand Feu Grisaille enamel. It definitely resulted in something magical. Most people are familiar with Degas’ paintings about Ballerinas, where his soft but deliberate brushstrokes captured the essence of ballet in a mystical […]
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With a reputation for being the “watchmaker’s watchmaker”, Jaeger-LeCoultre has certainly demonstrated a wide range of competencies in aspects of watchmaking ranging from movement innovations to the decorative arts. As a brand, it certainly stands alone in being able to fulfil any horological dream that one can care to conjure. Any encounter with the watches […]
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In many ways, the Hommage collection, centrepiece range this year for Roger Dubuis, was all about celebrating the roots of the company. Suitably decorated, the Roger Dubuis stand at SIHH featured life-size watchmakers, each holding a bell jar containing a watch from the Hommage Collection. These represented watchmakers from the past who, in large and […]
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Name a watch brand that doesn’t have a tourbillon in its collection? They’re still out there, but their number seems to decrease every year. Even though many brands don’t make their tourbillons in-house, it does illustrate how technically complicated movements have become more and more a part of the general landscape in the watch world, […]
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Special 1815 Langes do not come by frequently. And one which is made with a special complication for to celebrate a retailer’s Anniversary is even more special. The Kalenderwoche, or calender week is one example. The use of week of the year, is a rather German business tool…many German business people would look up theirRead More
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