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Review: Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Savoirs Enluminés
Review with original photographs and hands-on commentary on the Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art Savoirs Enluminés exceptional pieces: Caper, Vultures, Altion.
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The aviation tool-watch genre. Cartier Santos (1904), the WWII B-Uhr, the French Type 20 flyback, the RAF Mark XI, the Breitling Navitimer.
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History of the Cartier Santos: the first pilot watch, and arguably the first proper wristwatch
Louis Cartier built it in 1904 for his aviator friend Alberto Santos-Dumont, who was fed up fumbling for his pocket watch mid-flight. 121 years later the square case with exposed screws is still the sharpest dress-sports piece on the shelf. Here is how it got there.
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Review: Oris Force Recon GMT Diver
Full review with hands-on and live photographs of the Oris Force Recon GMT a collaboration with the USMC.
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Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Fathers’ Day Gift from Our Archives
A short recommendation guide to purchase Fathers' Day gift, with pieces from Breguet, Longines, Bremont, Vulcain, Montblanc, and Jaeger LeCoultre.
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Review of the Jaeger LeCoultre Duomètre Sphérotourbillon Moon: hands-on with live photographs
Jaeger LeCoultre Duomètre Sphérotourbillon Moon
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Frederique Constant Enters A Brave New World with the Horological Smartwatch
Truth be told, when watch journalists such as myself were told about a new big launch that was coming up by Frederique Constant, I was interested, being a fan of the brand. Yet, when I was told that it would be a Smartwatch, I started to become very curious. What would it look like I […]
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Celebrating The Year Of The Goat With Arnold & Son
Who would knew that one day Chinese New Year would be an event looked forward to by watch collectors and connoisseurs world wide, myself included? This day of celebration not only includes the important dinner with family, but also a wide variety of new watches dedicated to the zodiac sign of the year ahead. And […]
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Audemars Piguet Diver comparison
Audemars Piguet’s offshore series have been a huge marketing success for the brand. While some condemn its watches as gimmicky and merely fashionable, a massive fan base and following of the offshore series have catapulted Audemars Piguet from a once classic brand to near cult status. Following the success of Gerald Genta’s A-series Jumbo, the Royal OakRead More
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Review of Miss Golden Bridge by Corum: A Collector’s View
Review of Miss Golden Bridge by Corum: A Collector's View
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SIHH 2015: IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde
The IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde combines the magic of a floating tourbillon with the logic of a date hand that reverts to its starting position and the power of a 7-day in-house calibre.
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Review of Ludovic Ballouard Half Time Chinese with Specs and Price
“Wow” was the first thing that came into our minds when we first saw the Ludovic Ballouard Upside Down a few years back. The Upside Down was nice, albeit its brilliant touches were rather subtle. Two years after Upside Down’s inception, the folks produced the Half Time. This one is a little wee bit moreRead More
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The Collector’s View: My first SIHH - a horological adventure
Collector and Deployant Friend Joe Koh has an adventure as he goes for his first SIHH trip. Read his humourous account here.
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Thirst For Thrills: Graham Chronofighter Oversize Black Arrow
Graham’s Chronofighter Oversize collection is designed to be impervious to all dangers of the outdoors, offering adventurers and daredevils a selection of tough, sporty and reliable chronographs. This year, Graham extends the existing line with the Chronofighter Oversize Black Arrow, a military-inspired timepiece designed for those with a thirst for thrills. At 47mm, the Chronofighter […]
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Modestly priced watches: A quick look at the Jeanrichard trio: Terrascope, Aquascope and Aeroscope
Affordable watches: A quick look at the Jeanrichard trio: Terrascope, Aquascope and Aeroscope
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Brothers In Arms: Arnold & Son’s TES Tourbillon
There was a time when the British not only ruled large parts of the world, but also large parts of the watch world as well. There is some connection between the two, because at one point in time, anyone who wanted to rule the world, needed a lot of ships. Navigating these ships correctly was […]
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EXCLUSIVE: First Look At The URWERK UR-105M (Live Photos)
It’s hard to believe that the UR-103 was released over 10 years ago. Yes - for those of you still mired in denial about how terrifyingly fast the last decade has gone by - it was 2003 when we first saw the shield-shaped watch with four conical hour satellites. As a testament to how forward-looking […]
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BASELWORLD 2014 - Corum Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Squelette
The Corum Admiral’s Cup was transformed from a cultivated, slightly eccentric, dress watch into a full-blown sports watch years ago. Boasting cases with a diameter of 45mm, they almost sail in a class of their own, with bold designs that nobody will every mistake for something else other than a Corum Admiral’s Cup. That by […]
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On The Wrist: The Long Awaited Hautlence Destination
Last year at Basel World, Hautlence announced their first, shall we say, ‘entry level’ model, the Destination! It took a while before the finished product became available but delivery to the dealers recently started in December 2013, right before Christmas. Let’s re-cap what kind of watch the Destination is and how it fits in the […]
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Sub Seconds @ Six; The Moser & Cie Mayu!
In between a dress watch and a sports watch is what the Mayu, Sub Seconds @ Six from independent watchmakers H. Moser & Cie is. A simple looking, but gorgeous mens watch with a plain uncluttered dial. The Mayu is certainly not a new model, but it’s one of those watches that needs to be […]
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IWC invites Lewis Hamilton to Schaffhausen
REVOLUTION Switzerland was delighted to be the guest of IWC in Schaffhausen recently to visit the Swiss watch brand’s manufacture and museum and meet its fastest ambassador, Lewis Hamilton, MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ driver. This was the first time that Hamilton had visited IWC since the brand had become the Official Engineering Partner of […]
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Watchscapes: Harry Winston Opus 12
Featuring the Harry Winston Opus 12 by Emmanuel Bouchet. The twelveth editon of the Opus series, this watch is stunning. Original photographs within.
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Up In The Air; Van Der Gang Vlieger
Van der Gang might not sound familiar to you in relation to watches, yet chances are that you have already seen some of their work. Located in the historic town of Dokkum, in the north of The Netherlands, the brand finds it roots in the precision mechanics, where it is capable of developing and making […]
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Press Preview of Omega’s Baselworld 2013 Collection.
Last week, members of the press and a handful of prominent bloggers were invited to a preview of Omega’s latest collection over dinner. President of The Swatch Group (South East Asia), David Ponzo shared with us an overview of their newest watches. The highlight of the evening was the Speedmaster “Dark Side Of The Moon” […]
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Record Sales At Auctions For Lange 1 and 1815 Moonphase
Press Release: A LANGE 1 in stainless steel changed owners on 13th May 2013 at Christie’s “Important Watches” auction in Geneva at 119,489 Euro (148,500 Swiss francs). A. Lange & Söhne has built a few of these pieces in the mid-1990ies. Case and buckle of this extremely rare timepiece are made of stainless steel, complemented […]
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From the Jaeger-LeCoultre Short Film “Reinvent Yourself” by Diane Kruger Event, A Surprising Sneak Into The Amazing High Jewellery “Reverso Cordonnet Duetto” to be launched At The Coming Shanghai Film Festival.
The surprise was unwittingly unveiled at the public relation event for the launch of the romantic short movie “Reinvent Yourself” starred by Diane Kruger. On some of the publicity images released, actress Diane Kruger was seen wearing one of the most amazing high jewellery Reverso to be launched only at the coming Shanghai Film Festival […]
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Automatic Attraction: Corum Debuts New Golden Bridge Automatic At BaselWorld 2013
Something old, something new –that’s the theme that runs through much of watchmaking. Lest we forget, the basic technology of watchmaking consists of a mainspring barrel, gears, a lever escapement, and a temperature compensated balance controlled by a balance spring. All of those elements –every one –were in place by 1750, boys and girls, when […]
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Roger Dubuis Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
Roger Dubuis…this brand have had a mystique since its early days when Mr. Dubuis was running the company…after his retirement from Patek Philippe. The Symphatie case, as shown here today in the now classic Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph was a wonder in those days…still is. Then Carlos Dias took over the company, and for me,Read More
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BaselWorld 2013: Highlights And Live Pics From Patek Philippe’s 2013 Debuts, Plus Decorative Arts Masterpieces
There’s no doubt that one of the most anticipated launches at BaselWorld come from Patek Philippe and seirous connoisseurs the world over watch with bated breath to see what this most haute of haute de gamme manufacturers will show. There is a certain dignity in the way in which Patek Philippe generally avoids the presentation of “novelties,” that are merely […]
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Jacquet Droz mini sculpture
Today I feature a lesser known and less expensive variant of the famous Jacquet- Droz Bird Repeater…sans repeater and automata, but still with the beautiful 3 dimensional sclupture. The watch is a jewellery piece, with diamonds on the bezel…but the true artistic beauty must be the mini-scupture of a bird feeding her chicks on theRead More
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The Logical One by Romain Gauthier.
The Logical One features a triple patent-pending flat chain-and-fusee style constant force system developed by Romain Gauthier. He was in Singapore last week to present this amazing watch to collectors and members of the media. The Constant force system ensures more reliable and accurate timing for this timepiece. A standard fusse chain design uses muti-layer […]
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Glashütte Original Debuts Senator Panorama Date And Senator Panorama Date Moonphase Watches
Dear all, I’m very pleased to show two new editions of the Senator. Glashütte Original continues to engage with the art of design, presenting quintessential expressions of the manufactory: the Senator Panorama Date and Senator Panorama Date Moon Phase. The in-house design team of Glashütte Original made a number of changes to achieve a stunning new look that is both […]