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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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Cartier: First Encounter With The Tank MC
Better late than never. Last Friday I was finally able to get hold of the new Tank MC, four weeks after the watch was announced and after our article was posted with the first press pictures, that you can find HERE When looking at the following pictures I took, please bear in mind, that when […]
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Buben&Zorweg; One Perpetual Calendar
Buben & Zorweg are famous for their fabulous watch winders. This year, they decided to make a winder for manual wind watches, and as a show of virtuosity, they also decided to launch a small series of hand wound watches, which are quite exquisite. The movement, designed and constructed by Antione Martin…by a good friendRead More
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Just For Good Reasons; Piaget Polo FortyFive Chronograph
Piaget has always had, and still has, the company policy that they only craft watches out of gold or platinum. Presumptuous? No, Piaget simply knows its own strength. For decades they have delighted the world with some of the most refined precious metal watch cases, and bracelets, the industry has seen. It is therefore not […]
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Delaneau Amazone 1608 series of piece unique watches
I typically associate DeLaneau as a jewellery watch company. Mea Culpa, they are not only about jewellery, but also about high horology, as evidenced by their Amazone 1608 collection of unique artwork pieces, with an interesting movement. I show here a trio of interesting ladies timepieces… The movement is based on the Federic Piguet 11.50,Read More
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The Best Value German Automatic Dive Watch Under $1500 - The Stowa Seatime Black Review
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An Americaine Tank Returns Back From Service
How often does it note happen that a certain watch is not in the collection anymore, discontinued, or may be it was a limited edition. But then it pops up at an auction or second hand dealer, but at closer inspection, the watch is not in the desired state. So also this diamond set Tank […]
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Roger Smith Series 2
Roger Smith is the only disciple of the famous late George Daniels. Roger is a fine watchmaker, and works out of Daniel’s workshops in the Isle of Man. Designed as a watch by an English artisan craftsman, the approach is to make everything in the house…the dial, hands, case, and components of the movement areRead More
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IWC Portugeiser Jubilee: The extreme macros
On Tuesday, I showed the IWC Portugeiser Jubilee…today are the extreme macros of the same watch. Owned by my great friend Eddie…thanks for the loan of watch. Do note this is a well loved, and often worn watch…I take no additional precautions to remove dust and evidence of wear. Details of the watch… The barrelRead More
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Harry Winston Opus 3 by Vianney Halter
The Opus series from Harry Winston was a project started when Max Busser was CEO at Harry Winston. One of the remarkable watches he commissioned during his tenure there was the Opus 3…a very special digital, mechanical watch to be made by Vianney Halter. Harry Winston Opus 3 by Vianney Halter A watch which wasRead More
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Deep Space Tourbillon by Vianney Halter.
Last week, Vianney Halter was in town to launch his new watch Deep Space. With this latest creation, Vianney has once again sealed his reputation as one of the geniuses in the watchmaking industry. Since we last met some five years ago, he is still the easy going, fun loving guy that he used to be […]
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HANDS ON Watch Review Of A Chocolate Cartier Tank Vermeil :: LUG2LUG
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Cartier’s Tank; part 2 – The Current Line Up
A couple of the most interesting more historic models were described in Part 1 of ‘Cartier The Tank Watch’, but as Cartier said last year; ‘Never Stop Tank’, the story continues and Cartier keeps on updating it’s collection of Tanks, with slight variations on existing cases, adding new ‘In House’ developed movements and launching new […]
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HUBLOT Unveiled Latest BASELWORLD 2013 Innovations to Indonesia as a World’s First at their Premiere Event.
JAKARTA, 30 May 2013 – A leader and a pioneer – Hublot, leading Swiss luxury watch manufacturer sets yet another series of firsts with their premiere event in Indonesia. To kick things off with a Big Bang, Hublot presented a spectacle of their stunning new collection to the Indonesian audience at a private event held at The Foundry, […]
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Live Images, Full Report: Patek Philippe Launches The Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002G In Geneva
Patek Philippe’s Sky Moon Tourbillon is the most complicated watch in the 174 year old Genevan firm’s repertoire. First introduced as the ref. 5002, its 686 components add up to a unique combination of high complications. It starts with a tourbillon, adjusted to run within a very close rate of -2/+1 seconds maxiumum variation per […]
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Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg Appointed New IWC Ambassador, A Closer Association with Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team.
The association between IWC and Mercedes AMG is almost a decade long, but the scale and importance of the relationship weren’t obvious until the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team was made the official engineering partner of the famous Schaffhausen watch brand this year. For those who were mesmerised by the excitement of the amazingly lifelike […]
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Significant Chronographs: The 1815 Chronograph
Significant chronographs: Lange 1815 Chronograph This post is dedicated to my good friend Eddie Sng, whose watch is featured here today. The 1815 Chronograph was introduced as perhaps a purer version of the iconic Lange Datograph. Simpler without the trademark outsized date, but as I said, purer because traditional chronographs typically do not feature aRead More
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Spike Lee Talks Paul Newman, Rolex, And His 'Cool Hand Brooklyn' Collaboration Watch
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The New OMEGA De Ville Ladymatic “Diamonds & Pearls” Unveiled By Nicole Kidman In Cannes.
The popular OMEGA Ladymatic range received a worthy addition as the watch was unveiled by Nicole Kidman at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The New OMEGA De Ville Ladymatic “Diamonds & Pearls” was first seen publicly on the wrist of actress Nicole Kidman during her jury photocall yesterday (15th May 2013) where she is serving […]
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Blue Period: Blue Dials Were Everywhere At BaselWorld 2013
Laurent Ferrier Gallet Micro-Rotor Traveller We usually hate calling trends, especially at an event as heterogenous as BaselWorld, but we did feel like we saw an awful lot of blue dials this year. Not that we’re complaining. It’s a great change from the gamut of neutrals that usually dominate watch dials, and the extra splash […]
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BaselWorld 2013: TAG Heuer’s Tech Guru Guy Semon Introduces The MikropendulumS
Superlatives are tricky things but we feel safe in saying the MikropendulumS, a new concept watch from TAG Heuer, and developed by their Vice President of Science and Engineering Guy Semon and his R&D; team, is perhaps the most radical departure from conventional watchmaking solutions we’ve seen yet, keeping company with such bleeding edge experiments […]
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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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BaselWorld 2013: URWERK Shows Red And Black UR 110 PTH, Teases New Complication
Among the independent watch creators, URWERK is notable for having succeeded in making watches that (we at REVOLUTION have always thought) succeed better than most at seamlessly combining mechanics and aesthetics into a whole greater than the sum of its parts. At this year’s BaselWorld they continued their winning streak with, among other things, a […]
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Why I Bought Another Tudor & How To Get The Perfect Customized Dive Watch + A Rare 1950s Seiko
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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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Parmigiani Tonda Hemispheres
This is sponsors week. Featuring the Tonda Hemispheres two timezone watch from Parmigiani Fleurier. The watch is built in the characteristic Parmigiani style…no holds barred, top quality finish. As mentioned in my articles written for their blog, Parmigiani is a full manufacture…the full value chain from design, concept, testing, prototyping and production of every component…theRead More
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Cartier Chronographs; Two Watches, One Heart
Chronographs are probably the most popular complication. They are pretty affordable (for a complication) masculine and have a sporty appearance that most men like, weather we’re talking mono poussoir chronographs or the three button chronographs, it’s a type of watch that we find in almost any watch collection. Cartier has currently two interesting chronographs in […]
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HYT: The abstract
Last week, I showed one of my advertisers: HYT’s H1. Please click on the link on the column left to go to their website for more infomation. Today, I feature abstract watchscapes of the same watch. The movement Click on the image for a wallpaper sized image. The bellows, magnified: Another angle for the bellows:Read More
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Baume & Mercier’s Clifton vs. Montblanc’s Star Date Automatic
The rumours are true: one can pick out very decent deals amid the top-dollar tickers brandished at the annual Swiss watch fairs. To save you the legwork, we’ve sussed out two of the handsomest and most wallet-friendly models from the 2013 Geneva watch fairs. In one corner is the 1950s-inspired Clifton Automatic in stainless steel, […]
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