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The Bronze debate
A common myth revolves around bronze's properties, as 'rusty', 'stinks' and gets 'tainted' over time. All of which wrong to a large extent. Let us explain why.
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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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Waking The Force - The New Legacy Machine Perpetual From MB&F;
A new watch from MB&F; is always a big deal. There’s a teaser campaign, articles start cropping up to revisit the previous watches, people speculate rampantly - the closest thing I’ve seen to it recently was when the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released and the Internet pretty much exploded. Now […]
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Enter A World Of Wonder With Cartier Étourdissant
A dream come true is always possible with Cartier. Known as the Jeweler to Kings, Cartier captures the dazzle and dream of mankind, creating one-of-a-kind pieces to last a lifetime with. And when you gather all the exquisite and immaculate grace of Cartier’s collection, you have what the French would call étourdissant, a singular word […]
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Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations For a Timepiece With An Unusual Way Of Telling Time, From Our Archives [Part 1]
A short guide for watches with an unusual way of telling time, with pieces from HYT, Romain Jerome, Urwerk, SevenFriday, Harry Winston and Hautlence.
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Bad Luck Begone! - The Richard Mille RM 26-02 Tourbillon Evil Eye
I didn’t really get this watch at first. As we conventionally understand the term, one is said to have been afflicted with the evil eye if one experiences an unmitigated and inexplicable stretch of misfortune, suffering and illness. It’s more or less like a kind of jinx. The way I saw it, there didn’t seem […]
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Review: Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black
Tudor releases a third installment to their highly successful Black Bay collection. Based off a vintage ref 7922 first launched in 1954, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay in black is the third model to be released.
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Review: Richard Mille RM 27-02 Rafael Nadal
Famously worn on the wrist of Rafael Nadal, the Richard Mille RM27 is truly the epitome of sports watches as of this moment. Anyone who knows mechanical watches or watches in general can certainly comprehend that shock to a watch is like an earthquake to a wooden hut. Destructive and when at certain magnitudes, tantamount to utter destruction.
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Beyond “His And Hers” - The Genre-Spanning Timepieces Of Watches & Wonders 2015
A watch is a very personal thing. There is absolutely no question about this. However, as with so many things that we enjoy in life, our pleasure in watches is enhanced when we get to share it with friends and loved ones. My family aren’t actually very keen on watches, which means they’re frequently mystified by […]
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There Can Be Only One - The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Pocket Time Instrument
The Quatuor is the most ambitious yet singularly least understood high-watchmaking project ever undertaken by Roger Dubuis. Replace “Roger Dubuis” with “any Swiss watch brand” and you could still make a solid case for the truth of that statement. The Quatuor was first introduced to us in late 2012 and officially at the 2013 Salon […]
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Dispatches From A Faraway Land - The Piaget Altiplano Scrimshaw Engraving Watch
The art of scrimshaw is surrounded by layer upon layer of romance, tradition and controversy. Originating on whaling ships, where whalebone and marine ivory (mostly from walrus tusks) was plentiful, scrimshaw involves engraving on bone or ivory, with pigment applied to bring out the design. One of the great classics of American literature, Herman Melville’s […]
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In The Shadow Of The Moon - The Montblanc Bohème Moongarden
The moon wasn’t always female. Well actually, the moon was never female, because technically it has no gender - it is an inanimate chunk of rock - but you know what I mean. People think of the moon as being feminine. It’s interesting to note that in most ancient cultures, the moon was seen as […]
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Watches and Wonders 2015: Vacheron Constantin Heures Créatives Collection
An introduction to the Vacheron Constantin Heures Créatives collection, from this year's Watches and Wonders in Hong Kong.
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Watches and Wonders 2015: Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator
An introduction to the Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator, from this year's Watches and Wonders.
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New Release: Vacheron Constantin 57260
Commentary on the newly released Vacheron Constantin 57260, with comparisons to other grand complication watches.
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Review: Moser the Endeavour Concept Watch
With the Endeavor Concept watch, Moser strips naked a dial with a clear aim, to return to the essentials of function. A watch with a dial stripped of its logo, branding and indices has only one purpose; to tell the time.
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Review: Panerai Mare Nostrum Titanio 52mm
Review of Panerai Mare Nostrum Titanio 52mm with specs and photographs, and useful historical guide to the Panerai Mare Nostrum including pre-Vendome.
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Ulysse Nardin Artemis Racing Marine Diver
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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Press Release: Urwerk UR106 “Lotus”
URWERK releases their latest interpretation of their trademark satellite display, this time for the ladies. URWERK watches have the reputation of being rare, technically advanced, elaborate to the point of complexity, and classy.
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Exclusive New Complication Revealed For Vacheron Constantin Grand Oeuvre
There are about one and a half billion ethnic Chinese on this planet. I didn’t take a census or anything, I just Googled it. Out of these one and a half billion Chinese people, I’d say that less than a few hundred of them really understand how the Chinese calendar works. Once again, this is […]
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Panerai opens “History and Legend” Exhibition
Panerai exhibition in Singapore, open to public. Deployant readers are encouraged to attend.
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Review: Tudor Pelagos
Tudor releases a blue model to the popular Pelagos diver’s collection. Made popular during the 60s and 70s, Tudor’s divers’ watch is closely tied to its intensive use by underwater professionals, particularly by world’s major navies. The brand’s diving collection are authentic tool watches, meant for real use, rather than just mere display. Bearing its past tradition, theRead More
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Rare Watches: Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 3
We explore the Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 3 with our extreme macro photography and give an idea to the firm's history and founders. Wallpapers within.
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Introducing the Montblanc Star Classique Singapore Special Edition
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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Eléonor Recommends… (‘Summer in Saint-Tropez’ Edition)
The watch and jewelry season has just ended, and we can now go on to enjoy the summer with grace and style. Criticized as often as it is praised, Saint-Tropez remains a small village in the South of France where the warbling of the crickets and the smell of lavender permeate your entire body with […]
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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Special Edition For Singapore’s 50th Anniversary
Who doesn’t enjoy a big old birthday party? (Rhetorical question, but just in case you really really need to know, the short answer to that is, “No one worth inviting”.) Singapore - that tiny little city-state in the middle of Southeast Asia that for various reasons pretty much ended up becoming the world’s watch mecca* […]
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Linde Werdelin Oktopus Frogman; Survival Of The Fittest
Say Denmark and most people will think of Lego, Hans Christian Andersen or the colorful buildings in their beautiful capital, Copenhagen. A friendly, beautiful place, but like most countries does also Denmark have an military force to protect its interests, and keep the country friendly and beautiful. On of the most elite units in the […]
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At The Eye Of The Vortex: What The New Hautlence Watch Reveals About The Brand
The Hautlence HL2 is one of those watches you don’t forget. The HL2 was launched in 2011 - the first of Hautlence’s Concepts d’Exception (as they name their very top-tiered products). This is pretty astounding when you consider the fact that the watch has become somewhat of a design icon in little more than four […]
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Hautlence unveils the Vortex
Hautlence launches the Vortex, a brand new collection from its Concept d’Exception line, with a mix of contemporary design and architectural mechanics that take us back to the heart of the brand. A lot has happened in the decade since Hautlence launched its first watch in a historic building in the heart of Neuchâtel. I […]
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Perrelet’s Piloting Ambition: The Turbine Pilot
In the year 1995, the House of Perrelet produced a first of its kind, “double rotor” movement, in which they connected the rotor on their automatic movement to a rotor on the dial side of the watch. Such a creation provided a great canvas for the brand to express a new dimension of creativity. It […]