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Vacheron Constantin celebrates its 260th anniversary with two delicious additions to the Métiers d’Art collection. The new timepieces feature movements that are entirely hand-engraved. For centuries, master craftsmen have been enhancing the appearance of fine timepieces. Their work represents a significant investment in each timepiece on behalf of the manufacturer. Achieving the highest levels of […]
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Montblanc is quickly developing a reputation for delivering beautiful, complicated wristwatches that offer excellent value. The brand delivered again at SIHH this year, with one of my favorite pieces from show, the Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum. To start, it must be said that seen in person, this watch offers looks far above its price. If […]
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Recently I paid a brief visit to one of the smaller Independent brands; ‘Manufacture Royale’. Now you may think; again another new watch brand? Well yes and no. Manufacture Royale was in fact already established in 1770. The extravagante brand has been re-born in 2010, is now in the safe hands of Alexis Gouten, Marc […]
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The Portugieser is perhaps IWC’s most iconic family. Though new models have been added, the essential design codes have survived largely unchanged for 75 years. To celebrate that milestone, IWC has declared 2015 the Year of the Portugieser, and one of my favorite new models from SIHH is the Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition “75th […]
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Watch brands often only have a few different collections in their line-up. Of course within these collections a lot of different models reside. This keeps a brand recognizable, the DNA strong, and makes it easy for consumers to maneuver around. Every once in a while though an evolution of existing collections won’t do and a […]
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Twenty years after its inception, the Schaffhausen-based watchmaker have decided to launch two limited edition pieces for their Portugieser Minute Repeater. These limited edition pieces are cased in either platinum, or red gold. On the surface, the IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater may be a seemingly simple watch. It features an extremely clean dial, with anRead More
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On its 260th Anniversary, Vacheron Constantin decided to launch a new collection called Harmony. This collection consists of seven models, and each of them are limited in production. The collection is a throwback to the history of Vacheron Constantin, in which it is inspired by the complications and designs of the yesteryear. The seven first referencesRead More
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At the 25th edition of the SIHH, Vacheron Constantin will also kick off the celebrations for its 260th anniversary. As to be expected of the brand, these celebration include lot’s of new watches and even a unique collection of table clocks. The Métiers d’Art Arca consists out of only twelve pieces, only available through the […]
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There is hardly anything more impressive in the world of watchmaking then a Grande Complication. All the skill and know-how of a brand incorporated in one single piece, resulting in a watch that can and has almost everything. These watches are as prestigious as they are rare, not only to their owners but also to […]
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When a watch has the word traditional in it and it is a Piaget you can count that it will also feature a gold bracelet. Although a watchmaker long before venturing into the field of jewelry making, Piaget has been merging both crafts for longer than half a century. This has always been Piaget’s strength; […]
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There was a time, in the not so distant past, when people discredited Hublot for being too similar to Audemars Piguet. It was unpleasant, but it was not too difficult to see why. The design, the concept, and the execution were uncannily familiar. But things have changed . The new Hublot MP-05 “LaFerrari” is oneRead More
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At first glance, luxury watch brand Hublot may appear to have little in common with the world of professional poker. Think for a bit though, and the parallels become apparent. Like big-time poker pros, Hublot’s Chairman Jean-Claude Biver and CEO Ricardo Guadalupe are not afraid of risk. Together, they have fueled Hublot’s rebirth and […]
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As some of the readers may know, I am currently an Airman (not a pilot though) in the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Being a watch enthusiast, I tend to observe and interact with other airmen, and gaining an insight on the kind of watches that they are wearing. This sort of leads me to question the existenceRead More
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n 1864, Georges Favre-Jacot founded the manufacture Zenith in Le Loche at a tender age of only 22. To celebrate the 150 years of its founding, Zenith released the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot. A watch which is a amalgam of the skills within the manufacture.
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Last February I visited URWERK in Geneva and while I was talking to Press Manager Yacine Sar, about the UR-210, she surprised me completely by presented me the brand new UR-105M, that was still under embargo. I did make some quick shots for Suzanne Wong’s article, that appeared a few weeks later on the RevoOnline […]
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There are several pieces of apocrypha circulating about the genesis of the Cartier Crash. By some accounts, it was inspired by a watch that a Cartier London customer had brought in for servicing, a watch that had been involved in a traffic accident. Another story tells of how the vice president of Cartier London himself […]
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The world of horology is an interesting one, from masterful creations of movements to dials of every shape and size. We’d burn holes in our pockets to get that prized watch on our wrists and we’d know it was worth every single cent. But how wonderful it would be to have a watch to call your own […]
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Last month we did the article ‘Coloured Dials‘ and showed you some past and current examples by the various watch brands. Coloured dials have always been around but during the last years we have seen them more and more. Hautlence even takes it a step further and adds now more colour to their new HL […]
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REVOLUTION recently had a chance to catch up with Franc Vila, founder and owner of the brand that bears his name. A brand most watch connoisseurs know from its lavishly styled, slightly eccentric and often quite complicated watches. Operating outside the mainstream, this young brand has obtained a following of their own, and Franc Vila […]
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While watches can be considered as jewelry for some, it can also be viewed as an art or in some other cases, a technological marvel. The Rendez-Vouz Ivy Minute Repeater, in this case, managed to encompass all three aspects into a single watch. And yes, this is a highly complicated piece made for the femaleRead More
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When you submerge yourself into the wonderful world of watchmaking it is normal to think that you are holding something special when it is a limited edition. Turning over a watch and reading that you are holding No.5 of 25 pieces ever made, does have its appeal, especially when the watch in question differs significantly […]
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What makes a luxury watch more coveting than its entirety designed and manufactured in-house plus being sold exclusively in only ten boutiques in the world? Described as a monomaniac by some, 57-year-old French self-taught watchmaker, François-Paul Journe took five years to make his first and very own tourbillon which earned him a reputation in the watchmaking […]
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To many, Christopher Ward is known as a brand that produces very reasonably priced quartz and mechanical watches. Contrary to the extravagant marketing we are used to by bigger and more renowned watch brands, Christopher Ward dispenses with the hype, selling quality watches online at good prices directly to customers. In coincidence with their 10-year […]
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It was a small, cozy yet elegant watch affair on a fine Thursday morning at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore as Ralph Lauren launches its release of their 2014 timepiece collections. Familiar to all, Ralph Lauren has been a strong influential brand that has been around the fashion scene for more than 40 years. Renowned […]
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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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We have said it before and now we say it again: a new color can transform a watch. While another dial can be considered a subtle change, dressing the case of a watch in another color is definitely more than just subtle! But then again, the Tread 2 by Devon Works is not really about […]
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As we move further into the Renaissance of mechanical watchmaking we see certain watch brands taking very strong positions within the watch world. A good example of this is Linde Werdelin, but on a different level the same also goes for Dubey & Schaldenbrand. Unlike Linde Werdelin, Dubey & Schaldenbrand has a much longer history, […]
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Many watch brands have close ties to a single car brand, but it is Chopard that generously proclaims its love for all cars….but only if they are vintage! This could have something to do with the fact that Chopard’s co-President, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, has a true passion for vintage sports cars and is known for occasionally […]
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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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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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