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IWC has Ceramic in its History and Today in its Pilot’s Watch collection
IWC has a long history with ceramic cases and today they are usually found in the brand's Big Pilot^s Watch collection.
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The Grail of Attic Finds: Reunited with the First Watch I Ever Owned, A West End Watch Co Sowar Prima
Colin Alexander Smith is reunited with his first watch and discovers an intriguing watch manufacturer that has been producing mechanical watches in Switzerland continuously since 1886.
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History of Divers’ Watches: Voyage to the Bottom of the Ocean
It is often said that it is easier to send a person to the Moon than to the ocean floor because of the extreme conditions found at great depths, such as no visibility and overwhelming pressure. However, in 1960 a wristwatch (Rolex “Deep Sea Special”) accompanied mankind to the deepest ocean floor even before it accompanied mankind to the Moon in 1969 (Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch).
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HYT Conical Tourbillon Black Eklipse: A Potent Hallucinating Horological Trip
When measured in kicks, not all watches rank the same. This is often a combination of the watch itself and personal preferences, but sometimes a watch ranks so high in wow factor that none of that matters. You are bound to go on a horological trip, and such a watch is the HYT Conical Tourbillon.
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New Release : Absolutely Stunning Louis Moinet ‘Around the World in Eight Days’ Unique Piece Collection
Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. Usually, the artist has a message that they hope that their art conveys, but sometimes the art (if it’s good enough) overwhelms the intended message. Ian Skellern experienced that with the Louis Moinet ‘Around the World in Eight Days’ Unique Piece collection.
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Fleming Series 1: A Superb New ‘Six-Eater’
The world is again another watch brand richer, as recently, US-based but Swiss-made brand Fleming launched its first collection.
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M.A.D.Editions ✕ Jean Charles de Castelbajac ‘Time to Love’
With the M.A.D.Editions ✕ Jean Charles de Castelbajac ‘Time to Love’, not for the first time, nor I expect the last time, Max Büsser has surprised me. This time by making all previous editions of the hitherto bonkers looking M.A.D.1 look boring.
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The Real Story Behind Steve McQueen’s Heuer Monaco: Exclusive Interview with ‘Le Mans’ Property Master Don Nunley
Back in the 1970s, Steve McQueen was the king of cool: he was a world-famous movie star and a prominent racecar driver. So it's no surprise that the Heuer Monaco he wore in the film 'Le Mans' instantly became a hit. But what happened to the Monaco models used on set and where are they today? Chris Malburg interviews the propmaster to find out.
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Lang & Heyne Hektor Reviewed by Tim Mosso
The Lang & Heyne Hektor is a complicated watch. No, it’s not a mechanical complication, but its place in the L&H; universe requires some explaining.
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Hairsprings: Origins, Progress, and (Dare I Say) Exciting Future
The tiny, delicate, nearly impossible-to-create hairspring is the one of the biggest advances for modern scientific technology there is. Here Joshua Munchow takes a dive into the muscle of the beating heart of most mechanical watches: the hairspring.
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Quartz Watches: Past, Present, But No Future?
Nothing can stir up the watch world these days quite as much the launch of a new Apple watch. For some it's a must-have gadget, for others it just isn't a real watch. But quartz watches face perhaps more competition from smartwatches than mechanical watches. Does quartz even have a real future?
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A Brief History of Watchmaking, from the 14th Century to the Present Day
Sergio Galanti takes us on a journey through the socio-economic and technological events that have influenced the progress of timekeeping in Europe.
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Arnold & Son Longitude Joins The Integrated Bracelet Trend and Jumps Straight to the Top of My Wishlist
Arnold & Son likes to walk to its own beat. For their latest watch, the Longitude, the opposite is the case. It's a sports watch with an integrated bracelet, and yes, it even comes with a green dial.
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Panerai: It’s Not Broken, But Here’s How to Fix It
Panerai watches are unique. There is no denying that they are beautiful and have that Italian design flair. But Raman Kalra thinks that Panerai needs to move with the timer and he has an idea of how Panerai could do that.
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MB&F; Legacy Machine FlyingT Onyx Edition: Perhaps the Best FlyingT Yet
As the FlyingT is an MB&F; it does things differently. This starts with its stacked movement. A significant part of the gear train is placed on top of each other and topped off with a flying tourbillon. But it's that black dial that makes it absolutely stunning!
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Bilancia ‘La Collina’: Sensational Syrah Wine from Gimblett Gravels in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
The gem in the Bilancia wine treasury is six hectares known as Roy’s Hill. This is where the Syrah vineyard known as La Collina is planted. And in Ken Gargett's opinion, it is sensational!
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My Wife the Watch Collector and Her Collection
MrsG's watch collection includesJaeger-LeCoultre, Blancpain, Alain Silberstein, Audemars Piguet, and more. Here GaryG explains a bit more about the hows and whys of her watches.
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Why You Shouldn’t Get Your Better Half Interested in Watches
“What, another watch?” she almost screamed in disbelief no sooner than I had opened the front door to our little love nest. Rewind to last week. I had been looking for a Roger Smith Series 1 for some time now, and Jones, my watch dealer, happened to finally locate one. I thought that I had played it pretty safe, so I really don’t know how she could have noticed. But then what happened next changed the rest of my life.
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Sex Sells Watches – But What, For Whom, and To Whom?
When someone says “I’m no prude,” it is pretty easy to imagine what typically comes next: a prudish commentary on some aspect of modern society or youth culture. GaryG likes sex. There we go! To the point and leaves no doubt as to intent. That said, he typically tries to keep his interests in sex and watches somewhat distinct. But has the watch industry at large done that, now and in the past?
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The Unintentional Watch Collector: An Unplanned Watch Collection Spanning Eight Decades
Colin Alexander Smith never set out to collect watches; in fact, he suspects that deep down he aspires to being a one-watch guy. He has only bought himself a new watch on two occasions in his life. Nevertheless, through a combination of new and used purchases, gifts, hand-me-downs, and inherited pieces, Colin has managed to accumulate a selection of watches that rather neatly spans eight consecutive decades of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Find out what is behind each of these watches remaining in Colin's collection right here.
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Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Split-Seconds Chronograph Reviewed by Tim Mosso
The Tonda PF Split-Seconds Chronograph is the ultimate expression of Parmigiani’s hit watch. And in Tim Mosso's opinion, it’s magnificent!
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The Horological Elegance of Skeleton Watches
Skeleton watches are not just time-telling devices but miniature works of art, skeleton watches blend mechanical complexity with architectural elegance.
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Gerald Charles Maestro 9.0 (Flying) Tourbillon: A Page from Gerald Genta’s Own Playbook
The Gerald Charles brand, which was founded by the legendary Gerald Genta, introduces the Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon, a classic yet bold aesthetic fitting right in with the typical Gerald Genta design philosophy.
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Felipe Pikullik: One of the New Generation of Independents Specializing in Superlative Hand Finishing and Hand Made Watches
Felipe Pikullik’s watches are characterized by their fine decorative finishing, but as Alexey Kutkovoy discovers, he has ambitious plans to go much much further down the hand made path.
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Why I Pimped My Rolex Explorer II
The watch nerd that WMMT is, he rarely immediately wears his new watches, putting them aside for a few days and letting the anticipation grow. When it finally came time to wear his new Rolex, he took it out of the box and proudly put it on his wrist. And then horror struck: he didn’t feel anything, not a thing! Zilch, nada, niente! What to do?
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Äonic Automat: A New German Brand Makes an Impressive Debut
While the Äonic Automat is a jump hour, it jumps in an interesting way and the case design is very innovative.
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Chivas Regal Ultis XX: A Blended Whisky to Rival Great Single Malts
In Ken Gargett’s opinion, the Chivas Ultis XX exhibits a depth and complexity that puts to rest any argument that blended whiskies cannot sit with the finest malts. We have a burnished orange colour. The aromas move through toffee and cinnamon, vanilla and red apples, caramel, cigar box and more. Balanced, mellow, complex and ever so long, this is a gorgeous whisky.
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Behrens Perigee: A Moon Phase Indication That’s Not Your Typical Moon Phase Indication
As a big fan of moon phase displays, Joshua Munchow is always on the lookout for new approaches. So he was thrilled to see that the growing Chinese brand Behrens launched the Perigee, which featuries a visually arresting moon phase display.
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WatchCharts March 2024 Watch Market Update
The WatchCharts March 2024 watch market update discusses a potential stabilization in secondary market prices, the recent interesting dynamics of the Rolex Pepsi market, and share some of the best and worst performing brands and collections of last month.
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De Bethune DB28XS Starry Seas Reviewed by Tim Mosso
The primary goal of the De Bethune DB28XS was to address collectors’ requests for a smaller version of the watch. Mission accomplished. The DB28 Starry Seas is seriously slim by De Bethune standards. And then there's that sensational dial!
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