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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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[Backdrop] A. Lange & Söhne Sax-O-Mat Perpetual Calendar, Adjusted To Positions, Temperature, And Isochronism When it comes to performance in watches, the single most important element to the owner is generally “accuracy,” and by that, is usually meant the ability of a watch to keep time as measured against a certain reliable external standard. Internet […]
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Another IWC which was one of my dream watches in my early days in collecting. The Jubilee Portugese…what a beautiful, well proportioned watch. Though it was not always thought to be correctly sized. Twenty years ago when I first started collecting, the Jubilee was considered a very large watch. But these days, it is consideredRead More
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OMEGA unveiled the new Seamaster Diver ETNZ Limited Edition timepiece at a special event with Emirates Team New Zealand Skipper – and Brand Ambassador – Dean Barker on Wednesday in San Francisco. Designed to commemorate the 34th America’s Cup and celebrate OMEGA’s partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand, the new timepiece was presented to Barker […]
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Collecting watches is one thing, but storing them safely is something else. It actually does’nt matter if it’s a collection of three four watches or a dozen, we’re taking about, there comes a moment that they need a better place than the drawer of a nightstand, or in a cardboard box when travelling. Nowadays there […]
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Capable of shifting oceans, moods, desires and feelings, the moon has such a strong influence on humankind, besides merely lighting up a dark night sky. The moon has been so powerful a force that it has sparked the interest of philosophers, scientists, historians and even divers who want to know its impact on tidal waves […]
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The ARMIN STROM watchmaking Manufacture is pleased to announce a new ambassador for the brand: the up-and-coming young jockey, Tim Bürgin. Horses have always held a special place in the heart of ARMIN STROM. Ever since the sixties, when the brand’s eponymous founder was himself a skilled horseman. ARMIN STROM accompanied Tim Bürgin to the […]
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The IWC 5251 was a dream watch of mine when I was early in my watch collecting “career”…it was a grail watch, as even then, it was quite rare to find a piece readily available. Built on a pocket watch movement, it is a magnificent watch…large, flat case, with a beautiful movement. This particular exampleRead More
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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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Hautlence, well known for it’s TV shaped HL models, with ‘jumping hour/retro hand’ time reading, announced and presented at Basel World a new and much more affordable timepiece with analogue reading and….dual time zone. While the entire collection of Hautlence, used to start at a serious price level, the new Destination model, as they’re called, […]
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Some portraits of Vianney Halter…an incredible individual and a great master watchmaker. A disciple paying homage to the master… the following conversation was overheard… Master Vianney : Weak, is the Force in this one. Disciple Horo : Master…I am willing to learn. Master Vianney : A Jedi-watchmaker you cannot be Disciple Horo : I willRead More
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Given the exceptional desirability and rarity of complicated watches by Patek Philippe it’s reasonable for collectors and connoisseurs to think there are few if any surprises left in the field, but that belief was overturned by the presentation by Christie’s, for its June 11th auction, of a timepiece that had until the auction never before […]
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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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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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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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Vianney Halter is one master watchmaker whom I have the greatest respect. His mind works like no other…and his products reflect that incredible creativity. His latest project takes the form of the Deep Space Triple Tourbillon…a product of 5 years of work, which came to him in a dream. I do have a number ofRead More
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Today is the World Premiere of the DEEP SPACE TOURBILLON by Vianney Halter and we’ve finally been able to answer the question: What has Vianney Halter been doing for the past three years? “Sleeping mostly”, he says, “and watching lots of classic science fiction…” Indeed, what started out as a recuperative break from work […]
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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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It’s time once again for Only Watch –the biennial charity auction to benefit research into finding more effective therapies, and ultimately a cure, for muscular dystrophy. Hot off the presses is this contribution from Christophe Claret: a pinball themed version of his X-Trem 1 watch, which shows the time with two magnetically suspended steel balls. […]
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Last night we were privileged to be present for the launch of the latest version of the legendary Sky Moon Tourbillon ref. 6002 from Patek Philippe. The most complicated wristwatch every produced by Patek, the Sky Moon Tourbillon features a perpetual calendar with retrograde date, a star map rotating once per sidereal day, and indication […]
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Lately we received a few questions and picture requests, about the mono poussoir watches that Cartier had in the collection. I said on purpose ‘had’, since none of the here mentioned models are available anymore. But these watches do pop up at auctions, quite regularly and it’s actually your only bet, to acquire one of […]
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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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Cartier’s creations have often been inspired by cultures and styles form other continents. Pierre Cartier travelled almost from the beginning all along the globe, to visit prominent clients and to be inspired by habits and traditions of other cultures. We have seen the influence of China and Japan in the collection, the effect Egypt had […]
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Corum is an interesting brand…a bit on the side of the main path to high horology, it nevertheless has some icons which mark it as one of the important houses. Today I feature an iconic Corum, designed by none other than the illustrious Vincent Calabrese, this watch features a movement which is totally encapsulated inRead More
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Last January Cartier released the Santos Dumont Skeleton in Pink gold, which is a really sweet watch, but in 2011 the more edgy Santos Dumont Skeleton, was also presented, in a totally black case, with a black alligator strap. As someone that really likes black watches, this model kept me awake for quite some time. […]
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The news that Jérôme Lambert, current CEO of 180-year-old Swiss house of high watchmaking Jaeger-LeCoultre, will be heading up product-diverse Montblanc as of 1 July 2013 was released today, taking the industry by surprise. Speculation about the future leadership of the Hamburg-headquartered Montblanc had been been gradually heating up since early 2012, but this is […]
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Last year, Panerai introduced the PAM392, which is a new 42mm model under its Luminor 1950 range. Inside the PAM392 is the P.9000 in-house movement, which features a 3-day Power Reserve. As we know, most of the Panerai watches are in the size of 40mm, 44mm and 47mm. Thus it is interesting to see a 42mm […]
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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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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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We visited Chronoswiss yesterday in their spacious, light-filled new stand at BaselWorld 2013 and had an opportunity to view some stunning new additions to their collection: here’s a first look at the Artist’s Collection watches, with flinqué enamel dials. Flinqué enamel is a technique in which a metal surface decorated with engine-turning (guilloché) is then […]
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