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Monochrome
With Jean-Marie Schaller at the helm, Louis Moinet navigates the seas of haute horlogerie with a distinctive style marked by its impressively staged mechanical movements, exotic materials and flamboyant styling. Louis Moinet’s latest port of call will appeal to fans of the legendary Valjoux 88 calibre, brought back to life onboard the Speed of Sound. […]
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To say that Jean-Marie Schaller, the founder of the modern Louis Moinet brand, is passionate about meteorites is an understatement: he has been studying and collecting them for more than 20 years. Now Louis Moinet take a darker look at the night sky with the Black Moon.
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As the leading watchmaker of his day, Abraham-Louis Breguet hobnobbed with France’s royalty and aristocracy. Apart from his commissions for gentlemen, his celebrity client list also included Queen Marie-Antoinette, Empress Josephine, and Caroline Murat, Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest sister, aka the Queen of Naples. A keen collector of Breguet’s revolutionary timekeepers, in 1810, Caroline Murat placed […]
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The Louis Moinet Cosmopolis includes pieces from 12 different, and very rare, meteorites from Jean-Marie Schaller's own collection. And this earned him the Guinness World Records™ title for the "most meteorite inserts in a watch." Martin Green takes a closer look.
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We take a comprehensive first look at the new Louis Moiner Space Revolution. A watch which is currently a candidate at the category of “Tourbillon” at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2021. Based on one to one discussions with Jean-Marie Schaller, owner and creative director of Louis Moinet, using press release photographs. FirstRead More
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To reference Marie Kondo, these vintage pieces "spark joy."
Time+Tide
Girard-Perregaux was established in 1856 in the watchmaking town of La Chaux-de-Fonds, thanks to the marriage of Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux. The workshops origins were actually as early as 1791, but were not acquired by Girard-Perregaux completely until 1906. Though its history and heritage is in line with brands such as Patek Philippe (1839), … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The dark horses of 2020 are Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato Infinity Editions in 38mm and 42mm appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Much to the chagrin of watch brand marketing departments, the list of timepieces of genuine historical significance is pretty small. Actual moon watches, the Breguet commissioned with Marie Antoinette in mind, and, of course, the works of John Harrison. Even if you’re not an aficionado of 18th century horological science (and TBH we don’t hold … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: An in-depth look at one of the most important timepieces ever made appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Marie-Laure Cérède, creative director of watchmaking at Cartier, is our eloquent tour guide for the 2019 Cartier collection, with a focus on the new faces and physiques of the Santos family. The 2019 Santos-Dumont T+T: What is the logic behind the new quartz movement-powered and smaller-sized Santos-Dumont? MLC: Since we relaunched the Santos last year … ContinuedThe post LIST: 3 Santos models from the new Cartier collection explained by Cartier appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Oris's manually wound manufacture piece comes back sharper, slightly smaller, and more considered than the model it replaces
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20 under $100 that have no business costing this little. In this video, Jason breaks down the best cheap watches you can actually buy right now — ceramic bezel dive watches, titanium field watches, Swiss Made quartz...
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A 250-piece limited edition in dark blue ceramic that gives Bremont's 500m diver a more wearable, less tactical personality
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Thirty years of MR-G ends up here: a sapphire-wrapped G-Shock that makes the case for luxury toughness better than anything before it.
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The Hong Kong brand is only months old, but the Summit MK2 already proves it has more than one trick up its sleeve.
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Seven new dial variations, a more capable caliber, and a centenary worth celebrating, the F77 MKII is Nivada's boldest statement yet
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A tourbillon, a GMT, and a titanium case walk into a Luminor. The result is more restrained than you'd expect.
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Recently I shared a video on the untold story of how Seiko went from watch world underdog outsider to completely taking over the industry and nearly destroying the Swiss in the process, all through the lens of their g...
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Venezianico goes lighter and more Italian with the Redentore Levius, pairing a titanium case with a hand-guilloché dial and an in-house-spirit movement made on home soil.
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MB&F; took their debut dress watch and covered it in stones. Here's why that actually makes more sense than it sounds.
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Three pastel dials give the brand's quirky handless regulator a softer, more wearable personality - without touching what makes it tick
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A blacked-out dial that does a lot more than look cool at first glance - the King Seiko Vanac HKF005 brings some serious nocturnal atmosphere to an already sharp 1970s-inspired case.
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More mineral magic from the Swiss brand, straight off the show floor at WWG26
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The field-watch-inspired montre à guichet gets a smaller footprint and more options in 2025
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Zenith pulls the stopwatch function from its most recognisable sports case and the result is more interesting than you'd expect
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A decade after its debut, Tudor's explorer icon returns sharper, more refined, and with a GMT complication that changes the whole proposition.
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IWC drops a bold purple-dialed Pilot chronograph timed to the Singapore Grand Prix, and it's one of the more striking F1 collabs we've seen from Schaffhausen in a while.
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37.4mm steel, box sapphire, meteor-grey sunburst dial, cal. 1150 with 100-hour reserve. Blancpain marks 70 years of the civilian diver with a faithful re-edition of the 1968 Bathyscaphe. 300 pieces, €14,850.
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What can we expect tomorrow at Watches and Wonders 2026? Kai and I take a deep dive into all of Rolex’s announcements in this podcast. Enjoy!
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