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It is absolutely mindboggling to think that the annual-calendar complication didn’t exist a mere 20 years ago. Even more astounding, though, is how just within those 20 years, the annual calendar has become a staple complication in high horology today.
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The 30s was a period of great economic turmoil yet for the watch industry, it was a pivotal turning point. Here are the most iconic 1930s watches of the era
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A collector recounts his collecting journey, and how he became enchanted and finally purchased the A Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Striking Time.
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On a recent visit to the IWC Schaffhausen manufacture, Revolution discovers that its industrial ambitions are as old as the city and the river by which it was founded.
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Sinn releases a new limited edition to 500 pieces camouflage edition of the popular U1 collection. The popular German submarine theme watch brand is well known for its military associations. In particular, the brand was made famous by the use of submarine steel and its tough watch demeanour. The nomenclature also alludes to German submarines, the U-boat
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We explore the Co-Axial escapement and how it proved Omega's primacy in history, by examing the Omega Master Chronometer and the METAS certification.
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The hacking tourbillon. We explore the various methods currently available to hack the tourbillon, and a commentary on the watches which do.
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We take a look at the new Longines Railroad, a watch based on a model that Longines produced in the 1960's for railwaymen.
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Sartorial Elegance: we take a look at the dress code for gentlemen, and help you decode it, so you will always turn up correctly dressed for the occassion.
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The Collector's View: Why I bought a Montblanc Villeret Vintage Tachydate. A collector's journey and experience with the Montblanc team in Singapore.
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Rare Watches: Introducing Raúl Pagès and the Soberly Onyx, with live photographs and personal anecdotes, full specifications, and price.
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Full hands-on review of the UN Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon with in-depth analysis, high magnification and high resolution photographs.
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A brief survey of the watches the Rado Baselworld 2016 offerings. Featuring the Hyperchorme 1616, the Hyperchrome Ultralight and True Openheart.
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We review the new MB&F; Black Badger HMX from Baselworld 2016, a timepiece that packs a glowing power under its bonnet! With live photos and comments.
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The Audemars Piguet Flagship Boutique re-opens after 10 months of intensive renovations. Grand Opening on April 26, 2016.
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Bulgari showcased their 2016 novelties at Empress, with an interesting Rugby Clinic for the media earlier in the day. Click here to find out more!
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Introducing the new Patek Philippe Boutique in Ion Orchard, Singapore, with a walkthrough of the premises, and a brief look at Patek Annual Calendars.
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We review the uber cool looking Urwerk UR-105 T-Rex, featuring a boldly designed front plate made from bronze that has been hand patinated.
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The Editor's Top 5 watches: Czapek & Cie Quai des Bergues, Gronefeld 1941 Remontoire, Jacob & Co Twin Turbo, Patek Philippe 5390, Tudor Black Bay Bronze.
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At the end of 1952 and through the beginning of 1953, the first French navy’s scuba diver unit was created, as a result of cooperation between the French Navy and the Secret Services. The naval branch was to become known as “Commando Hubert”, though the Secret Services branch was not given a specific name, operating […]
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Original Sin An erotic watch is, in several ways, the 18th-century equivalent of pornography in your smartphone. (Or, in a more primitive age, those cute nude ballpoints where a model’s black lace basque falls off when you invert the pen, a reliable way of livening up the dullest of meetings.) One, it is advanced technology […]
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In a way, how everyone knows everyone who’s anybody, in the business. Back in the late 1980s and early ’90s, mechanical watchmaking was beginning its incredible upswing towards what is now widely known as the “mechanical renaissance”. Big-name brands were once again becoming interested in progressing non-quartz watchmaking, and the small collectors’ market willing to […]
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The Tudor Submariner proved the value and reliability of Tudor’s watches like no other instance in horology. We dive deep into its origins to recount its unique tale and the lasting impression it has left in Tudor’s modern-day dive watches.
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In Part 2 of our look back at BaselWorld 2015, here are REVOLUTION founder Wei Koh’s picks for the best watches for beauty and complexity. Best Design Watches De GFrisogono New Retro It has traditionally been something of an uphill battle for jewellery brands to seize a piece of the emotional real estate in the […]
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Before we dive into the upcoming edition of BaselWorld 2016 that kicks off this March 17, take a moment to register the highlights of last year’s edition. Here, REVOLUTION founder Wei Koh’s favourite watches from BaselWorld 2015. Best Sport Watches We are defining this loosely here, to refer to watches that are not quite […]
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Missed Part 1? Read it here! Last month, Margulies’s Head of Communications Caroline Kemp, Store Manager Paul Allison and Sales Associate Nadeem Sarwar generously took the time to show Revolution the Marcus Audemars Piguet collection, and the initial sensation was overwhelming. In a small, secure room, we saw dozens of trays containing an average of […]
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Tales of legendary watch collectors are legion, like the guy with one of every Greubel-Forsey model or 50 Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytonas. One collection that is not contested, because its owner produced a book documenting some of its treasures, is said to be even greater than the accumulation by the brand itself. Marcus Margulies, owner […]
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I assembled the new Panerai movement the other day. I wish there was a way to rephrase that sentence so I could accurately convey how challenging I found it to be. To be absolutely fair, it was at the end of a long week. You may think that Watches & Wonders is more chilled out […]
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The Ulysse Nardin Freak arrived at the beginning of the 21st century and was by far the most radical reinterpretation of the wristwatch since wristwatches had first started to be worn over a century before. The mechanical renaissance had at that point been well underway for over a decade, but wristwatch design, with very few […]
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We take a closer look at the newly released MB&F; Sherman , the cutest table clock produced from the company and one that will bring a smile to your face.
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