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The case of the lost and found Omega Seamaster
The incredible story of how an Omega Seamaster, helrloom from Grandad, was lost at sea and found! With photographs of the real watch, and narrative.
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MY WATCH STORY: Ted from Petrolicious and his Rolex GMT Master 1675
Editorial Director of Petrolicious, a site and production house dedicated to showcasing the world’s finest classic cars and their owners, Ted Gushue has an instagam feed (@TedGushue) that’s unsurprisingly dominated by breathtaking cars. So, when we began spotting the occasional timepiece dotted among the vintage BMWs and Porsches, we wanted to know more from this LA-based … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Ted from Petrolicious and his Rolex GMT Master 1675 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IN-DEPTH: The pure design of the A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin
Story in a second: The Saxonia Thin is A. Lange & Söhne design at its most pure. One of the things that makes everyone like A. Lange & Söhne as a brand (and I mean everyone, I can’t think of a single person I know who doesn’t like or respect what Lange does) is the … ContinuedThe post IN-DEPTH: The pure design of the A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Product Launch: Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition II
Product launch of the Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition II in the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
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Into The Deep With The Carl F. Bucherer ScubaTec
The story of Carl F. Bucherer began in Lucerne, Switzerland, in 1888, a time of unparalleled cultural and artistic expression in Europe - what we now call the Belle Époque. That year, Carl Friedrich Bucherer, an entrepreneur with a passion for horology, and his wife Luise opened their first shop on the Falkenplatz in Lucerne’s […]
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Events from the Horological Fortnight ending Nov 1
Round up of the horological fortnight, featuring significant events: the Harry Winston Opus 14 Launch in Germany and the re-opening of the JLC Boutique in Singapore.
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Unveiling the Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 27-02 Rafael Nadal (Live Pictures)
Our own founder and group editorial director, Wei Koh, was recently at the launch event of a special timepiece, where he found himself in the embrace of old friends, and a most blessed pinched cheek. The 28 year old tennis phenom, Rafael “Rafa” Nadal Parera, is presently chasing his 10th career title at the 114th […]
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Review of the 2015 Sinn 903 Navigation Chronograph
The story behind the Sinn 903 and how it bought its birthrights from Breitling, like the Jacob of old.
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The Apple Watch: Revolution’s Editors Weigh In
Well, the other shoe has finally dropped: last week, Apple officially launched the Apple Watch, spawning think-pieces, hand-wringing, enthusiasm, disdain, and chains of mutual recrimination in comments sections across the Internet –in other words, it was a typical Apple product launch. We watched the keynote with as much interest as anyone, of course –but reactions from […]
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Frederique Constant Enters A Brave New World with the Horological Smartwatch
Truth be told, when watch journalists such as myself were told about a new big launch that was coming up by Frederique Constant, I was interested, being a fan of the brand. Yet, when I was told that it would be a Smartwatch, I started to become very curious. What would it look like I […]
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Pre SIHH: Cartier Introduces The Crash Skeleton Limited Edition With Shaped Manufacture Movement
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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Hermès Arceau And The Complicated Art Of Subtle Luxury
Hermès is one of the brands that stays true to its roots. Founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès in Paris, France, the brand made it’s name as a prominent manufacture of equestrian equipment for the rich and royal. Even today, when visiting their website, the saddle configurator will be prominently displayed. Although still a very […]
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Hautlence launched the ‘Invictus Morphos’ Chronographe, during their 10th Anniversary!
What I thought would be the celebration party for the 10th Anniversary of Hautlence, turned out to be a combination of festivities and the launch of an important new men’s watch, the ‘Invictus Morphos’ Chronograph! – “Case à Chocs” night club in Neuchatel – Friends of the House, distributers and Press were invited to come […]
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Reactions: The Rolex Deepsea D-Blue Dial Edition
Whenever Rolex is about to launch a new timepiece, there would always be a plethora of hype and speculation in the watch community. It was therefore not surprising that there was a lot of excitement when Rolex announced that they will be launching a new variant of the popular Deepsea Seadweller (also known as theRead More
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Blast From The Past: The Roger Dubuis Hommage Chronograph
When talented watchmaker Mr. Roger Dubuis decided to launch his own brand in 1995, he sought inspiration in the innovations and techniques pioneered by Swiss watchmakers of the past. “I decided I wanted to create a watch to thank my teachers, friends and all those who had helped me learn and perfect my art,” shared […]
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New York, Paris and the Tank Anglaise
During the years after the launch of the Tank Divan in 2002, Cartier concentrated on other models like the Santos 100 and Calibre de Cartier, two watches that were clearly developed for the mens market. It took 10 years, since the Tank Divan, before La Maison presented another Tank model. – Tank Anglaise XL – […]
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The Tank That Didn’t Win The War; Tank Divan
After the successful launch of the Tank Francaise in 1995, an occasion that was hard to beat, La Maison presented quietly a completely new Tank model in 2002; the Tank Divan. – Steel version with automatic movement and Python strap – It was a watch that was designed from scratch and not a modernised version […]
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In Plain Sight: Revealing The Secrets Of F. P. Journe’s Resonance Chronometer
This story is something of a mea culpa. Many years ago, when I was yet green with youth and correspondingly filled with overweening self-confidence, an independent watchmaker –a respected one; a student of the work of such luminaries as Janvier and Breguet –named Francois Paul Journe, came out with a most intriguing watch. That watch was […]
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The Charm Of The Tank Française
Six years after the successful launch of the large Tank Americaine in 1989, a watch that was designed for men and loved by women, Cartier did an even greater launch of a new Tank model; the Tank Française that was presented in Geneva in 1995. Since the first day of the release the watch was […]
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MCT Pre-Announces The Sequential Two S200
The rumors that MCT was about to launch a new model at Basel World made me quite nervous, since I have been huge admirer of the brand and love their first model, the Sequential ONE. MCT is one of the smaller independents that have released, as of now one model and a variation, the Sequential […]
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The Essence of Precision: Seiko’s Grand Seiko GMT Anniversary Edition
Two years ago, in 2012, Seiko introduced a Tenth Anniversary model of their Grand Seiko GMT watch –one with a strap, and one with a bracelet. The Grand Seiko watches are very well known among enthusiasts –so much so that if you’re reading this story at all you probably know about them already –but the […]
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The Rise of Frederique Constant (VIDEO)
REVOLUTION had the pleasure of chatting with the CEO of Frédérique Constant, Peter Stas, while he was in Kuala Lumpur recently to launch a new subsidiary office in Southeast Asia as a firm commitment to the Asian markets. Mr. Stas shared with us the company’s unique market position of affordable luxury and in-house manufacture pieces, […]
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Birth Of A Masterpiece: A Look At The Original Archives Record Of The Breguet “Queen Of Naples”
The story is well known: in 1812, Caroline Murat, the Queen of Naples and the sister of Emperor Napoleon I, received a watch made for her by Breguet in his Paris workshops. The watch was an unusual and historically important one in many respects –it was a small but quite complicated watch, in an oblong […]
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Hautlence Releases The New HLRQ-01 at The SIAR Haute Horlogerie
Last January during the GTE in Geneva, Hautlence showed the prototype of their new timepiece the HLRQ-01. We reported about the Hautlence presentation HERE. But the official launch of the new model is finally this week and will take place, during the SIAR Haute Horlogerie fair, that will be held from Tuesday October 2nd. 2012 […]
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Corum and Didier Cuche push the boat out
Revolution Switzerland’s team joined Corum ambassador and world champion skier, Didier Cuche, recently to celebrate the launch of a new catamaran for the Just for Smiles Foundation. This unique vessel has been specially-equipped to take disabled children and young adults on sailing experiences across Switzerland’s Lake Neuchâtel. Didier Cuche poses with the Just For Smiles […]
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Cartier’s Tank; part 2 - The Current Line Up
A couple of the most interesting more historic models were described in Part 1 of ‘Cartier The Tank Watch’, but as Cartier said last year; ‘Never Stop Tank’, the story continues and Cartier keeps on updating it’s collection of Tanks, with slight variations on existing cases, adding new ‘In House’ developed movements and launching new […]
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From the Jaeger-LeCoultre Short Film “Reinvent Yourself” by Diane Kruger Event, A Surprising Sneak Into The Amazing High Jewellery “Reverso Cordonnet Duetto” to be launched At The Coming Shanghai Film Festival.
The surprise was unwittingly unveiled at the public relation event for the launch of the romantic short movie “Reinvent Yourself” starred by Diane Kruger. On some of the publicity images released, actress Diane Kruger was seen wearing one of the most amazing high jewellery Reverso to be launched only at the coming Shanghai Film Festival […]
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SIHH 2012 Novelty: EXCLUSIVE: The Lange new Datograph Auf/Ab
December 20, 0900 CET Lange announces the replacement for the 11 year old Datograph with a new and improved Datograph. I attended the launch event in Dresden, and managed to spend a full morning with the watch, photographing, examining, pondering. Here are the exclusive live photographs and my personal impressions. Reinventing classics is an activityRead More
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Credor by Seiko: The Eichi
The Japanese have a passion, when they often do, and will be prepared to be totally obsessed and fully committed to the task. Such is the wonderful story behind the extreme high end Credor series by Seiko. As many of us know, Seiko makes many low end watches…chances are, most of us have owned one,Read More
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Tissot’s Boldest PRX Yet: The Damian Lillard Skeleton Transforms Into A Pocket Watch
Today, Tissot and NBA star Damian Lillard introduce a new PRX Skeleton. The watch emerges from close collaboration with the player known as “Dame Time” and draws from the journey that shaped him. Decisive moments come through preparation long before they arrive. That mindset now takes form in a dedicated PRX. Therefore, the piece reflects […] Visit Tissot’s Boldest PRX Yet: The Damian Lillard Skeleton Transforms Into A Pocket Watch to read the full article.