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The extra colorful FP Journe Elegante Gino’s Dream is an ode to friendship and watchmaking passion
by Celine Yap
...François-Paul Journe to achieve a perfect balance. They are then set with a precision of one hundredth of a millimetre, and the result is a harmonious composition that captures and...
Apr 9, 2024
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Grand Seiko at Watches & Wonders 2024: All the Latest Releases
by Zen Love
...last year. Inspiration is said to come from the brand’s high-beat movements of the 1960s-’70s. The result is a movement operating at 5Hz (beating 10 times per second) offering a...
Apr 9, 2024
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TAG Heuer’s big star at Watches & Wonders 2024 is the new Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph
by Celine Yap
...as a result of gravity. Taking all of its experiences and discoveries from this unique piece, TAG Heuer embarked on an ambitious quest to create its most complex chronograph wristwatch...
Apr 9, 2024
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The Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers The Berkley Grand Complication, The World’s Most Complicated Watch
by Cheryl Chia
...orbit around the Sun and the resulting seasonal changes, essentially subordinating the length of months to the solar year. The Islamic calendar, conversely, derives its units solely from the phases...
Apr 9, 2024
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Rolex’s 70-Year Journey to a Ceramic “Coke” GMT Bezel Insert
by Lee Sheng
...The patent specifically emphasizes the “Coke” bezel, highlighting that it’s now “possible to obtain a ceramic with controlled color, allowing for a multi-colored, particularly two-tone, specifically red and black, result.”...
Apr 3, 2024
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The History of the Cartier Tortue Monopoussoir
by Cheryl Chia
...the extent to which he favoured this coupling system; the only other rattrapante on the market that utlises an oscillating pinion is the Habring split seconds. As a result of...
Apr 1, 2024
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Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts 2024 welcomes two new models featuring exquisite wood marquetry
by Celine Yap
...to expand the limits of these ancestral skills. As a result, Patek Philippe has been known to introduce techniques that are considered new to horology, such as micro wood marquetry...
Mar 28, 2024
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Rado’s New Watch Changes Color, Just Like Kunihiko Morinaga’s Clothing Designs
by Bhanu Chopra
...a unique blend of technology and design, a result of a natural partnership between an innovative brand and a disruptive fashion visionary. Tech Specs Rado True Square x Kunihiko Morinaga...
Mar 27, 2024
Feature
The Three Kings of Independent Watchmaking
by Wei Koh
...was Jean-Pierre Hagmann… This was crazy because since I was a teenager at Patek, I dreamed about making watches one day with Hagmann cases.” The result was the RRCCII which...
Mar 25, 2024
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Understanding Métiers d’Arts: Enameling
by Sheng Lee
...worth noting that the color of the baseplate will impact the final result. As a result, baseplates that undergo significant or uneven color changes when exposed to high temperatures are...
Mar 21, 2024
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Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph Receives All-Titanium Upgrade
by Lee Sheng
...Hidden beneath the solid case back lies the GP03300, an in-house movement crafted by GP that has been in service for decades. As a result, it has been thoroughly tried...
Mar 19, 2024
Limited Edition
The Sinn Bundeswehr is back, with an all-black design and full TEGIMENT® treated case
by Cheryl Chia
...TEGIMENT®️ steel construction, a powerful fully blacked-out PVD coating and sapphire crystal. The result — a modern reimagination of the legendary pilot’s chronograph, updated with contemporary accouterments. Read on to...
Mar 18, 2024
