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Breguet Type XX: A Strong Comeback
This collection enjoying iconic status for nearly 70 years has accompanied the history of aviation – whether on pilots’ wrists as a precision instrument or on those of ordinary amateur enthusiasts fascinated by its legendary qualities. The Manufacture Breguet proudly unveils a redesigned line that is innovative, highly contemporary and brimming with nods to history.
14 Mar 2024
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Kickstart 2024 with Patek Philippe’s Twenty~4 Collection
Make 2024 your year of the Twenty~4. We look at the history of the collection, which turns 25 this year.
25 Jan 2024
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Parmigiani Fleurier Presents Objet D’art – Tempus Fugit
Timekeeper & Automaton – Parmigiani Fleurier celebrates the Year of the Dragon with “Tempus Fugit”, a legendary icon of Chinese culture: The Dragon and the Pearl of Knowledge.
18 Jan 2024
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Patek Philippe Pays Tribute to Mr. Philippe Stern and the Ladies’ Luxury Sports Watch
In recent years, Patek Philippe has treated its global audience to a small release of new timepieces for the holiday season. This year, a unique watch has been included in this release to commemorate the elder Mr. Stern’s 85th birthday.
19 Dec 2023
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4 Reasons Why Patek Philippe’s Advanced Calendar Watches Are Industry Favourites
04 Dec 2023
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Show And Tell: Franck Muller Vanguard Slim Skeleton
The Master of Complications demonstrates its prowess in technical and aesthetic expressions by baring it all on the latest Vanguard creation.
27 Nov 2023
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H. Moser & Cie. Unites the Sun and Moon
Given the acclaim for its perpetual calendar, the most legible and ingenious on the market, H. Moser & Cie. wanted to explore this complication further and add another calendar to its collection.
26 Oct 2023
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Patek Philippe Waxes Poetic With The Moonphase Complication
The Moon is one of the very first ways through which early humans were able to distinguish between the changing of the months. Using the waxing and waning of our lunar satellite, humanity began to use the phases of the Moon as a calendar to seasonal changes 30,000 years ago.
16 Oct 2023
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Patek Philippe Combines Jewellery and Artistry into Its Timepieces with Style
Over the centuries, Patek Philippe has constantly refined its designs to find the perfect balance between classic and contemporary. With each generation of collectors, and as new trends take shape in watchmaking, the watchmaker has carefully added new and often unexpected design innovations to its collections while maintaining the traditional crafts that Genevan watchmaking holds dear.
20 Sep 2023
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OMEGA’s Seamaster Summer Blue Collection Is A Nod To Iconic Designs
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Seamaster, a quintessential dive watch in watchmaking history. Although the first-ever Seamaster debuted in 1948, as OMEGA pivoted to making contemporary watches suitable for civilians post-World War II, the watchmaker’s ocean-going endeavours date back much further.
30 Aug 2023
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Patek Philippe’s New Watches Combine Timeless Aesthetics with Innovation
The annual calendar is one of the most underappreciated complications in watchmaking, and one of the most practical. Developed and patented by Patek Philippe in 1996, it sits above the simple and grand date calendars. Those indicators require adjustment on months which have fewer than 31 days, while the annual calendar requires adjustment only once a year, at the end of February to 1st March.
08 Aug 2023
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OMEGA Celebrates The 75th Anniversary of The Seamaster
07 Jul 2023