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Novelties 2016

Vacheron Constantin Celestia
Connoisseur of watches
Why we track equation of time

Like the minute repeater, tourbillon and the perpetual calendar, the equation of time is a rare and valued complication. True, it is an arcane function that neither chimes the hours, nor fights the effects of gravity, but it is rooted in the history of watchmaking and is therefore meaningful for aficionados.

Monday, 08 May 2017
6 min read
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Seiko Presage Automatic Chronograph cadran émail, Calibre 8R48
Economy
Mechanical watchmaking rises in Japan

Japanese watch firms are intent on beating the crisis and, with competition rife at entry level, are strengthening their footing in the mechanical market, as shown by last year's takeover of Frederique Constant by Citizen, and by Grand Seiko's international launch.

Monday, 13 March 2017
4 min read
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Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday Edition Limitée
Trend Forecaster
Breaking the internet

When MB&F, Zenith and Vacheron Constantin teamed up with hodinkee.com, and Omega with fratellowatches.com, to launch limited editions that were only available on their partners' websites, the online watch community went wild.

Friday, 17 February 2017
4 min read
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SIHH 2017 Audemars Piguet Diamond Outrage
New Models
Strapline

Ingenious or extravagant, brands unleash their creativity to equip their timepieces with straps whose technical and aesthetic prowess has nothing to envy that of the movement. A closer look at recent innovations and what's new this year.

Tuesday, 17 January 2017
5 min read
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OMEGA Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday” Limited Edition 2'012
Trend Forecaster
In vintage we trust

2016 was influenced by two major trends: a sharp decline in Swiss watch exports and an almost catholic appetency to go vintage. Intimately connected, they portray the two faces of the industry.

Thursday, 12 January 2017
Ilias Yiannopoulos
6 min read
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Andreas Strehler
News
Andreas Strehler's organic watchmaking

Located in Sirnach, Switzerland, close to Lake Constance, Andreas Strehler boasts twenty years as an independent watchmaker whose business model has nothing left to prove. In constant demand as a movement developer and contractor for the industry, he also cultivates exclusivity with the timepieces he crafts under his own name.

Friday, 16 December 2016
9 min read
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Chopard L.U.C Full Strike
Connoisseur of watches
Chopard strikes gold

Karl-Friedrich Scheufele didn't come to Dubai Watch Week empty-handed. Chopard's Co-President wore the newly unveiled L.U.C Full Strike and even brought along the Aiguille d’Or, the highest accolade awarded at this year's Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève for the Ferdinand Berthoud FB1 Chronometer.

Monday, 05 December 2016
4 min read
5
Big ben
Watch Stories
Best of British (II)

With sales taking off as the value of sterling falls, and with local talent staking their claim on even the most selective markets, in the space of a few months Britain has become a horological hot spot.

Friday, 25 November 2016
6 min read
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Marloe
Watch Stories
Best of British (I)

With sales taking off as the value of sterling falls, and with local talent staking their claim on even the most selective markets, in the space of a few months Britain has become a horological hot spot.

Monday, 14 November 2016
4 min read
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