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Carl F. Bucherer Novelties Geneva Watch Days 2020

If you wanted to put a positive spin on the current crisis, you could point out the new-found desire we have to be impulsive. Ever since the first crisis management was put in place, the time came for us all…

Carl F. Bucherer Manero Flyback In Blue With A New Steel Bracelet Or Textile Strap

The last couple of years have been quiet for Carl F. Bucherer’s Manero Flyback. Now, the chronograph is back, and, it seems, better than ever. It was in 2016 that the Manero collection first introduced a new series of watches…

Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Catherine Rénier on the Melodious Sounds of the Vallée de Joux

Amidst the sound of birds chattering and water splashing comes the sound of soft chimes, sounding repeatedly – almost as though someone was soulfully playing percussion, while wandering through tranquil surroundings. But it’s not a musical instrument we can hear…

NORQAIN Freedom 60 Chrono Steel Limited Edition

What makes the young Swiss brand and its new chrono so special? It was almost two years ago that I first stumbled across NORQAIN watches, while skiing in Switzerland – whether on posters in the winter sports resort, or on…

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The Evolution of TUDOR’s Submariner to the Black Bay

How the Black Bay lives on through its most popular diver’s watch If he were alive today, Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf would be tremendously proud to see the legacy of his life’s work in the 21st century. Temporarily removing Rolex…

Julien Tornare, Zenith CEO, Interview, Presentation

Zenith CEO Julien Tornare on 2020 Novelties and The Blessings and Curses of Digitalisation

On this afternoon, Julien Tornare, CEO of Zenith, is treating himself to a glass of rosé. Not because it is part of his daily routine, but because he wants to propose a toast with his guests in the small digital…

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The New Breitling Chronomat And The Comeback of Rouleaux

Exactly 80 years ago, Willy Breitling received a patent for a chronograph with a circular slide rule. It was the birth of the now age-old Chronomat that two years later, in 1942, was first presented to the public with Reference…

Breitling CEO Georges Kern - Road show in Munich, Germany

Georges Kern and The Future of Breitling – The Cool Alternative to Traditional Luxury

Since Georges Kern took the helm at Breitling almost three years ago, realigning collections and the brand’s strategy, annual sales have increased significantly. Kern recently revealed just how the brand will stay on the path to success with an intriguing,…

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Jaquet Droz Manufacture – Where Birds Never Stop Singing

Christian Lattmann already waits in the manufacture’s entrance as we arrive in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The brand’s CEO welcomes us in such a heartfelt way, as if we had been long-time friends of the Maison. It all feels so familiar, not…

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Breitling Discontinues The Colt – Now It’s All Up To Avenger

If you search the Breitling website for Colt, you won’t find anything anymore. Perhaps only a short description of the collection. But there is nothing else left of a line that established itself in the 1980s to become the entry…

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Carl F. Bucherer shows, why heritage watches are just now more contemporary than ever (Volume II)

In the middle of the last century, a hype around chronograph watches emerged. Over the course of time, the wrist stop-watches have received nicknames like BiCompax or TriCompax, whereas these descriptions did not stand for the number of sub-dials, but…

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked in Black Ceramic Ref.: 26585CE

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked Ceramic

The moment you think that the inventiveness of the currently most hyped brand must be exhausted for the year at some point, the makers from Le Brassus have topped it all with something unexpected. Hasn’t the thirst from all Royal…