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SIHH 2019: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon

On the watch fair SIHH 2019 the Swiss luxury watch brand Vacheron Constantin added a new model to its ‘Overseas collection’. This new model is very special due to the fact it is the first one to be operated by…

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SIHH 2019: Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Majestic Blue Collection

On the SIHH 2019 the Geneva luxury watch brand Vacheron Constantin launched three models, which are part of the newly interpreted ‘Patrimony collection’. The design of the models is as gentle as the one of the first models of the line…

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SIHH 2019: Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Petrol Blue Complete Calendar and Fiftysix Self-Winding

On the Swiss watch fair SIHH 2019 the Geneva luxury watch brand Vacheron Constantin officially extended its 2018 ‘Fiftysix collection’ by two new models. The watches of the collection, which is inspired by a model from 1956, are the more…

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SIHH 2019: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar

On the watch fair SIHH 2019 the brand Vacheron Constantin launched the new innovative model Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar (Ref. 3200T/000P-B578), which especially focuses on the needs of its owner. It is particularly special due to its active and standby modi: When…

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SIHH 2019: Vacheron Constantin Excellence Platine Traditionnelle Manual-Winding

On the watch fair SIHH 2019 the Swiss brand Vacheron Constantin introduces a new, very exclusive model. In 2006 the brand already presented a collection, called ‘Excellence Platine’, which is dedicated to the high-quality material platinum. This collection, composed of exceptional…

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SIHH 2019: Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar

On the Geneva watch fair SIHH in January 2019 the brand Vacheron Constantin from the identically named district in Switzerland presented a new model. With the Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar the world’s oldest watch manufacture in continuous activity launched a mode…

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A brief history of the Breitling Navitimer

BY FRED S. MANDELBAUM There has been some controversy among collectors if that widely quoted birthyear 1952 was correct – it may be the year the design work on the Navitimer began, but all available evidence points to 1954 as the…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Enamel models

The art of enamelling and engraving has been applied by Jaeger-LeCoultre for many years. Now the Swiss label puts this art in a focus with introducing three new models of the Reverso. Therefore the artisans of the brand followed the idea of a…

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Panerai Luminor 8 Days Acciaio, Titanio & Left-Handed Acciaio

A long power reserve of eight days, with an indicator of power remaining on the dial or back, enhances three new creations of the Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel, available in titanium or steel, and also as the “historic“ left-handed version. The Luminor…

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Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 days Acciaio 47 mm with an ivory or black dial

Panerai presents two new special editions with an original dial, inspired by one of the pendulum clocks which was offered in the windows of the historic store in the Piazza San Giovanni in Florence in the last century. Since it…

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Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 days collection

With the new collection of Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days watches, Panerai invites to an exploration into the blue of the sea, which’s colour is applied to the dial by a new manufacturing process. The reflections of light which penetrate the depths of the…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso for film creators at the 75th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia

The Grande Maison has strong ties with the film industry and is again supporting filmmaking culture. During the 75th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates the 13th anniversary of its partnership with the event, and…