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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…

panerai pam796 luminor left handed 8 days acciaio 44mm

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…

panerai pam791 radiomir 1940 3 days acciaio 47mm

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…

panerai pam945 radiomir 1940 3 days automatic gmt acciaio 45mm

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…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Tourbillon Duoface Ref. Q3926480

To mark its 185th anniversary, Jaeger-LeCoultre releases a new model. The new Reverso Tribute Tourbillon Duoface is a modern version of the Reverso Tribute, which brings together the flying tourbillon with the duoface concept. Equipped with the new manually wound calibre, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 847,…

panerai pam944 luminor due 3 days automatic acciaio 45MM

Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic Acciaio 45 mm and Luminor Due 3 Days GMT Power Reserve Automatic Acciaio 45 mm

The ‘Luminor Due’ Collection is enhanced by new models in which simplicity and sportiness are combined with the technical solutions of the P.4001 and P.4002 automatic calibers, which offer a date display, a second time zone and a power reserve indicator. Panerai…

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OMEGA releases a denim-inspired Railmaster

Due to its reliable design and anti-magnetic properties, the original OMEGA Railmaster of 1957 had an significant role in working-class life. Today, the updated collection is paying tribute to that industrial past with a new denim-inspired model. Although they are…