Chronograph

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Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet – Automatic & Chronograph Automatic

The collection Code 11.59 was first presented in this year’s watch fair SIHH in Geneva. Part of the collection are the Automatic and the Chronograph Automatic, besides four other models. The 41 mm case of the six new models is round. Inside there is…

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SIHH 2019: Montblanc 1858 Collection – Novelties

In 2018 Montblanc celebrated the 160thanniversary of the traditional watch manufacture Minerva, which since 2007 belongs to the Hamburg based brand that produces its timepieces in Le Locle and Villeret in the Swiss Jura. Bronze is the key material used…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre World Time Travel Watches

For some people travelling is the epitome of freedom – for others it is just normal daily business. “Once a year you should visit a place you have never been before” Dalai Lama said and points out a desire that…

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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…

Premier B01 Chronograph 42 with silver dial and black alligator leather strap

The new Breitling Premier – a watch line for the stylish shore leave

Shortly after the watch community started to calm down again, BREITLING CEO Georges Kern comes up with the next surprise. A collection that at first sight doesn’t seem to fit to the usual look of BREITLING watches, as the ‘Premier’…

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True beauty is hidden in the detail: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic

Jaeger-LeCoultre is much more then just ‘Reverso’, an icon that most watch enthusiasts might instantly have in mind thinking about the brand. Jaeger-LeCoultre also characterizes a deeply rooted passion for extreme sports watches. After all, the Reverso was originally made…

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Montblanc celebrates the 160th Anniversary of Minerva

There is always some anniversary to be celebrated in the watch industry. And although the history of Montblanc watches is comparatively young, the Hamburg based brand yet already celebrates a very special anniversary – Minerva turns 160 years. The Maison…

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Why The Patek Philippe Nautilus Looks Perfect With Everything From A Wetsuit To Evening Attire

You cannot just write about a Nautilus watch without mentioning its extraordinary story. In the 1970s, Patek Philippe dared something that was risky and somehow unusual for such a traditional brand, which had, until then, exclusively focused on elegant, slim gold watches…

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A Sportscar for your wrist – Richard Mille RM 11-03 Automatic Winding Flyback Chronograph McLaren

If there is one certain field that always strives for new material to make their products lighter (and hence more performing) then it is that of racing cars. And if there is a watch brand that strives for these same…

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Lunch with: BREITLING CEO Georges Kern

For almost a year now Georges Kern is CEO of BREITLING and has turned the brand inside out. We met the realist and visionary at the restaurant Napa Grill in Zürich near the new BREITLING offices for an exclusive interview for…

first omega wrist chronograph limited edition

OMEGA’s History is reborn with the “First OMEGA Wrist-Chronograph Limited Edition”

A modern timepiece powered by an original movement from 1913 OMEGA is a company known for its craftsmanship. Now, for its latest creation, the brand has reintroduced a piece of technology from its past. The “First OMEGA Wrist-Chronograph Limited Edition”…

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​Porsche Design rolls out its 2018 novelties

It was in 1972 when Ferdinand Alexander Porsche decided to establish a design company for watches (and other products) after he retired from the operating business at Porsche. Ever since he has been a designer, not only was it him…