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A Visit to the Blancpain Manufacture: Into the Heart of Swiss Watchmaking

When one thinks of Swiss-made watches, what springs to mind? For some of us, it’s a luxurious boutique in the heart of an affluent metropolis. For others, it’s a fast-paced car rally with watch-branded banners plastered over the track. But what about the place where mechanical watches come to life? To find out, I accompanied…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Presents Three New Duometre Models

Back in 2007, Jaeger-LeCoultre presented a model with the patented Duometre mechanism for the first time. The special feature of this construction is that it combines two barrels and two separate gear trains in one calibre, which are connected to a single regulating organ. The watchmakers at Jaeger-LeCoultre are thus addressing a problem by which…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Introduces Three New Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar Models

The Master Ultra Thin collection is Jaeger-LeCoultre's answer to a modern dress watch, in which the ultra-thin movement always takes centre stage alongside the elegant aesthetics. This year at Watches & Wonders 2024, the watchmaker is presenting three new variations of the Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar - with a revised case and dial design…

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Frederique Constant Slimline Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Designed by Peter Speake

Frederique Constant’s release of a new perpetual calendar watch at the beginning of this year could not have been better timed. The Slimline Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Designed by Peter Speake was created in cooperation with the independent British watchmaker Peter Speake, who conceived a minimalistic design with an open-worked dial and selected colour accents. The…

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Panerai’s Grande Complications: The Technical Finesse of The Italians

When people think of "Panerai", they most certainly associate it with Italian flair and the Submersible - the characteristic diver's watch with the crown protection bridge. But Panerai does Grande complications too. We present some highlights from the tinkerers in Neuchâtel. Perpetual Calendar PAM0715 With the Luminor Perpetual Calendar, Officine Panerai offers a perpetual calendar…

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A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar in Platinum

At this year's automotive Concours d'Elegance held at Hampton Court, A. Lange & Söhne's automatic Odysseus chronograph, first presented at Watches and Wonders in Geneva in the spring, was initially the number one topic of conversation. It was everywhere: while posters in the park lauded its release, car collectors who had journeyed to the event…

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When Carbon meets Gold: Bulgari Octo Finissimo CarbonGold Automatic and Octo Finissimo CarbonGold Perpetual Calendar

Platinum, steel, ceramic or gold – Bulgari's award-winning Octo Finissimo collection encompasses models made of all kinds of materials. Now, two carbon models with ultra-thin calibres have become its newest additions, enriching the collection. The design of the Octo Finissimo CarbonGold Automatic with small seconds and the Octo Finissimo CarbonGold Perpertual Calendar combines anthracite-coloured carbon with touches of gold.…

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