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World Time
Frederique Constant presents a limited edition Worldtimer Manufacture in 40mm, a co-creation with Watch Angels. Watch Angels, an independent Swiss platform, is disrupting the traditional watch industry through “crowdmanufacturing.” This approach connects watch enthusiasts, designers, and manufacturers to create unique…
Frederique Constant has expanded its Classic Worldtimer Manufacture collection to include two new limited editions in a striking forest green. These additions feature a world map dial, a date, and a manufacture movement, all housed in a 42mm steel or…
In order to understand this article as a watch enthusiast or a collector: forget the Louis Vuitton stereotype. Forget the queues going round the corner and burly bouncers at the door. Forget the logo. We are here to understand the…
They love watches and make no secret of it: get to know our horology enthusiasts Philippe and Alexander in conversation. Alexander: If we were talking about another, less desirable brand, we might point out that these new products were presented…
A function on its own is never everything. This is not exclusive to watchmaking, but it is particularly true here. Take a watch, for example, with which you can dive thousands of meters deep (at least if you wanted to,…
Geneva-based manufacturer Patek Philippe is presenting three intricate chronographs, each with a further complication. The house is showing the 5204R-011, a split-seconds chronograph with a perpetual calendar. In addition, the 5905/1A-001, a sporty chronograph with a stainless steel case. In…
Montblanc is presenting the 1858 Geosphere UltraBlack as part of the new UltraBlack Collection. The latter is a new cross-category range that aims to celebrate the colour black. Along with leather goods, Montblanc is also presenting a matching ballpoint pen…
Bulgari presents two versions of the Octo Roma WorldTimer, which can display 24 time zones. The Italians have housed the watch in the typical angular case. The version with a blue dial is joined by a watch with a black…
A. Lange & Söhne is introducing three new LANGE 1 TIME ZONE models. With fifteen years having passed since the launch of the original, the manufacture has decided to equip the 41.9 mm models with the in-house calibre L141.1. As…
It is one of the biggest privileges of our time: To have space to ourselves. To enjoy the wideness. To become one with nature, rather than bumping into masses of people in an overcrowded city. This is how life was…
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s ‘Master Control’ collection has introduced several newly designed 40mm editions, featuring open sapphire crystal casebacks and sunray brushed silver-white dials. The watches are now driven by updated calibres integrating various energy-saving enhancements. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Geographic is a…
Ever since watchmaker Louis Cottier developed the first world time wristwatch in 1931, its mechanism was steadily improved in order to make this function as attractive and simple for its wearer as possible. The classic execution displays the 24 world…