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Watches Wonders 2022 1 geneva vacheron constantin JLC Jaeger-Lecoultre Chopard Hermès

Watches & Wonders 2022 – a year of eclectic refinement and delights for the connoisseur (Part 1)

A. Lange & Söhne, Chopard, collectors, Czapek, Ferdinand Berthoud, Grand Seiko, Hermès, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, L.U.C, Laurent Ferrier, Louis Moinet, Ludwig Oechslin, Novelty 2022, Panerai, Parmigiani Fleurier, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Ressence, Roger Dubuis, Tudor, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, watches, Zenith

Trieste Italy coffee arabica robusta Torrefazione La Triestina espresso roaster capuccino Mediterranean

Torrefazione La Triestina - Exploring Unfiltered Artisanal Coffee Culture in Italy’s ‘Coffee Capital'

coffee, collectors, fine food

Glashütte Original PanoInverse Limited Edition Guilloche guillochage 2021 platinum

Glashütte Original: Homage to the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts with a spectacular guilloche fest: the PanoInverse Limited Edition

Glashütte Original, Novelty 2021, snapshot, watches

Longines 2021 novelties Spirit 40mm Titanium Avigation BigEye Titanium Heritage Classic Sector Dial Black

Longines: Snapshots of selected 2021 novelties: Spirit 40mm Titanium, Avigation BigEye Titanium and Heritage Classic Sector Dial Black

Longines, Novelty 2021, snapshot, watches

Urwerk UR-112 Aggregat satellite planetary epicyclical gear jumping hour

URWERK: the new ‘UR-112 Aggregat’ – hands-on with a most complicated gearbox for your wrist

collectors, Felix Baumgartner, Martin Frei, Novelty 2021, Urwerk, watches

Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève GPHG Academy

The Finalist Watches of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2021 (GPHG) – our Favourites & more!

AHCI, Andersen Genève, Angelus, Anordain, Armin Strom, Arnold & Son, ArtyA, Audemars Piguet, Bernhard Lederer, Bovet, Breitling, Bulgari, Chanel, Chopard, Christiaan van der Klaauw, Christophe Claret, Ciga Design, collectors, De Bethune, Dior, Doxa, Furlan Marri, Garrick, Girard-Perregaux, Grand Seiko, H. Moser & Cie, Hermès, IWC Schaffhausen, Jacob & Co, Kari Voutilainen, Karsten Frässdorf, Konstantin Chaykin, L.U.C, Louis Erard, Louis Vuitton, Massena Lab, MB&F, Miki Eleta, Milus, Novelty 2021, ORIS, Piaget, Reservoir, Trilobe, Tudor, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Vianney Halter, watches, Zenith

Romain Gauthier Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette Carbonium burgundy

Snapshot(s) – Romain Gauthier ´Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette Carbonium – Exception Collection - burgundy`

Romain Gauthier, snapshot, watches

MB&F HM10 Panda ONLY WATCH

´Snapshot(s)` - ONLY WATCH: MB&F ´HM10 Panda`

MB&F, Novelty 2021, snapshot, watches

Geneva Watch Days 2012 maccaron

In and around Geneva Watch Days 2021 – when context and news have (somehow) more weight than watches themselves

AHCI, Akrivia, analysis, Andersen Genève, Claude Meylan, Czapek, De Bethune, Ferdinand Berthoud, Greubel Forsey, Grönefeld, Grönefeld, Jean-Pierre Hagmann, Kari Voutilainen, Massena Lab, MB&F, Novelty 2021, Raketa, Rexhep Rexhepi, Urwerk, watches

Ferdinand Berthoud Regulateur Squelette Calibre FB-T.FC-RS

Ferdinand Berthoud limits ‘fine watchmaking at the peak’ by movement (Calibre FB-T.FC-RS) number – a smart strategy that pays off!

analysis, Ferdinand Berthoud, Novelty 2021, watches

Vacheron Constantin Prestige de la France 1972 2013 Ref. 33172

Gold Dust: Vacheron Constantin Prestige 1972 – the Golden Section, wherever you look

gold dust, snapshot, Vacheron Constantin, watches

MING 17.09 BLUE

Collector´s view: MING 17.09 BLUE – representing the 70s and yet the 21st century

collectors, MING, Novelty 2021, Schwarz Etienne, watches