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Pride & (over-) confidence – on the thrill of decorating the movement of one’s own watch
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An intimate moment with a rare pocket tourbillon made by ‘modern Thomas Edison’, Thomas Engel
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Breguet – 250th anniversary (i): A queen is kissed awake!
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Paul Gerber Triple Rotor AHCI Ref 420 ETA 2824 guilloche independent watchmaking titanium in-house anthracite large date

Gold Dust: Paul Gerber’s new Ref. 420 Triple Rotor ‘Guilloché’ questions the common paradigms of ‘Haute Horlogerie’

AHCI, gold dust, Novelty 2023, Paul Gerber, watches, watchmakers

Ferdinand Berthoud Chronométre FB 3SPC

Ferdinand Berthoud: Chapter III – Snapshots of the new ´Chronométre FB 3SPC` – two different versions, plus the official information about the novelty

collectors, Ferdinand Berthoud, Novelty 2022, watches

PP Annual Calendar 5205R-011 green dial

Snapshot(s) – Patek Philippe ´Annual Calendar – Ref. 5205R-011` – an exception from the rule

Novelty 2022, Patek Philippe, snapshot, watches

Bulgari Bvlgari Diagono Scuba SD38S diver chronometer negroni

Gold Dust: Into the weekend in a dolce vita mood – enjoying summer with the Bvlgari Diagono Scuba

Bulgari, gold dust, watches

MING 20.09 Tourbillon wristshot

Snapshot(s) – MING 20.09 Tourbillon ´Special Projects Cave`, a first for the brand and the ´master mind` behind

MING, Schwarz Etienne, snapshot, watches

Zenith (& auction house Phillips) revives its precision-chronometer legacy with a Kari-Voutilainen-tuned Cal. 135-O Observatory Grade Movement

Kari Voutilainen, Novelty 2022, snapshot, Zenith

Watches Wonders 2022 3 Zenith Panerai Roger Dubuis Tudor

Watches & Wonders 2022 – a year of eclectic refinement and delights for the connoisseur (Part 3)

collectors, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Louis Moinet, Novelty 2022, Panerai, Roger Dubuis, Tudor, watches, Zenith

Watches Wonders 2022 2 Ulysse Nardin Grand Seiko PAtek Philippe A. Lange & Söhne Soehne

Watches & Wonders 2022 – a year of eclectic refinement and delights for the connoisseur (Part 2)

A. Lange & Söhne, Chopard, collectors, Ferdinand Berthoud, Grand Seiko, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Louis Moinet, Novelty 2022, Panerai, Parmigiani Fleurier, Patek Philippe, Roger Dubuis, Tudor, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, watches, Zenith

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

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

Snapshot(s): selected 2021 Longines 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