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IWC Pilot's Chronograph 41mm automatic 3881 chronograph in-house

Hands-On with the new IWC Pilot’s Chronograph 41mm

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What looks like just a smaller case and a new dial for IWC’s classic Pilot’s Chronograph is indeed an upgrade that recalls the traditional ‘engineer type watchmaking’ of IWC

Atelier Leonard Kahlcke shoes bespoke made-to-order made-to-measure

The value of passionate spending: A bespoke project about shoes with ´Atelier Leonard Kahlcke`

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A first meeting with shoemaker Leonard Kahlcke and no intention to start a new bespoke project on my side … and then life came in between

Hands-on with the MING 27.02 - a novelty for 2021

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Collector´s view: MING 27.02 – two different versions, at least!

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Hands-on with the MING 27.02 - a novelty for 2021 but sold out already. Yet it´s just amazing what it has to offer at its prices, given its (unique) design and execution

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The value of passionate spending: A bespoke project about shoes with ´Il Micio – Hidetaka Fukaya`

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This time it´s about shoes, a personal bespoke project with ´Il Micio - Hidetaka Fukaya`, from Firenze. A first on several levels and an interesting journey

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The OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Cal. 3861 – an icon made fit for the future

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The Porsche 911, the Leica M or the OMEGA Speedmaster – the crux for such timeless industrial designs is how to keep them up to date. With the new Speedmaster Moonwatch Cal. 3861 there’s something for the Rationalist, the Purist and the Maximalist

Paul Gerber Cal. 41 Jumping Seconds AHCI manufacture triple rotor

Gold Dust: Paul Gerber Cal. 41 – the seconds in your hand

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Paul Gerber is perhaps the most subtly ironic watchmaker – always ready with a charming watchmaking twist – such as this ‘bi-nique’ Cal. 41 wristwatch with switchable jumping/permanent seconds and triple rotors

Zenith Chronomaster Sport automatic chronograph El Primero Cal. 3600

Zenith ´Chronomaster Sport` – a new dress and the El Primero Cal. 3600: updates with benefits…

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The venerable El Primero gets a first substantial upgrade (Cal. 3600) in 5 decades: 1/10 of a second, more autonomy, conventional crown positions, and revised chrono mechanics, clothed in a new old dress – ´Chronomaster Sport`

Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon Resonance triple axis

Vianney Halter’s new Deep Space Tourbillon Resonance: allowing a glimpse into the temperamental nature of the Universe

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The Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon Resonance shows the universe space-time continuum on your wrist – and this without any astronomical indication

Hands-on: a comprehensive collector´s view on the MING 18.01 H41 and its (universal) bracelet. The latest diver watch to the MING family, a novelty from 2020.

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Collector´s view: MING – Ming 18.01 H41

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Hands-on: a comprehensive collector´s view on the MING 18.01 H41 and its (universal) bracelet. The latest diver watch to the MING family, a novelty from 2020.

OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 Platinum chronograph manufacture handwound

OMEGA: Hands-On with the Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 Platinum

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With the Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 Platinum, OMEGA reinvented its watchmaking core philosophy, subtly, surprisingly, and full of delights for the aficionado

MIH Watch Musee International d'Horologerie Ludwig Oechslin Paul Gerber Christian Gafner Beat Weinmann Annual Calendar Monopusher Chronograph Simplicity

Gold Dust: 15 years MIH Watch – A Milestone and a Pacemaker of the rarest sort

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There are signs for a relaunch, but what would this ‘new’ watch be without Ludwig Oechslin, Paul Gerber – and even without the MIH?

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Hands-on with the Glashütte Original SeaQ Panorama Date – stainless steel and red gold

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A novelty from 2020, a new member of the ´Spezialist`collection from Glashütte Original: SeaQ Panorama Date - in a bicolour case with a grey and (synthetic) textile strap

François-Paul Journe resonance pocket watch movement 1984

F.P. Journe 20th Anniversary Exhibition « 20 years of Résonance »

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A virtual walk through F. P. Journe’s exhibition celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his iconic Chronomètre à Résonance watch

Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève GPHG Academy Nominated Watches 2020

The Finalist Watches of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2020 (GPHG) – our Favourites

Andersen Genève, Armin Strom, Atelier de Chronométrie, Bernhard Lederer, Bovet, Breitling, Bulgari, Chanel, collectors, De Bethune, Dior, Ferdinand Berthoud, Girard-Perregaux, Greubel Forsey, Habring2, Hajime Asaoka, IWC Schaffhausen, Jacob & Co, Kurono, Louis Erard, MB&F, MING, Petermann Bédat, Romain Gauthier, Sarpaneva Watches, Trilobe, Urwerk, Van Cleef & Arpels, watches

A lot of things are new for this year’s edition: here’s our take on the Academy’s selection of the 2020 GPHG finalists

Schwarz Etienne Roma Synergy by Kari Voutilainen guilloche micro-rotor manufacture

Schwarz Etienne: Hands-On with the new Roma Synergy by Kari Voutilainen

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The Roma Synergy shows how carefully Kari Voutilainen interprets the work of a fellow integrated manufacturer

Ferdinand Berthoud Chronometry FB 1 chronometer dial heatblued steel hands

The pinnacle of (fine) watchmaking: Ferdinand Berthoud

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Ferdinand Berthoud - an acclaimed watchmaker in the 18th century and reborn as a brand only in 2015 – old yet young with highest ambitions and idiosyncratic details