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Recommended Reading: The Philosophies Of Stephen McDonnell, At A Collected Man

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Recommended Reading: The Philosophies Of Stephen McDonnell, At A Colle...

The watchmaker behind two of MB&F’s most complicated watches talks process, innovation, and the benefits of relative obscurity....

Gérald Genta Introduces The New Gentissima Oursin, A ‘Sea Urchin’ For The Wrist

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Gérald Genta Introduces The New Gentissima Oursin, A ‘Sea Urchin...

A classic Genta design from the 1990s is now being released as a full production model. Gèrald Genta is famous for having designed some o...

First Class: Aristocratic Complications Coming Up At Phillips New York Watch Auction X

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First Class: Aristocratic Complications Coming Up At Phillips New York...

Back to anything but basic. I don’t know if it’s an actual trend, or just an artefact of the degree to which some watches bec...

Profiles in Time: Guillaume Laidet is the Mastermind of Horological Revival

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Profiles in Time: Guillaume Laidet is the Mastermind of Horological Re...

Guillaume Laidet is a name that deserves more recognition in the watch community. Despite his significant contributions, he remains relat...

Brutalist Manifesto: The Audemars Piguet [RE]Master02

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Brutalist Manifesto: The Audemars Piguet [RE]Master02

So much for an “incremental year.” For all that the buzz post-Watches & Wonders was that this was going to be a quiet, ev...

A Very Unexpected Genta: The Credor Locomotive

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A Very Unexpected Genta: The Credor Locomotive

Does this mark the beginning of a wider international presence for Seiko’s other luxury brand? In one of the most unusual launches ...

A Certain Purity: The MB&F Legacy Machine LM 101

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A Certain Purity: The MB&F Legacy Machine LM 101

A most elevated take on the balance wheel. The first time I met Maximillian Büsser, he’d come to New York for the US launch of Horo...

De Bethune Innovations: The Triple Pare-Chute Antishock System

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De Bethune Innovations: The Triple Pare-Chute Antishock System

How De Bethune makes a star out of an unsung hero of watchmaking. The antishock system is something most watch enthusiasts can go a lifet...

Introducing The MB&F Legacy Machine Sequential Flyback

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Introducing The MB&F Legacy Machine Sequential Flyback

Stephen Mcdonnell has finally designed the version of the Sequential EVO chronograph he’d intended to make from the beginning. Back...

Winding Up a Legacy: George Daniels and the Exquisite Art of the Escapement

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Winding Up a Legacy: George Daniels and the Exquisite Art of the Escap...

A story of how George Daniels’ innovative approach to watchmaking and his pioneering work on the escapement ignited a passion for t...

Linear Classic: A Remarkable Golden Bridge Watch, From Corum

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Linear Classic: A Remarkable Golden Bridge Watch, From Corum

A magical miracle of miniaturization. Corum is a company which, like the industry itself, has had a lot of ups and downs since it was fou...

The Last Journe LE: Introducing The F.P. Journe Chronographe FB ‘Tokyo Boutique’

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The Last Journe LE: Introducing The F.P. Journe Chronographe FB ‘...

The new Chronographe FB Tokyo Boutique is both an ending and a celebration. F.P. Journe‘s Tokyo boutique was, when it opened twenty...

Introducing The Ming 37.09 Bluefin

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Introducing The Ming 37.09 Bluefin

The latest Ming dive watch is chock-full of classic Ming design codes. The first diver’s watch that Ming ever produced was the 18.0...

The Moser Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton

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The Moser Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton

A watchmaking marriage between two inventions from two of the greatest watchmakers of all time. Moser has a well-earned reputation for do...

F.P. Journe Complications: The Tourbillon Souverain

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F.P. Journe Complications: The Tourbillon Souverain

A look at why the remontoir and tourbillon are an ultra-rare match made in heaven. Welcome to the second installment in our technical ser...

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

Let’s face it, acquiring a watch that only a select few others will own is always an appealing proposition. We live in an industry satura...

8 Things to Know About IWC

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8 Things to Know About IWC

There’s a lot we all know about the beloved International Watch Company. Famed for their iconic pilot’s watch collection, the longstandin...

The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

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The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

As the world remains at home, we are forced to come together—remotely, of course—to find a new way to work and solve novel problems. The ...