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12 January 2019 |
Bulgari,
After Piaget regained its leadership as the maker of the world's thinnest automatic watch over Bulgari, the LVMH owned Italian brand still holds that of thinnest automatic tourbillon watch's maker. The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic is the fourth watch in a series of ultra-thin watches designed by Bulgari and ...
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01 January 2019 |
A.Lange & Söhne,
A wristwatch's power reserve is one of the most debated topics among enthusiasts and is one of the most highlighted features by those brands that design their mechanical movements in-house. IWC is for example known for its big calibers that guarantee up to seven days of power reserve, Panerai revolutionized ...
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19 October 2018 |
Richard Mille,
The lightest mechanical watch ever created is a Richard Mille and was originally designed for the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. Coded as RM 27-01, it was then followed by two other timepieces belonging to the same collection, namely the Richard Mille RM 27-02 and the Richard Mille RM 27-03 ...
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11 October 2018 |
BLANCPAIN,
Not everyone is aware of the fact that the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms was the first ever diver's wristwatch and the genesis of this watchmaking icon is due to Jean-Jacques Fiechter, Blancpain's CEO from 1950 to 1980, who was a professional diver. Fiechter was the only one to fulfill the requests of ...
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02 October 2018 |
Vacheron Costantin,
Do you know which is the most complicated watch in the world? It is a Vacheron Constantin watch and, in particular, it is the Vacheron Constantin 57260. This five-digit reference was not chosen at random but in its five-digit figure are hidden two relevant pieces of information: the first two digit indicate the ...
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29 September 2018 |
ROLEX,
In the watch industry, it usually takes one or two names (the founders, for example) or a town's name (Glashütte Original) to make a brand's name. This is the case with Jaeger-LeCoultre, Panerai or some modern brands such as Bell & Ross. Have you ever wondered what's behind the origin of the name ...
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27 September 2018 |
Piaget,
The world's thinnest automatic watch is a Piaget, in particular the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Automatic 910P which is only 4.3mm thick and was presented at this year's SIHH 2018. The challenge in who's building the thinnest automatic watch in the world has always seen the best brands compete since the first wristwatch was ...
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