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Sign of the Times: Bucherer Announces Acquisition of Tournea

Bucherer, the leading European retailer for fine watches and jewelry, announced today that it has acquired Tourneau, the largest U.S. based luxury wa ...

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Introducing the Hermes Carré H, in two new styles for 2018

Hermes updates its square-cased watch for 2018 with two new styles, continuing its collaboration with acclaimed designer Marc Berthier By Russell Shel ...

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The Hamilton Khaki X-Wind Auto Chrono Limited Edition

Last week, we had the chance to catch up with Hamilton and see a few of the brand’s pre-Baselworld novelties. As one of the more accessible watc ...

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 49: SIHH and Red Bar with

On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, Red Bar Group-founder Adam Craniotes stops by W&W HQ to talk SIHH?what stood out, ...

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A New Annual Calendar from Laurent Ferrier

We’ve been slowly working our way through the highlights of the independent brands that attended SIHH 2018 and it’s high time we took a lo ...

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LAST CHANCE: LIV GX1 Automatic Watch Giveaway

There's still time to enter for a chance to win a LIV GX1 Automatic in the aBlogtoWatch monthly watch giveaway. The article LAST CHANCE: LIV GX1 Autom ...

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin

Showcased at SIHH 2018, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak RD#2 stretches the limits of case thickness and perpetual calendar design. The article Audemars ...

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BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends January 31, 2018

The most popular posts in the month of January include our coverage of SIHH 2018, a couple of Seiko divers, an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra, and a colle ...

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Captured Second World War Panerai 3646 sells at auction

A Panerai acquired from captured German frogman with remarkable provenance goes under the hammer. by James Buttery A Panerai 3646 acquired from a ca ...

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Bulova Celebrates the 60th Annual Grammy Awards with a New W

If you missed the Grammys last night, don’t worry. All you need to know is that Bruno Mars took home quite a few awards. Six, in fact. In light ...

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A Comprehensive Look at Georges Kern’s First Collectio

It’s been a little over six months since we heard the news that longtime Richemont executive Georges Kern was leaving the confines of the luxury ...

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Borrowed Time: Raymond Weil Freelancer Calibre RW1212

Raymond Weil, owned and operated by the Bernheim family, is one of the very few remaining family-owned watch companies, alongside prestigious maisons ...

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Affordable Vintage: My Journey to a Seiko Navigator Timer re

The Seiko 6117-8000 came into my collection as a fallback of sorts?a stand in watch for another piece that had been traded away (a Seiko 6105-8000 ...

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New Breitling Navitimer 8 Watch Collection

After several weeks of teasers posted on its official social media channels, Breitling has at last launched the new Breitling Navitimer 8 collection w ...

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Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Special Edition SBGH263 Watch

As Baselworld 2018 approaches, one of the highlights of the upcoming watch trade show "mission" is to determine what new products our friend ...

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Piaget Altiplano Flying Tourbillon Stone Marquetry Dial Hand

Piaget blends traditional stone marquetry with their classic Altiplano design and 4.6mm thick Calibre 670P. The article Piaget Altiplano Flying Tourbi ...

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Franck Muller Master Diving Watch

The new Franck Muller Master Diving watch is a 46.33mm wide, stainless steel, automatic diver?s chronograph with some vintage styling. The article Fra ...

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Up Close: the Piaget Polo S Chronograph with black ceramic b

Piaget has quietly updated the Polo S Chronograph range, adding black bezels and strap options. Could this be the most versatile Piaget yet" By ...

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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Longines Avigation BigEye

For this week?s ?Vintage Eye,? we turn our attention to the vintage re-issue Longines Avigation BigEye. The watch, released late last summer, was one ...

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Girard-Perregaux: The Neo Tourbillon With Three Bridges Skel

During an interview at SIHH 2018 with German watch portal watchtime.net, Girard-Perregaux‘s CEO Antonio Calce, talked about two of their new cre ...

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Military Watches Of The World: U.S.A. Part 2

A few weeks ago, we kicked off our Military Watches Of The World series with America Part 1, focusing on watches from World War I through the early ...

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H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Centre Seconds Review

A look at the H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Centre Seconds watch, which manages to blend traditional design with a sporty, modern exterior. The article ...

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DWISS RC1 & RS1 Mechanical Watches

DWISS (Design Watch Independent Switzerland) is bringing 100 Swiss made limited edition mechanical watches to crowdfunding, using the Caliber ETA 7001 ...

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The Difference Between Minimalist Watches And Ones That Are

The design term “minimalism” is thrown around an awful lot in today’s market for wristwatches. Actually, “minimalism” is ...

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Jaquet Droz Introduces New Grande Seconde Moon in Black Enam

Jaquet Droz added a moon-phase complication to its growing collection of Grande Seconde timepieces at last year’s Baselworld. As we await the re ...

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Grail Watches (WATCHANIST Instagram)

Some of the most incredible watches – grail watches that I have managed to test in person, as appeared on WATCHANIST Instagram.     ...

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W&W Instagram Round-Up with a Titus Calypsomatic, a Lon

This week, we’ve got another 10 great Instagram watch snaps courtesy of you guys. But before we get to the watches, we?d like to thank everyo ...

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The F.P. Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante

It’s only been a week since we left Geneva, but there’s still plenty of watches from SIHH 2018 left to chat about. One watch that we’ ...

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WATCH WINNER REVIEW: Ralf Tech Académie Automatic ?Ranger?

The winner of our November 2017 aBlogtoWatch giveaway shares a review of his new Ralf Tech Académie Automatic ?Ranger? watch. The article WATCH WINNE ...

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Kari On: Meet Horological Rockstar Kari Voutilainen

A dozen years ago, Kari Voutilainen was a horological ghostwriter, working anonymously for various high-end watch brands. Except for the few, one-of-a ...

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Review: Marloe Watch Company Haskell

British brand Marloe Watch Company (which I’ll simply refer to as Marloe going forward) entered the stage via a successful Kickstarter campai ...

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Come Slither: Christophe Claret Introduces the Mamba Maestro

At SIHH last week, Christophe Claret showed off its latest limited-edition timepiece inspired by one of the world?s most venomous snakes. In the Maest ...

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Maurice Lacroix Launches The #Chaseyourwatch Worldwide Treas

The road to Baselworld is a long one, but a journey that most watch lovers would consider trying at least once. This year, Maurice Lacroix is offering ...

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Garmin Fenix Chronos Smartwatch Review

This isn't the first Garmin watch reviewed on aBlogtoWatch, but it is the first time I've personally reviewed one. On my wrist for this wrist time rev ...

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Zelos Experimental Swiss Auto Chronograph Watch

After shaking up the micro-brand watch world with an evolving family of dive watches featuring cool case and dial materials, Singapore-based Zelos is ...

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Omega launches the pre-Basel Seamaster Olympic Games Collect

Ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next month, Omega has released a handful of Seamaster limited editions This February, Omega takes on the ro ...

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Impressions from SIHH 2018

After a week in Geneva to see the most haute watch brands set out their stall for the year, we see what conclusions can be drawn and how they might af ...

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Up Close: the Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Coastguard chronogra

One of 2017’s undiscovered chronographs, this is worth a look if you’re considering buying a TAG Heuer Carrera or Omega Speedmaster By Chr ...

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Up Close: the Timex Marlin – an authentic reissue at a

Meet the Timex Vintage Marlin, the brand’s first mechanical watch in a decade and one of the most proper reissues we?ve seen – as wel ...

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Time Squared: Hermès Re-Introduces the Carré H Timepiece

One of the most high-profile luxury maisons to join the SIHH for the first time in 2018, Hermès chose to highlight not an unexpected complication, li ...

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Doubled Time: Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Heure d’

As per its usual SIHH tradition, Van Cleef & Arpels rolled out an array of notable timepieces for ladies this year, including an amazing astronomi ...

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Baselworld 2018 Teaser: Quick Hands-On with the Hamilton Kha

For military watch enthusiasts, there is often a simple choice to make: wear a vintage piece that seems undersized and flimsy by today?s standards, ...

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Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision Watch Hands-On: Experience The Gr

At SIHH 2018 Ulysse Nardin debuted a totally redesigned member of the ongoing Freak collection, known simply as the reference 2505-250 Ulysse Nardin F ...

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IWC – Big Pilot’s Watches (SIHH 2018)

IWC Schaffhausen unveiled three limited-edition Pilot?s Watches at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva as part of the Jubi ...

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 48: Autodromo’s Brad

On this week’s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we talk to Bradley Price of Autodromo about his automotive-inspired brand, his latest ...

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Ressence Embraces the Future with the Type 2 e-Crown Concept

One of the most intriguing watches we saw at SIHH last week was the Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept. Ressence has never been afraid to push boundaries ...

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Montblanc Timewalker Manufacture Chronograph Watch Hands-On

Last year in 2017 when the relaunched Timewalker collection by Montblanc was debuted, I couldn’t help but feel that while I appreciated the new ...

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Melbourne Watch Co. Flinders ?Showroom Edition? Watch

Founded in 2013, Melbourne Watch Company was launched with the introduction of the Flinders collection, marking the start of a journey which is n ...

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Around the Web: “One of the World?s Oldest Clocks Stop

Last summer, we wrote about one of the greatest horological structures in existence?the Prague Orloj, or the Astronomical Clock of Prague. Complete ...

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Introducing the Seiko Presage “Baby GS Snowflake”

Seiko?s done a great job over the last couple of years making more of their catalog directly available to American consumers. That being said, some ...

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MB&F and Sarpaneva Join Forces for the MoonMachine 2

SIHH 2018 is finished. Kaput. Done for. That doesn’t mean that we still don’t have plenty of new watches to discuss. One of the most inter ...

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Introducing the Voutilainen 217QRS

Fresh from a collaboration with Armin Strom on the Mirrored Force Resonance, Kari Voutilainen debuted a new watch at SIHH 2018 in Geneva last week.   ...

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Omega Seamaster Olympic Games Watch Collection For 2018 Hand

As official timekeeper for the Olympic games on 27 occasions since 1932, Omega certainly has earned the right to get a little carried away with its co ...

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Up close with the Fears Brunswick

The Fears rebirth continues with the brand’s first mechanical watch, the rather debonair Brunswick. by James Buttery The Fears name was r ...

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Exclusive Interview: H. Moser CEO Edouard Meylan on the stor

We sat down with the boss of H. Moser & Cie just a few days after his latest publicity stunt caused a 24-hour whirlwind in the watch industry.&nbs ...

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Introducing the Omega Seamaster Olympic Games Collection

With SIHH 2018 barely in our rearview mirror (with additional coverage still to come), we have already begun receiving sneak peeks of new watches to b ...

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Introducing the Orient Bambino Small Seconds, the Latest Ite

If you?re just getting into mechanical watches and appreciate quality, but don?t have deep pockets, then you?re likely turning to the Japanese. Of ...

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Fortis Classic Cosmonauts Steel A.M. Watch Review

As one of the few remaining Swiss "tool watch brands" Fortis still manages to almost entirely focus on functional timepieces. Like most trad ...

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Richemont Moves To Re-Control Net-A-Porter Luxury E-Commerce

Still warm after its major watch and jewelry industry trade show, SIHH 2018, the Richemont Group just announced what appears to be an indication that ...

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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Vacheron Constantin Historiq

Two of the more popular vintage-revival watches released last year were the Vacheron Constantin Historiques Triple Calendrier 1942 and 1948. The piece ...

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Top 10 Watches At SIHH 2018 & An Industry In Mid-Stride

The watch industry is currently experiencing a season of change. This is especially true for those brands under the Richemont Group that dominate the ...

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The Weight of Darkness: Urwerk UR-210 Black Platinum

When one encounters a watch with a black PVD case, one would usually expect the base metal under the dark coating to be steel, or possibly titanium. B ...

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Vacheron Constantin – FIFTYSIX collection (SIHH 2018)

Offering the keys to modern elegance and relaxed refinement. Imagining a collection with a cosmopolitan style that is both contemporary and historical ...

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W&W Instagram Round-Up with a ’70s Seiko Linen Di

This week, we’ve got another 10 great Instagram watch snaps courtesy of you guys. But before we get to the watches, we?d like to thank everyo ...

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Modern or Vintage" Speake-Marin Combines Both with the

After officially leaving back in June 2017, Peter Speake-Marin is no longer associated with the marque that bears his name. However, Speake-Marin the ...

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Seiko Prospex Special Edition PADI SPB071J1 Watch

Continuing the tradition of a recent partnership with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, Seiko has announced a new addition to the l ...

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SIHH 2018: Roger Dubuis x Lamborghini for the New Excalibur

For 2018, Roger Dubuis again pushes the envelope with several new bold and colorful design iterations in its iconic Excalibur line in conjunction wit ...

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Roger Dubuis Revs Up New Pirelli and Lamborghini Limited Edi

Roger Dubuis announced two big motorsports partnerships in 2017, both with iconic Italian brands ? one with Pirelli, renowned manufacturer of racecar ...

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Longines Avigation BigEye Chronograph Review

It was some day around the chaos of Baselworld 2017 that on Instagram, on some account we can?t quite recall, we spotted a Longines chronograph tha ...

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Piaget Introduces Another Record-Breaking Watch

When Piaget announced that it was releasing the world’s thinnest automatic watch at SIHH this year, it didn’t surprise anyone. In the cons ...

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Romain Gauthier Updates the Insight Micro-Rotor for the Ladi

Last year’s major release for Romain Gauthier was the Insight Micro-Rotor, that incorporated a ? you guessed it ? micro-rotor that offered an 8 ...

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Keeping it Simple: Armin Strom Introduces the Pure Resonance

Earlier this month, we got to see horological rock star Kari Voutilainen team up with Armin Strom to release a limited run of the latter’s Mirro ...

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Richard Mille RM53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough Watch Han

Limited to only 30 pieces, the Richard Mille RM53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough features a movement suspension cable system, laminated sapphire crys ...

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2018: Frederique Constant Worldtimer Manufacture in Green

Frederique Constant presents its first novelty of 2018, a new edition of its attractive, affordable — and increasingly popular — Classic ...

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The New Cartier Santos: The First Men’s Wristwatch Get

It was in 1904, when pocketwatches were still in style for gentlemen, that pioneering aviator and bon vivant Alberto Santos-Dumont approached his frie ...

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Jaeger-LeCoultre – Polaris Memovox (SIHH 2018)

Issued in a limited edition of 1,000 pieces, this model features the special alarm function made famous by the 1968 Memovox Polaris watch. This 50th a ...

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Rado Launches Third Annual Rado Star Prize U.S. with NYCxDes

2018 marks the third year of Rado?s continued collaboration with NYCxDESIGN, an annual event in NYC celebrating up-and-coming designers and their w ...

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From War to the Auction Block: The Story of Sgt Rowson?s Pan

Watches, perhaps because they are so much more personal than almost any other artifact, have a knack of telling stories that bring the past vividly ...

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Eight Highlight Watches from Audemars Piguet’s 2018 Li

We’ve already seen a few new Royal Oak Offshore 25th Anniversary models and a couple new Millenary timepieces, however, this week at SIHH, Aude ...

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Girard-Perregaux Launches a Laureato Chronograph plus a Minu

Ever since the Girard-Perregaux Laureato returned at Baselworld 2016, it’s been obvious that this is the model that the brand is investing its f ...

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Panerai L’Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phase

Housed in a massive 50mm brushed titanium case, the Panerai L'Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases Equation Of Time GMT offers its wearer a l ...

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H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours Watch

For SIHH 2018, H. Moser & Cie. has released an impressive line-up of new watches, many of which you will see us cover in detail very soon. But, th ...

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SIHH 2018: Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision (with video)

Introducing the first automatic watch in the Ulysse Nardin Freak Collection, the Freak Vision.  Ulysse Nardin is a pioneer of innovations in timekee ...

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Getting Into Shape: New Movements for Parmigiani Fleurier Ka

Parmigiani Fleurier is “shaping up” its emblematic Kalpa watch collection at this year’s SIHH, launching three new models and outfit ...

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Discovering L’Astronomo: Panerai’s First Moon-Ph

While it is best known for the many variations on its classic Luminor and Radiomir collections, Panerai has dabbled, pretty impressively in some cases ...

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IWC – Tribute to Pallweber (SIHH 2018)

IWC Schaffhausen unveiled three limited-edition ?IWC Tribute to Pallweber? wristwatches with jumping numerals at the Salon International de la Haute H ...

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 47: NAWCC, Swiss Icons, an

On this week?s episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast, we discuss our recent trip to the National Watch and Clock Museum, Moser?s Swiss Icons watc ...

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The Ulysse Nardin Freak is Back and Better Than Ever

The Freak has returned. At SIHH this week, Ulysse Nardin updated its most prominent watch with new technology first seen last year inside the Innovis ...

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Richard Mille Introduces the Ultimate Polo Watch

Polo is one of the toughest sports to wear a watch during. Not only do you have to worry about your opponent smashing the delicate crystal of your tim ...

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The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Is Now The Thinnest Me

Piaget is stamping its authority on all things ultra and thin, with the introduction of the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept, which measures a gobsma ...

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Winner Announced: Visit Hong Kong To Make A One-Of-A-Kind Un

Congrats to the lucky winner of our Undone watches Hong Kong experience giveaway on aBlogtoWatch. Find out who & enter this month's giveaway! The ...

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Hermès Carré H Watch For 2018

For 2018 Hermes returns to the Carré H design with an updated set of models, but the exact same watch name. Let's take a look at the Hermès Carré H ...

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NAWCC and RGM Auction One-of-a-Kind Watch to Commemorate Mus

The National Watch and Clock Museum celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2017. To commemorate this milestone, the Museum teamed up with American watc ...

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Editorial: The Battle for Entry-Level Luxury Heats Up –

Well, the day has finally come?Baume and Mercier have released a watch that we have to cover. Sure, they have released various watches in the last ...

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Three Highly-Complex Timepieces from Greubel Forsey

As a pre-SIHH teaser, the madmen behind Greubel Forsey revealed a watch with the world’s smallest foudroyante jumping seconds complication. Toda ...

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Baume & Mercier Continues Partnership with Indian Motor

Back in August, Baume & Mercier announced a partnership with Indian Motorcycles. We saw the first result from this partnership back in November wi ...

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Three New Pilot’s Watches from IWC

The big story during IWC‘s 150th-anniversary celebration at SIHH this year has been the Jubilee Collection, which features the buzzworthy Tribu ...

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Cartier Santos Watches For 2018 Will Be A Hit With Buyers

At SIHH 2018 Cartier is positioning the Santos collection as one of their key highlights for 2018 (debuted on aBlogtoWatch here). That means the ...

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Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Watch

Founded by the former Creative Director of Patek Philippe, Laurent Ferrier needs no introduction among serious watch collectors. The brand has develop ...

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Greubel Forsey GMT Earth & Différentiel d?Égalité Wa

Greubel Forsey has released two new watches at SIHH 2018. One is an update to a classic and the other is a brand new watch. Meet the new GMT Earth � ...