Thomas Kaufmann
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Sale of luxury watches
Back to school is often synonymous with a few nice auctions. Today we are pleased to present a selection of pieces from a very fine prestige sale to be held at the Grand Palais Éphémère at Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr Thursday, February 2 under the expertise of Alexandre de Lamberterie. For all the practical information,…
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Watches & Wonders 2023: Panerai’s novelties
On the occasion of the 2023 edition of Watches & Wonders, the largest watch fair and indirectly heir to the Basel fair, we went to meet Panerai. In a setting featuring the large sails of its ship Eilean, the Italian brand is focusing this year on the Radiomir. On the menu: new proportions, a new…
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E-commerce forecasts point to a doubling of watch sales by 2030
Demand remains strong on the second-hand market, with almost a third (31%) of consumers planning to acquire a second-hand watch in the next twelve months. While two out of five consumers plan to buy a watch online, the watch industry is expected to double its e-commerce sales by the end of the decade. At the…
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The Watches of Jean-Claude Biver and his Son
This article was bound to see the light of day no matter what. Just like the fate of Mr BIVERthe creation of his own brand, in his name, was inevitable and this, for my greatest pleasure. Jean-Claude and his son Pierre announced it about a year ago: “we are working on the design of our…
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Are Swiss Watches Really Better Than Japanese Watches?
For a long time the swiss were historically considered to be the best watchmakers but this narrative changed greatly during the mid 20th century had the japanese not proven their metal as skillful watchmaking people the swiss monopoly over the watchmaking industry would have been impossible to overthrow today watch lovers all across the world…
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New out of old ?
After hours of rumors of all kinds concerning the new MoonSwatch which will be marketed, in only a few countries, and only today, the Swatch group has just formalized the existence of the MoonSwatch Mission To Moonshine Gold. Result: Swatch makes new out of old and settles for the minimum with a single seconds hand…
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How to recognize an analog watch?
An analog watch is a clockwork system that tells the time using hands. This is the display most commonly used in watchmaking for several centuries. They have the particularity of having a time indicator system which is done by moving the hands on a dial. To facilitate reading, the hours are often indicated on the…
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The Story of Switzerland: Country of Chocolate, Swiss Watches & Free Market 🇨🇭
Welcome gather around friends planet explore brings a new story for all of you cheese army knife watches alps banks wealth neutrality and so on and so on all of these have one thing in common actually the country switzerland this small central european country has gained quite a reputation through History and especially in…
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Selection of vintage watches from January 2023
The time has come for the first selection of the year 2023, while the month of December already had some nice surprises in store for you with a selection of vintage watches, which quickly sold out! An eclectic selection, for all preferences and budgets, as we have always defended: buying a watch should not be…
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Watches & Wonders 2023: the Cartier novelties
For this 2023 edition of Watches & Wonders in Geneva, cartier showcases its two most iconic models: the Tank and the Santos. New colours, new variations, new skeletonized dials, new movements… there will be something for everyone! The House has not forgotten its female clientele either, with in particular the Tub and the Panthère, but…
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Watch exports surged in November
The United States consolidated its position as the leading sending market, posting an increase of almost 33% and thus completing its 22nd month of very strong growth. Swiss watch exports recorded the highest result in their history in November at more than 2.4 billion francs. The United States remained the locomotive, ahead of China. In…
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Why Are Swiss Watches So Expensive? | MR PORTER
Thinking about buying a Swiss watch you’d be forgiven for hesitating after all it is an awful lot of money for such a small thing it wouldn’t be unreasonable to look at a typical watch brands glossy ads celebrity endorsements and boutiques in prime retail destinations and conclude that only a Small fraction of the…
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Cartier New Products 2023: Watches & Wonders Show
A short time ago, I presented the new Rolex 2023 models to you. Continuing with my momentum from the Watches & Wonders show, today I am going to give you a summary of the follies that the French watchmaker Cartier has just unveiled on the occasion of this watch fair. / Cartier presented its latest…
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Predictions on the new Rolex models in 2023
The online magazine Monochrome Watches presented last week its predictions as to the potential Rolex models to come for this year 2023. Nothing official from the watch brand, but the assumptions made by monochrome as the show approaches Watches & Wonders did not fail to attract our attention. So we decided to share them in…
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The criteria for choosing your style of watch
The watch is now considered a piece of jewelry in addition to its functional side. However, it is difficult to make a choice among all the models available. Here’s a little guide to find it. Indeed, there are hundreds of thousands of different models. You will therefore necessarily find a watch that will match your…
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Repair of a mechanical Must de Cartier Tank Onyx
The universe of dress watches has always been dominated by a large house, I am obviously talking about Cartier. Today we are going to talk about a watch that I particularly like, the Must de Cartier Tank watch with its onyx lacquered dial. The Must variation of the Cartier Tank was launched in 1977 to…
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Omega Speedmaster Super Racing: A New Omega Standard
After several days of teasing on social networks, Omega is unveiling a new watch. The latter pushes back the standards of precision applied to our modern world. Don’t worry here, we’re not talking about digitization or virtual reality, but about mechanical innovation. Pushing precision in our electronic world Today we live in a world rocked…
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Seiko Diver drowned, the 2 fatal errors
Learning from your mistakes is good, but learning from the mistakes of others is much better. Today we are faced with a best-selling Seiko diving watch, the Samurai, here in a limited Blue Lagoon edition released in 2017. I was entrusted with this watch which took on water after a swim. Here is the Samurai…
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Watches Made In China Are Getting Seriously Good!
This Chinese watch packs a series punch a collaboration you might have missed let’s get into it Hello welcome to Swiss watch King ever since I bought this watch people have been asking me to create a video comparing these parents and tracking collapis to my original tracking joker well here we go we spoke…
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Watches & Wonders 2023: the new Patek Philippe
For Watches & Wonders 2023, Patek-Philippe leaves aside its famous Nautilus to focus on the other flagship models in its catalog: the Aquanaut there Calatrava and the Driver. Not to mention the models Complications And Grand Complications, the pinnacle of watchmaking expertise of the Geneva brand. A brief overview. Patek Philippe Calatrava 6007G We start…
