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Only Watch 2023: Celebrating 70 Years of Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Home Blancpain has presented a previously unseen piece of the new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 70th Anniversary Act 1, distinguished by a unique blue motif, on the occasion of the charity auction Only Watch 2023. Blancpain is a regular donor to the Association Against Muscular Dystrophy of Monaco, which he has enthusiastically supported for more than…
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10 Vibrantly Colored Rainbow Timepieces for Your Wrist this Summer
Summer is fast approaching, the perfect opportunity to put some color on your wrist. And for that, what better than rainbow watches ? With their red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple bezels, rainbow watches, or rainbow in English, offer an incomparable palette of colors that will brighten up your summer getaways. So here is…
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Top 25 Men’s Automatic Watches: A Must-See List
In one sense, the automatic watch alone represents the symbol of fine watchmaking, “true watchmaking” some would say. An automatic watch does not need a battery to work, it works thanks to a mechanism driven by a spring wound by the movements of the wrist and arm. Appeared in the 18th century, the automatic watch…
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Top 10 Luxury Watch Brands Ranked by Watch Expert – Are Your Favorite Brands on the List?
Luxury Watch Brands Luxury watches have always been a symbol of style and status. The perfect watch is not only a timepiece but also a statement piece that speaks volumes about your personality and taste. Swiss luxury watches have been leading the industry for decades, but high-end luxury watch brands from around the world now…
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20 Essential Mechanical Watches!
For watch connoisseurs and enthusiasts, mechanical watches are often the only watches of interest.. Requiring no batteries, these watches function thanks to a complex mechanical movement made up of wheels, springs… a movement which can be either self-winding (i.e. operating thanks to the movements of the wrist which makes it possible to wind up and…
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The Most Exquisite Men’s Luxury Watches: A List of Top 10 Picks
Top 10 Luxury Watches in the World: A Comprehensive Guide Luxury watches are more than just timepieces. They are a statement of class, style, and personality. From the world-renowned brands like Rolex and Patek Philippe to the lesser-known but equally impressive brands such as Longines and IWC, there are a plethora of luxury watches to…
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Sensual Moments with Le Déclic
But this niche market was really revived by Jean-Claude Biver in the 90s, when he was boss of Blancpain with the creation, at the time, of an erotic automaton on a wristwatch (pieces still produced confidentially by the Brassus watchmaker) Today, a few brands (including Ulysse Nardin) still offer this type of… complications and these…
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Challenge Your Knowledge in Watchmaking and Identify These Iconic Models
Look around you, how many people wear a watch on their wrist? Generally, the vast majority like to have this accessory for its practicality, but above all for its design. But, of course, not all of them are fans of timepieces and watches. However, if this is your case, you have come to the right…
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Swiss Watch Collection, ca. 1970 | Detroit, Hour 2 Preview
GUEST: I brought in a collection that’s my dad’s. He’s 86, and he’s collected watches for maybe 30-some years. He always wore a nice watch, like a Rolex, something like that. His health was failing, so he started liquidating things, and we were going through his office And found a cardboard box and opened it…
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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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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa: new diving watch
A new line makes its appearance in the famous Fifty Fathoms family at Blancpain. Her name : Tech Gombessa. With it comes a new Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch with amazing features. We will not give you again today a great retrospective of the famous Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch from Blancpain, but that will come for…
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Seiko SKX vs. SRPD: The 7 Differences Game
A mythical watch against a new contender for this title? Ah the Seiko SKX… A watch loved by a large majority of collectors! How many terabytes of SKX wristshots are there on Instagram, Facebook or forums? Both are huge commercial successes, but which one will win your heart? The version born in 1996 or the…