Watchmaking
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Watchmaking: the Geneva Watch Days set the pace
The rise of independent fashion houses and a new emerging generation will guide the various events until the 1er september. The Geneva Watch Days watch fair opens its doors on Monday for the third consecutive year. After difficult market conditions in 2020 and an encouraging 2021 edition, this new event will bring together some thirty…
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Furlan Marri unveils 3 Automatic Watches with Sector Dial
Finally friends, yes finally, today I can unveil the new permanent collection of the young Geneva brand Furlan Marri. In this article, I will therefore introduce you in detail the 3 new automatic watch references which integrates the permanent catalog of the brand. Remember, in June 2022, about a year after launching the brand and…
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The Rise of Japanese Watches (& How the Swiss Lost)
At the time of Japan’s opening up, almost all of the world’s watches came from either the United States or Switzerland. The Swiss sought to keep their secrets from leaking out to other countries. But those secrets still got out, and with them Japan became one of the biggest makers of watches in the world.…
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Ralph Lauren Polo Vintage 67: new mechanical watch
Some of you probably know that the Ralph Lauren brand has watches in its collection. And not simple watches like a fashion brand that would make watches, but well thought out and pushed to a fairly high level of quality and watchmaking. Today, the brand is unveiling a new piece: the Ralph Lauren Polo Vintage…
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No LOVE for this Swiss Watch Brand
Today we have the most underrated unappreciated Swiss watch house in the world at only 35 years young but their resume is so impressive that it’s kinda unbelievable that they are infants in watchmaking they got over 30 truly in-house
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Relighting an Eterna KonTiki Sonic
Today I present to you a real submarine, the mythical Eterna KonTiki. Bright colors, an imposing cushion case and a tuning fork movement, we are right in the heart of the 70s. lacotedesmontres.com Here, an NOS (New Old Stock) copy to contrast with the one I received. This KonTiki comes directly from Sweden and it…
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The BEST Swiss Watches Under $1,000 – 14 Watches from Tissot, Hamilton, Doxa, Marathon, and MORE
What’s going on guys teddy baldustar here so today we’re going to be looking at swiss watches and entry-level swiss watches and in general when looking at watches made in switzerland we can look at some very expensive pieces as well as some i would say more attainable pieces And for the sake of calling…
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Johnny Hallyday’s watches
Whether Johnny Hallyday has blazed a lot in cars and motorcycles, it has done the same in the field ofwatchmaking wearing beautiful watches. If most of his watches are far from affordable, he nevertheless wore a very accessible model that I present at the end of the article.Otherwise, fans can fall back on Johnny Hallyday’s…
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Offer a luxury French watch
Are you looking for a gift to give to a loved one? So consider offering him a luxury watch. You are sure to please the person concerned with this gift. Indeed, the watch is now a piece of jewelery and a trendy accessory rather than a simple tool for telling the time. Here is our…
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Furlan Marri adds automatic watches to the permanent collection
Remember, Furlan Marri had caused a veritable tidal wave in the watchmaking sphere. A record Kickstarter followed by several successful sales in 2021 as well as a nomination and victory at the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève in 2022. We also met one of its co-founders, Andréa Furlan, during the last Watches & Wonders…
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Decoration techniques in watchmaking
The decoration in watchmaking is different from the finish. Finishing consists of perfecting and improving a part (polishing, satin-finishing, etc.) when decoration strives to adorn a part with decorations by engraving it. guilloching it. beading it, etc. It is therefore less a question of functionality than of decoration, aesthetics, artistic choice. It gives cachet to…
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10 Entry Level Swiss Watches for Under $1,000
Well hello there and you join us here today to talk about the most Swiss of Swiss watches that’s right this is 10 Swiss watches for a thousand bucks now that does sound like I’m Gonna Get You 10 Swiss watches Tom for a thousand bucks but here’s how it’s gonna go down I’m gonna…
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Bausele pays tribute to the Royal Australian Air Force
During the First World War, 800 officers and 2840 men served the AFC which became the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on March 31, 1921. A total of 9870 of its members died in action to defend the values of freedom in Europe during the Second World War. Today, the RAAF sees every day between…