Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Slated to be officially introduced at Watches&Wonders 2015, the Radiomir 1940 3 Days is 42mm, and equipped with the P.1000 movement featuring a zero-reset stop seconds.http://www.watchesbysjx.com/2015/09/panerai-unveils-radiomir-1940-42mm-with.html

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Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we are speaking with Patrick Bek, one of the founders of Uniform Wares. Read on to learn about his first watch, what he sees in the classic Rolex Oyster case, and what particular Rolex reference he hopes to pick up some day.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/first-grail-watch-patrick-bek/

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

If your love of watches is grounded in a wider love of all things luxury, the Porsche Rennsport Reunion V is an event you'd be mad to miss! Held every three years, the reunion brings together the finest examples of Porsche automobiles to ever roll off the production line. Well known for its creations not always completely related to motoring, Porsche Design is releasing a new watch to commemorate this emotive event.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/porsche-design-chronotimer-series-1-rennsport-reunion-v-limited-edition-watch/

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Saturday, September 26, 2015

What exactly is sensuality? Now hold on. Before you go running away thinking this is going to be a single guy’s hormone-laced rebuttal to a certain story that has gotten some attention here at Quill & Pad recently (read Sex Sells – But What, For Whom, And To Whom?), rest assured this is not. While I thoroughly enjoyed the aforementioned article, my curiosity is more . . . analytical. In fact, it is downright academic.http://quillandpad.com/2015/09/13/sensuality-bell-ross-vintage-wwi-heure-sautante/

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Friday, September 25, 2015

Armin Strom’s tourbillon exposes its inner mechanics with a wise combination of open work and hollowing. Enough to pique collectors’ curiosity. Here are some of its special and distinct features.http://www.watchonista.com/2914/watchonista-blog/news/armin-strom-tourbillon-water-blue-legitimacy-manufacture

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

There’s a lengthy ugly watch thread on Watchuseek, but while some of the watches in this selection are ugly, the real point is they are made by respected watchmakers or designers who should really know better. Here are a clutch of watches where good taste and unmistakable style took a vacation, despite the manufacture’s claims to the contrary.http://www.watchuseek.com/six-i-wouldnt-be-caught-dead-wearing-it-watches/

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

It’s not that there is no innovation in the watch industry. There is. From using lighter materials, to tapping into more sources of power, to, miraculously, finding ways to improve accuracy, horology is, of course, obsessed with improvement. And that’s not even mentioning smartwatches, a niche that is nothing if not innovative. But, even compared with all that, what HYT has done, and is doing, is remarkable, different, and new.http://sharpmagazine.com/cars-tech/a-watch-like-no-other-hyt/

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

In existence only for a brief, glorious moment, the Carrera Mikropendulum Tourbillon was TAG Heuer's most complicated and most expensive wristwatch ever, featuring twin tourbillon regulators. This is its tale.http://www.watchesbysjx.com/2015/09/up-close-with-400000-tag-heuer-that.html

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Monday, September 21, 2015

September 17, 2015: 260 years after Jean-Marc Vacheron put quill to paper to found a dynasty, Vacheron Constantin unveils what it terms in its sumptuous new book Artists of Time “one of the greatest man-made objects in the world.”http://quillandpad.com/2015/09/17/vacheron-constantins-reference-57260-is-the-most-complicated-portable-watch-in-the-world/

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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Friday, September 18, 2015

Apple has just announced the Apple Watch Hermès, a luxe version of its smartwatch paired with hand-made Hermès leather straps and dial designs inspired by Hermès wristwatches.http://www.watchesbysjx.com/2015/09/apple-introduces-luxe-apple-watch-hermes.html

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Unlike other models, this unique piece offers two symmetrical barrels that switch between one another for optimal power output. The patented mechanism that supplies constant force rotates once per minute in one second increments and provides 60-second tourbillon to help average out any gravitational errors.http://www.luxury4play.com/watches-for-men/this-arnold-son-timepiece-takes-precision-to-a-whole-new-level-20150724/

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The 2015 Grand Seiko SBGH039 Hi-Beat is a spectacular watch. The fit and finish is exceptional, as expected from Grand Seiko, so I won't get into that. I want to focus solely on the dial because it's unlike anything I've ever seen.http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/grand-seiko-sbgh039-dr-pepper-dial-2333410.html

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Monday, September 14, 2015

For 2015, Hublot has introduced a new bracelet option for the Big Bang UNICO watch collection. Since 2005, the Hublot Big Bang collection has been almost synonymous with being paired with a strap - often a rubber strap. In fact, one could make the argument that Hublot was a major player in the "luxurification" of rubber when it comes to watch strap materials. http://www.ablogtowatch.com/hublot-big-bang-unico-watch-bracelet/

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What exactly does homage mean? We hear this term thrown around a lot in modern society, usually by an artist who has created something very similar to what has come before.http://quillandpad.com/2015/09/06/homage-to-hommage-the-roger-dubuis-hommage-minute-repeater/

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In 1966, the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) set up an investigation committee for diving equipment, including dive watches, which back then were deemed not only “a vital part” of the diver’s equipment, but apparently also the most troublesome. In 1968, BSAC member Geoff Harwood concluded that “the majority of the complaints and allegations of faulty equipment and unsatisfactory dealings with manufacturers and distributors have been concerned with diving watches” — which led to the decision “to carry out a survey in order to determine the extent of the problem.”http://www.watchtime.com/blog/dive-watch-wednesday-how-did-your-favorite-watch-brand-do-in-this-test-from-1968/?utm_source=WatchTime%20Daily%20Update&utm_campaign=f0c62a0406-WT%20Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-f0c62a0406-14531153&mc_cid=f0c62a0406&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Some people just don't get HYT watches. They struggle with reading the time from the "fluidic" hour indicator. For some, the new HYT H2 Aviator will make little sense, because aviation watches are traditionally the most legible and uncluttered of all. But this is not a pilot's watch: this is a modern timepiece that draws inspiration from a design code that, thanks to its fundamental simplicity, is open to interpretation.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/hyt-h2-aviator-watch/

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Friday, September 11, 2015

In keeping with the brand values and inspiration developed with the M and P series, SEVENFRIDAY derives its motivation for the new V range from Industrial Essence, – Revolution and – Engines.http://www.watchuseek.com/sevenfriday-v-series/

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The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec, the brand’s first professional-grade divers’ watch, made its official debut at WatchTime’s “Inside Basel-Geneva” collectors’ event in 2013 and the line has expanded in the years since. Here’s what you should know about it.http://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch-industry-news/watches/carl-f-bucherer-patravi-scubatec/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=a055062454-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-a055062454-14531153&mc_cid=a055062454&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Watchmaking is entering a blue period, with dials in all shades of this vibrant color, and not just for sports watches. Blue dials have traditionally been used for the dials of diver’s watches because it is widely believed to be the most highly visible color underwater. http://www.hautetime.com/best-blue-dials-of-2013/25899/

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At Grieb & Benzinger, blue is something of a corporate color when it comes to decorating the unique and exceedingly rare watches that the boutique brand based in a historic castle near Stuttgart produces.http://quillandpad.com/2015/09/08/new-blue-chips-in-grieb-benzingers-blue-tone-polaris-and-tulip-collections/

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Today we are taking a look at something a little more contemporary from high-end watch manufacturer DeWitt, the curiously named Furtive Chronograph. This is the first collection ever presented in steel by the exclusive watchmaker and is targeted at younger audience looking for something a little different from what all their friends are wearing. And on first impressions, they may just be on to something.http://thewatchlounge.com/dewitt-furtive-chronograph-accessible-in-steel/

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Mühle-Glashütte has introduced the Robert Mühle Kleine Sekunde named after the founder and great grandfather of current CEO Thilo Mühle. ("Kleine Sekunde" --> small second hand) http://forums.watchuseek.com/f503/robert-m%FChle-kleine-sekunde-1093119.html

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

In the context of Richard Mille watches, the RM 011 collection needs little introduction. Originally released several years ago, the Richard Mille RM 011 "Felipe Massa" collection is arguably the brand's original "breakout model" that helped the ultra-high-end sports watch brand reach its current status in the luxury watch community.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/richard-mille-rm-011-felipe-massa-watch-new-titanium-bracelet/

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It's not often I struggle to get excited about watches; it's rarer still I find it this easy! In all seriousness, the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker Erotica Jarretiere watch is not the kind of watch I would normally go in for. I've nothing against erotic watches in theory, but historical examples have always been a bit too flamboyant and crude for my taste... and yet, I find this example different. I'm not sure if this is really a wrist- or safe-piece, but it is certainly charming for its craftsmanship and superb jaquemarts that decorate the dial.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/ulysse-nardin-hourstriker-erotica-jarretiere-watch/

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The first thing you need to know about this one-of-a-kind watch is that it’s not for sale. The second thing you need to know is its unusual name: The Speake-Marin Kennin-ji Temple Masters Project. The third thing you need to know about this “project” is that it took four master craftsmen to complete it: one watchmaker and three specialist engravers.http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2015/08/28/it-took-four-masters-to-create-this-speake-marin-watch/?utm_campaign=ForbesLife&utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&linkId=16835815

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What exactly does homage mean? We hear this term thrown around a lot in modern society, usually by an artist who has created something very similar to what has come before.http://quillandpad.com/2015/09/06/homage-to-hommage-the-roger-dubuis-hommage-minute-repeater/

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The A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph is the entry-level chronograph of the Saxonian Manufacture… and what an entry-level watch! This visually simple timepiece shares its base movement (just a tiny bit modified to remove the Date and the power reserve) with the iconic Dufour-Graph, the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph – quite a pedigree, you’ll admit. Today, there is a new edition on the market, the A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph Boutique Edition, that revamps a feature that some collectors will definitely love, a pulsation scale.http://monochrome-watches.com/a-lange-and-sohne-1815-chronograph-boutique-edition-price/

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Anyone who knows anything at all about French jewelry and watch brand Cartier has heard of one of its most famous collections, the Panthère de Cartier.http://quillandpad.com/2015/08/04/why-is-the-panther-cartiers-pet-animal-thank-jeanne-toussaint/

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Zenith has decided to recreate one of its landmark models which was first built 17 years ago upon a request of the French Air Force. Equipped with a legendary El Primero movement, the most accurate mass-produced automatic mechanical chronograph movement to this day, the watch is a pilot’s instrument equipped with appropriate functions such as its flyback chrono feature. Named after the colorful chrono minutes indication, the new sporty iteration of the classic watch dubbed El Primero Stratos Rainbow Flyback is issued in a restricted issue of 250 copies and presented in a casing made from a high-tech alloy.http://www.watchalyzer.com/magazine/news-events/zenith-el-primero-stratos-rainbow-flyback-boutique-edition/

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An extension to the line originally introduced in 1996 and dedicated entirely to travel, The Overseas Dual Time from Vacheron Constantin is a blend of ruggedness and lightness. The 42mm steel case with a titanium bezel is resistant to corrosion, erosion and fire. Elements of gray dominate the watch case, dial and bezel with cutouts inspired by the Maltese cross. The solid caseback is engraved with the Overseas motif depicting a two-masted sailboat.http://iwmagazine.com/new_watches/vacheron-constantin-overseas-dual-time/

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In today's day and age, one comes across a variety of watch artists, craftsmen and makers. Although, there are designers that have taken their passion for watch making to exclusive heights with their unique and unusual theories and ideas. So once again, we bring you our second compilation of the Top 15 Unusual Watches in the World. - See more at: http://www.wearyourlifestyle.com/blog-Top-15-Unusual-Watches---Part-2.html#sthash.86ucv5A0.ENr8xANB.dpuf

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Art comes in as many forms as there are artists, however there is not much art that that packs as much into such an aesthetically pleasing parcel as Romain Gauthier’s Logical One Secret Kakau Höfke. And that’s not just my opinion as it has recently been pre-selected as one of the top six watches in the Artistic Craft category of the 2015 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.http://quillandpad.com/2015/09/02/christ-the-redeemer-on-a-watch-logical-one-secret-kakau-hofke-by-roman-gauthier/

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Urwerk only ever made one UR-202S in platinum, and this it it. A perfect example of the ingenious mechanism that displays the time on satellite cubes and a telescopic hand - the complication that put Urwerk on the watchmaking map.http://www.watchesbysjx.com/2015/09/the-history-of-urwerks-satellite.html

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Assuming that all divers’ watches from luxury brands are similarly suited to perform their functions properly underwater, how best to determine which one is right for you? Obviously, the look of the watch has a lot to do with the decision, and nowadays you have an array of colorful options to choose from.http://www.watchtime.com/blog/splash-of-color-watch-insiders-10-colorful-dive-watches/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=a43cd05299-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-a43cd05299-14531153&mc_cid=a43cd05299&mc_eid=1436559a32

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At the end of 2012, Girard-Perregaux relaunched the Sea Hawk dive watch collection. The 1,000-meter water-resistant diver (or 300-meter, if you opt for the black ceramic case) was updated with a rather progressive case design but still managed to keep the DNA of its impressive predecessors, one of them being the first dive watch with two helium release valves.http://www.watchtime.com/blog/new-girard-perregaux-sea-hawk-with-vintage-lume/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=e1b648a1f9-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-e1b648a1f9-14531153&mc_cid=e1b648a1f9&mc_eid=1436559a32

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The 2016 Olympic Games begin one year from now in Rio de Janeiro, and Swiss watch brand Omega will once again serve as official timekeeper. This week, Omega releases a new, limited-edition watch for the occasion — the Omega Seamaster Bullhead “Rio 2016.”http://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch-industry-news/watches/omega-begins-olympics-countdown-with-new-seamaster-bullhead-rio-2016/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=79c6de442e-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-79c6de442e-14531153&mc_cid=79c6de442e&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Housed in a 45mm Rose gold case the Freak Phantom represents everything we’ve come to love about Ulysse Nardin’s ingenuity. Continuing its pioneering ways, the Freak uses silicium in its patented hairspring as well as the escapement, ensuring longevity and reliability. The manual-wind UN caliber 208, complete with 8-day carrousel tourbillon, is manufactured completely in house and is undoubtedly a work of art.http://thewatchlounge.com/ulysse-nardin-freak-phantom/

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This past May, Longines invited us to attend the 139th Running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. In typical Derby fashion, it was all fancy hats, mint juleps, beautiful horses, and fast women. It was an epic weekend, and we’re just now sobering up enough to tell you about it. Seriously, have you ever had a mint julep? For breakfast? They know how to do it right in Kentucky.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/longines-saint-imier-chronograph-watch-review/

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Do you think Lady Luck is in your favor? Is taking a chance your hobby? Does a game of cards give you an adrenaline rush? Then look no further. We have pulled up the best gambling watches that give you the ‘License to Play’. These unique timepieces are "must have wrist candy" on the casino floor for that next trip to Vegas, Macau or Singapore. - See more at: http://www.wearyourlifestyle.com/blog-top-10-luxury-gambling-watches.html?utm_content=bufferf0d0c&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#sthash.7mJUynZP.dpufhttp://www.wearyourlifestyle.com/blog-top-10-luxury-gambling-watches.html?utm_content=bufferf0d0c&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

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Avi-8 have burst onto the scene offering affordable aviation themed watches. Looking through their offerings show that they are more than just another same ol’ same ol’ pilot watch manufacturer. Their designs all offer something different and uniquehttp://www.watchitallabout.com/avi-8-hawker-harrier-ii-4001-watch-review/

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What is a Minute Repeater? A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that audibly chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. There are many types of repeater, from the simple repeater which merely strikes the number of hours, to the minute repeater which chimes the time down to the minute, using separate tones for hours, quarter hours, and minutes. - See more at: http://www.wearyourlifestyle.com/blog-Top-16-Minute-Repeaters-in-the-World---Part-2.html#sthash.7lzI2Uqt.GvJfvP05.dpufhttp://www.wearyourlifestyle.com/blog-Top-16-Minute-Repeaters-in-the-World---Part-2.html

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Monday, September 7, 2015

As we enter part 4 of our “Vintage Eye” series, we come to yet another classic and innovative watch, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. First designed in 1931 for British Army polo players stationed in India, the watch with the now-iconic pivoting case quickly earned its status as the original sports watch combining purposed functionality with exceptional wearability.http://www.watchtime.com/featured/vintage-eye-for-the-modern-guy-part-4-jaeger-lecoultre-reverso/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=4a01961d7b-Sunday+Summary&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-4a01961d7b-14531153&mc_cid=4a01961d7b&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Exclusive Top 10 List of Luxury Aviator Watches http://www.wearyourlifestyle.com/blog-Exclusive-Top-10-List-of-Luxury-Aviator-Watches.html?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer305de&utm_medium=twitter

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Manufacturers such as Seiko and Casio were experimenting with smart watches in 1980s. Although these early devices never attracted mass demand, the recent ability to pair a smart watch via Bluetooth with a smartphone has improved the functions available and made the products more interesting to users.http://www.generatorresearch.com/tekcarta/analysis-insight/smart-watches/

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