I discovered the Klokers brand earlier this year, after noticing their kickstarter campaign and having a chat with Richard Piras, CEO and Co-founder, on messenger. I have known Richard a few years, and he brought it to my attention. The kickstarter campaign went viral on 15th September 2015 and reached 100% goal in 8 minutes. Exactly 1,563 backers pledged €605,898 to help bring this project to life.http://www.atimelyperspective.com/blog/2016/10/17/time-travel-kickstarter-and-my-klokers-klok-01-watch.html

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Welcome to the 2016 edition of Quill & Pad’s early Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Doerr, as a jury member, is excluded from these early predictions, so you’re reading the opinions of the following panelists:http://quillandpad.com/2016/09/24/quill-pads-predictions-ladies-high-mech-category-2016-grand-prix-dhorlogerie-de-geneve/

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At Baselworld 2015 Nomos Glashütte introduced its in-house caliber DUW 3001 (see How Does Nomos Glashütte Make A Beautiful Watch With Manufacture Movement For Under $3,000?).http://quillandpad.com/2016/05/16/nomos-glashutte-tetra-neomatik-reinventing-square/

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The Le Mans Classic is a biennial vintage sports car event held on the grounds of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The event consists of a series of races for cars which have competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans or for similar cars of the same model. Car shows and auctions are also hosted on the Bugatti Circuit grounds, with various car clubs meeting to show off machinery. The 2014 edition attracted over 110,000 visitors and brought together 60 carmakers represented by 160 automobile clubs for a total of 8,000 cars.http://www.timeandwatches.com/2016/06/richard-mille-rm-11-02-le-mans-classic.html

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The vintage look is having a moment in the watch world right now, with many brands releasing modern takes on old classics. Here, in this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, are my personal choices for 10 of the best of these re-editions that have debuted within the past few years. Many will have you asking yourself if they are old or new.http://www.watchtime.com/blog/watch-insider-top-10-reedition-watches/

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With the Edge Double Barrel introduced in spring 2016, the Bienne-based watchmaking brand revisits the design of its pieces. This watch is bigger, more powerful and has more character but still features the brand's traditional codes.http://www.watchonista.com/2914/watchonista-blog/news/size-does-matter-according-armin-strom

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What you are about to read is a work of fantasy directly inspired by the work and details of Miki Eleta’s BY 21Dez12ME clock.http://quillandpad.com/2016/05/22/inspired-interstellar-exploration-miki-eleta-21dez12me-starship-clock/

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The Spirit Seafire is Anglo-Swiss brand Speake-Marin’s first chronograph. In addition to the chronograph counters with the minute counter at 12 o’clock and hours at 6, this timepiece features a date display window at 3 o’clock and a seconds wheel at 9 o’clock.http://www.watchuseek.com/speake-marin-blue-and-white-spirit-seafire/

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Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre presented three exclusive models intended to demonstrate the capability of the watchmaking Grande Maison to preserve rare handcrafts (Métiers Rares) which require talents but also exceptional skills developed through hard work and dedication in an inspiring place like Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Rare Crafts Atelier.http://www.timeandwatches.com/2016/05/jaeger-lecoultre-three-new-metiers.html

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In the luxury-watch business, independence is a tricky thing to define. Does it refer to freedom from corporate rule? Or to a lack of reliance on outside suppliers? Most Swiss watch connoisseurs would argue both. One thing, however, is not up for debate: The industry’s best and brightest independent makers are at the forefront of horological creativity—and they are courting collectors with a vengeance. Here are RobbReport.com’s picks for five of the top independent watchmakers. - See more at: http://robbreport.com/watches/slideshow/5-independent-watchmakers-you-need-know-about-slideshow?utm_channel=Social&utm_source=Twitter#sthash.K3DYAjkf.dpuf

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I was shooting one of my newly arrived Grand Seiko's recently when I noticed that the Seiko logo on the dial looked different to that on another watch that I'd shot recently. This morning I thought it would be interesting to have a look at how the logo has changed over time. http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=7222891&rid=12189#msg_7222891

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At Baselworld 2016, Seiko's very high-end arm Credor released a limited edition piece that features the very first tourbillon movement by Seiko. At first, I was a little surprised, but the fact is that tourbillons are actually hard to find in Japan, and the collectors there are generally pretty tepid on the tourbillon. With a new Caliber 6830 movement based on their Caliber 68, the Credor Fugaku Tourbillon Limited Edition watch is made by three of Seiko's Master Craftsmen.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/seiko-credor-fugaku-tourbillon-limited-edition-watch-first-ever-seiko-tourbillon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ablogtowatch+%28ABLOGTOWATCH%29

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Earlier this year Styljoux unveiled another twist on writing instruments with the new Le Calibre collection, whose sleek look belies what’s going on inside the barrel.http://quillandpad.com/2016/05/07/styljoux-le-calibre-pen-styljoux-le-calibre-pen-watch-technology-real-dial/

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When it debuted at Baselworld last year, the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01 was deemed TAG Heuer’s most important release under the new creative direction of Jean-Claude Biver. It’s hard to argue with the significance of a product which has the brand’s own name twice in its title, but that’s probably beside the point. What is the point, however, is that the 21st-century genesis of the Carrera was deemed successful enough to be carried forward with three new and decidedly modern variations of the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01 Chronograph just announced for Baselworld 2016.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/tag-heuer-carrera-heuer-01-watch-three-new-models/

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Munster, Germany-based MeisterSinger, introduces an all-new dial color to three of its watch models at Baselworld 2016: “Rensing Green” will make its first appearance on new versions of the MeisterSinger No. 02, MeisterSinger Pangaea, and MeisterSinger Neo.http://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch-industry-news/watches/going-green-meistersingers-new-green-dials/

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At Baselworld 2015, we voted the updated Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss watches as among our top 10 of the show. Several years ago, Victorinox Swiss Army debuted the Airboss collection as a sturdy and sporty family of decently priced and strictly mechanical timepieces. For many people, the Airboss collection signaled a dramatic departure from the Victorinox Swiss Army watch brand they knew because of the higher prices compared to their more typical quartz-based watch collection that the company continues to do very well with. Mechanical watch lovers who are looking for decently designed timepieces from a major brand at prices that aren't shocking have appreciated the comfortable coolness of these models - which promote a classic sense of style with a modern approach to an everyday pilot-style timepiece.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/victorinox-swiss-army-airboss-ref-241720-watch-review/

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Quite a few of the supercars launched recently, the Porsche 918 Spyder, McLaren P1, and LaFerrari among them, are hybrids.http://quillandpad.com/2016/05/09/piaget-emperador-coussin-xl-700p-hybrid-performance-piaget-perfection/

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A few weeks ago, I visited the Jaeger-LeCoultre factory as I talked about in Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Specialized Department For Artistic Crafts: Enamel, Gem Setting, Engraving, And Guilloche. While I was there, I spied a watch the artisans were working on and rushed over to try it on (yes, I admit it’s a bad habit).http://quillandpad.com/2016/04/12/heartbeat-the-mesmerizing-jaeger-lecoultre-rendez-vous-high-jewellery-tourbillon-with-black-enamel-dial/

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Timeless Luxury Watches is proud to announce our first collaboration with Damasko, the German manufacturer of super-tough tool watches. The new Timeless Vintage Damasko is a limited edition of two new versions of the very popular DA36 and DA363, named the DB1/DB2 and DB3/DB4, respectively. The Timeless Damasko DB2 and DB4 are the black Damest DLC-coated models and should be even more scratch resistant.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/new-timeless-damasko-db-series-watches/

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Jaquet Droz’s Charming Bird may have been a difficult timepiece to perfect, but the effort was certainly worth all the work the brand’s engineers invested in it.http://quillandpad.com/2016/04/15/jaquet-drozs-magnificent-charming-bird-returns-exquisite-metiers-dart-version/

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Watch collectors rightly worship at the altar of Swiss made watches as they represent everything that is collectible about any product; first class workmanship, superior, cutting edge design, choice and diversity from entry level through to the most exquisite haute horology concepts. The only country that can hold a candle to Switzerland in ingenious watchmaking is the Japanese, and what a massive contribution they have made.http://www.watchuseek.com/7-ingeniously-japanese-watches/

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Our meeting with Tissot turned out to be something of a Canuck love-in when the Verticalscope guys and Swatch Group Managing Director for Canada Rick Ostrom discovered that they are both not merely resident in Toronto, but literally one block away from one another. Then they discovered they share a love for a Toronto basketball team the Toronto Raptors because there’s a Special Edition Raptors Chronograph. Several trays of watches were produced in between talk of the Raptors performance this season and various restaurants in the Verticalscope HQ vicinity. Here are just a few of the watches we were shown.http://www.watchuseek.com/baselworld-2016-tissot-live-report/

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If your plan was to spend less money this year on watches, you might want to skip this article. Most mechanical dive watches are priced under $10,000 (even though the iconic Rolex Deepsea, Sea-Dweller, and Submariner watches, as well as many Blancpain Fifty Fathoms models, might go for a bit more nowadays), but there are several types of fascinating dive watches that go way beyond that.http://www.watchtime.com/blog/5-ultra-complicated-dive-watches/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=41e3345350-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-41e3345350-14531153&mc_cid=41e3345350&mc_eid=1436559a32

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A. Lange & Söhne blew away many watch connoisseurs at this year’s SIHH with its undisputed headliner, the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon. But the Saxon haute horlogerie brand also rolled out a notable timepiece at the fair whose mechanical complexity comes in a slightly more understated but no less impressive package: the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds.http://www.watchtime.com/watch-to-watch/a-lange-sohne-richard-lange-jumping-seconds/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=41e3345350-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-41e3345350-14531153&mc_cid=41e3345350&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Short video Review on the Citizen Automatic NY6021 51E

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My Western Watch Collection: Steinhart Ocean One Titanium 500 Premium - Best Watch on a Budget, A Review My Western Watch Collection: Steinhart Ocean One Titanium 500 Premium - Best Watch on a Budget, A ReviewMy Western Watch Collection: Steinhart Ocean One Titanium 500 Premium - Best Watch on a Budget, A Review

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We shine a spotlight on bronze, that most ancient of new case materials, and showcase a selection of watch brands that are using it in their new models, in this article from the February 2016 issue of WatchTime.http://www.watchtime.com/featured/whats-old-is-new-again-9-watches-with-bronze-cases/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=0aed1c9e22-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-0aed1c9e22-14531153&mc_cid=0aed1c9e22&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Things could be worse: a sunny summer day, a speedy convertible and a cool IWC watch. The car is the Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster. The watch is also an AMG, of sorts: the Ingenieur Automatic AMG Black Series Ceramic, introduced in 2013 in honor of IWC’s sponsorship of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team. It seems fitting that we test the AMG watch while test driving an AMG car, so here we are at AMG headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany, ready to take car and watch for a spin.http://www.watchtime.com/reviews/one-for-the-road-we-test-the-iwc-ingenieur-amg-in-an-amg-roadster/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=0aed1c9e22-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-0aed1c9e22-14531153&mc_cid=0aed1c9e22&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Whenever we talk about Urwerk, it’s par for the course to say that these spectacular machines have just got to be seen to be believed. The newest release from their mad scientists, the Urwerk UR-210 CP “Clou de Paris," is no different, with a black and textured visual refresh. Last time, we saw the UR-210 model with its radical satellite hour indicators and horizontal retrograde minute display, it was dressed up in a naked stainless steel edition dubbed "Full Metal Jacket” (hands-on here). This iteration takes the same UR-7.10 caliber with its "activity tracker" (more on that in a second) and rewraps the whole package in a sinister, textured skin that gives the Urwerk UR-210 CP "Clou De Paris" watch a certain biologic personality and lends further credence to the notion that a mechanical watch is a living, breathing thing.http://www.ablogtowatch.com/urwerk-ur-210-cp-clou-de-paris-watch/

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Deep Blue has built a reputation for itself when it comes to professional grade dive watches. The use of extensive testing and rating, ridiculous luminova and tritium, durable materials such as sapphire and ceramic used for bezels, helium escape valves and more, the brand has come a long way since its start in 2007. Relatively new, they have developed an excellent following around the forums and are known as a great affordable tool watch.http://www.watchuseek.com/baselworld-2016-deep-blue-and-air-blue-live-report/

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Today on “Vintage Eye,” we’re taking a look at one of the most noteworthy vintage-inspired new releases from BaselWorld 2016. Our subject is a brilliantly honest, modern re-issue of a bold, somewhat iconic, and ultra-collectible watch— the TAG Heuer Monza.http://www.watchtime.com/featured/vintage-eye-for-the-modern-guy-tag-heuer-monza/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=9028a9fead-Sunday+Summary&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-9028a9fead-14531153&mc_cid=9028a9fead&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Taking its name from the historical site of Vacheron Constantin, the Quai de l’Ile collection was launched in 2008 as a contemporary expression of the Fine Watchmaking traditions.http://www.timeandwatches.com/2016/04/vacheron-constantin-quai-de-lile-new.html

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If Earth Day celebrations are inspiring you to help save the planet — while you’re itching to add a new watch to your collection at the same time— Omega may have a timepiece that’s right in your wheelhouse: the new Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra “Goodplanet,” available in two versions at two sizes, and both featuring Omega’s Master Co-Axial Chronometer calibers.http://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch-industry-news/watches/omega-marks-earth-day-with-new-aqua-terra-goodplanet-editions/?utm_source=WatchTime+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=eebedd69b0-WT+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8338768216-eebedd69b0-14531153&mc_cid=eebedd69b0&mc_eid=1436559a32

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Photos of St Andrews, the Unversity etc.

King's Cross Station.

At our allocated seats. The journey: 5 and a half hours.

No on-board entertainment. Read a book or look out of the windows.

Leaving the station.

The English countryside. Wind turbine generators.

Solar panel farm.

The first view of snow.

The North Sea. Passed Edinburgh and now on the way to our final destination. No snow at all further North we went.

Leuchars Station is a simple station with a small covered waiting area.

Apart from that there are the ticketing office and the vending machine. That's all to the station.

We took the bus to get to St Andrews. It was just a 5 minute drive away. But it did take us 350 meters of walking to get to our hotel.

The time was 4 pm but it was already dark.

Despite it being a weekday (a Monday) no much activity in St Andrews.

A real quiet town.

Next morning we went to visit the University for a tour as well as a meeting the International Student Office . Below is the international centre.

Below is one of the halls of residence.

At the moment practically empty as it was Christmas break.

A standard cluster of rooms consist of 5 individual rooms in a secured corridor.

A typical room comes with internet, TV and attached bathroom.

Standard queen sized bed as a study table.

Each cluster has a complete kitchen with living room set.

Well equipped.

The main entrance.

A shot of a top floor of one of the faculties we visited.

Many of the faculties are located in old houses.

The town of St Andrews is practically owned by the University.

Here is another halls of residence that Prince William stayed.

One of the colleges in the University. St Andrews University does practice the same college style setup as Oxford and Cambridge.

This is the old library section of the University.

St Mary's College.

Our tour guide explaining the history of the University.

Typical British weather, dark and gloomy. Even the townspeople tend to stay indoors.

The gang with warm clothing on.

The city of St Andrews is not that big at all. Here is the map of the town. I guess you can cover the whole 'city' within half a day of just walking.

Off we went.

Some ruin castle near the sea.

Was told that in summer, stage shows are held here.

The beach looks rocky. Unlike our sandy beaches in Malaysia.

I bet in summer this place would look just beautiful.

A typical street in the city.

The tea shop where Kate met Prince Williams.

The opera.

Every city review we visited, The Jannettas Gelateria was mentioned as the 'must-visit' place in St Andrews. Despite it being a cold December, we were in the mood for ice cream.

There are tons of flavours. We got the proprietor to choose the most sort after. We were not disappointed. A cup of hot chocolate can never go wrong too.

This was after we went through the town.

No rush, so we enjoyed sitting in the nice comfy ice cream parlour.

A family photo.

A typical creation - a sundae.

This is the coordinate of the hotel where we stayed in St Andrews.

The next morning we took a taxi to get to the train station. From the bleak platform you can see the military airfield.

Waiting at the platform with other students from the university going home for Christmas.

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