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by Joshua Munchow

As we reach the end of another year and celebrate the season in our own special way, I want to sing a little song about what I got for Christmas in 2014. Okay, I admit I didn’t actually get any of these watches, but in my dreams I did!

You may be familiar with the old Christmas diddy “The Twelve Days Of Christmas.” Well, every year some bored economist tries to figure out exactly how much it would all cost if the twelve items were purchased that year, with the going rate fluctuating based on supply and inflation.

But these economists never seem to offer up any indication of what they might actually want if they were on the receiving end of the 12 gifts. If I had it my way, here is how it would go for me. Let me sing you the final verse of this song in horological terms…

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage Moonphase

Greubel Forsey GMT

Twelve moon phases:
1. Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage Moonphase (See Montblanc: A Winner In 2014.)
2. Carl F. Bucherer ChronoPerpetual
3. De Bethune DB28 Skybridge
4. Greubel Forsey GMT (see Objects Of Desire: Greubel Forsey)
5. A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna
6. Andreas Strehler Sauterelle à lune perpétuelle (See The Andreas Strehler Sauterelle À Lune Perpétuelle.)
7. Cabestan Terra Luna
8. Antoine Martin Tourbillon Astronomique (See Why The Tourbillon Astronomique By Antoine Martin Is A 50-Year Celebration.)
9. Zenith El Primero 410 Triple Calendar Chronograph
10. Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon
11. Sarpaneva Kosmos (see Stepan Sarpaneva’s Man In The Moon)
12. Blancpain 8-Day Perpetual Calendar

Antoine Martin Tourbillon Astronomique

Sauterelle à Lune Perpétuelle fitting very nicely on the wrist of the yours truly

Ressence Type 3

Eleven regulators:
1. Ressence Type 3 (See How Do They Do That? The Ressence Type 3.)
2. Moritz Grossmann Benu Tourbillon
3. Chronoswiss Sirius Régulateur
4. Urban Jürgensen & Sønner Tourbillon Minute Repeater Regulator (See Simply Divine: The Urban Jürgensen Unique Piece Tourbillon Minute Repeater Regulator.)
5. Bell & Ross WW1 Heure Sautante
6. Meistersinger Singulator
7. Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Regulator (See Ode To Three-Quarters: The Glashütte Original PanoMaticInverse.)
8. Antoine Martin Tourbillon Quantième Perpétuel
9. A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Mérite
10. Jaquet Droz Regulator Ivory Enamel
11. Patek Philippe Reference 5235G

The Urban Jürgensen Tourbillon Minute Repeater on the wrist

Jaquet Droz Perpetual Calendar Eclipse Ivory Enamel

Van Cleef & Arples Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs (“time here and time elsewhere”) on the wrist of Denis Giguet

De Bethune Dream Watch 5 wrist shot

Ten jumping hours (see The Jump Hour: A Love Story):
1. Frédéric Jouvenot Surya
2. Van Cleef & Arpels Pierre Arpels Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs (See Poetry For The Wrist: The Van Cleef & Arpels Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs.)
3. De Bethune DB28 Digitale (See The Nine Muses And The De Bethune DB28 Digitale.)
4. De Bethune Dream Watch 5 (See Heartbeat: De Bethune Dream Watch 5.)
5. Romain Jerome Spacecraft (See A Brief History Of Transportation Ending With The Romain Jerome Spacecraft.)
6. François Quentin’s 4N watch
7. HYT H2 (See When Opposites Collide: Microfluidics Of The HYT H1 And H2.)
8. MCT Sequential Two (See Evolution, Chocolate Cake, And The MCT Sequential Two. What?)
9. Bell & Ross WW1 Heure Sautante
10. A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk

The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk

Surya by Frédéric Jouvenot at SalonQP, worn on the wrist of a very appropriately attired woman

Lady F in red gold by Laurent Ferrier

Breguet Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit Haute Joaillerie

Nine ladies watches:
1. Blancpain Women Off-Centered Hour
2. DeLaneau Rondo Garden of Eden Magnolia
3. Harry Winston Midnight Diamond Drops
4. Laurent Ferrier Lady F (See Lady F Reinterprets Laurent Ferrier’s Stunning Galet For The Feminine Wrist.)
5. Breguet Reine de Naples Jour/Nuit
6. Hermès Arceau Temari
7. Jaquet Droz Lady 8 Aventurine
8. Louis Vuitton Emprise
9. Christophe Claret Margot (See Christophe Claret In Bloom: Introducing Margot, His First Ladies Watch.)

Margot in white gold by Christophe Claret

Eight skeleton dials:
1. Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Chronograph Squelette
2. Montblanc TimeWalker 100
3. Breguet Classique Tourbillon Quantième Perpétuel
4. Christophe Claret Soprano
5. Hublot Classic Fusion Cathedral Tourbillon Minute Repeater
6. Zenith El Primero Lightweight (See Adventure, Adrenaline, And The Zenith El Primero Lightweight.)
7. Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Enamel
8. Armin Strom Racing Gravity (See Formula 1 At Hockenheim With Armin Strom, Max Chilton And The Marussia Team.)

Max Chilton, driver for the now-defunct Marussia Formula 1 team, wearing his Armin Strom Racing Gravity

Seven diving watches:
1. Tudor Heritage Black Bay
2. Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Diver
3. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronographe Flyback (See Blancpain Takes To The Ocean With The Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph.)
4. IWC Aquatimer
5. Bremont Supermarine Terra Nova
6. Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver
7. Rolex Sea-Dweller

Kari Voutilainen’s Hisui highlights the very best in traditional Japanese enameling techniques

Six artistic creations:
1. Voutilainen Hisui
2. Ludovic Ballouard Upside Down Mother Of Pearl (See When Confusion Paves Way To Awe: The Ludovic Ballouard Upside Down.)
3. Konstantin Chaykin Carpe Diem
4. Hermès Arceau Millefiori (See How Hermès Transforms Crystal Into The Colorful Dial Of The Arceau Millefiori Watch.)
5. Corum Golden Bridge Dragon
6. Christophe Claret Margot

Hermès Arceau Millefiori 34 mm (left) and 41 mm (right)

The Corum Golden Bridge Dragon

The Parallax Tourbillon by Bart and Tim Grönefeld

Five tourbillons:
1. Grönefeld Parallax Tourbillon (See Copernicus, Alignment Shift, And The Grönefeld Parallax Tourbillon: A Nerd Story.)
2. H. Moser & Cie Venturer Tourbillon Dual Time
3. Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 5 (See Harry Winston Histoire De Tourbillon 5: Myth Or Reality?)
4. Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon
5. Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique

Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon

Four split-seconds chronographs:
1. A Lange & Sohne Double Split (See Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Double Split.)
2. Blancpain L-Evolution-R Chronograph Flyback A Rattrapante Grand Date (See Off To The Races With Blancpain And Automobili Lamborghini.)
3. De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon
4. Montblanc Villeret ExoTourbillon Rattrapante

De Bethune Maxichrono Tourbillon on the wrist

Montblanc ExoTourbillon Rattrapante Chronograph

Bird Repeater with automaton by Jaquet Droz

Three minute repeaters:
1. Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater
2. Christophe Claret Soprano
3. Hublot Classic Fusion Cathedral Tourbillon Minute Repeater

Soprano by Christophe Claret

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Complication à Triptyque

Two grand complications:
1. A Lange & Sohne Grand Complication (see A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication’s Secret Ingredients)
2. Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Complication à Triptyque

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime (prototype)

And the Graaaandmaaaster Chime! (See Patek Philippe’s 175th Anniversary Is A Swirl Of (Grandmaster) Flash And Emotion.)

Here’s hoping that everyone has a fantastic holiday season and a terrific new year. Oh, and if anybody wants to get my Christmas list for me (see above) then feel free to send it along with Santa!