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Rolex Daytona Reference 116500LN

The Golden Age Of Rolex Movements Part IV: Patents And Predictions For The Future of Rolex Watchmaking

April 29, 2019/6 Comments/in Technology, Rolex/by Tim Mosso

Rolex has been described as a blue-chip brand built on blue-collar movements. That’s true no longer: recent developments at the patent office suggest that the future of Rolex watchmaking may yield dramatic breaks with its conservative past. Atomic oscillators, advanced mechanical escapements, and new complications could remodel Rolex in the image of avant-garde independent and boutique brands as Tim Mosso reports.

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Montblanc Star Legacy Metamorphosis Limited Edition 8

Montblanc Star Legacy Metamorphosis Limited Edition 8: Familiar Concept With Out-Of-This-World Surprise – Plus Video

April 28, 2019/0 Comments/in Highlights, Montblanc/by Joshua Munchow

The Montblanc Star Legacy Metamorphosis Limited Edition 8 moves away from the chronograph function that made the first two Metamorphosis models so impressive and looks to the sky for “revealing” new inspiration.

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Rare A. Lange & Söhne Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite in stainless steel on the wrist

The Mythical Stainless Steel A. Lange & Söhne Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite – Reprise

April 28, 2019/0 Comments/in A. Lange & Söhne/by Elizabeth Doerr

There is little more mythical in the world of horology than the existence of a handful of stainless steel watches by A. Lange & Söhne, a brand that only officially makes its timepieces housed in luxurious precious metals. And the unique piece Tourbillon Pour le Mérite in stainless steel is perhaps the rarest of them all. Read on to find out more about this exceptional collector’s item.

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Breguet Reine de Naples Cammea Sunflower

Breguet Cammea Watches Harness The Delicate Art Of Cameo Shell Carving

April 27, 2019/0 Comments/in Arts, Jewelry, Breguet, Ladies watches/by Elizabeth Doerr

The watches Breguet has created using the exquisitely rare and beautiful cameo carving technique for its Cammea collection should remain heirlooms for the ages. Elizabeth Doerr explains why.

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The One Hertz by Tim and Bart Grönefeld

Grönefeld One Hertz: A Collector’s Journey – Reprise

April 27, 2019/1 Comment/in Highlights, Behind the Lens, Collectors and Collecting, Grönefeld, Independents/by GaryG

For this special article, GaryG has the pleasure of covering the wonderful Grönefeld One Hertz. For a watch fanatic, and especially for lovers of independent watch brands, it’s a dream come true to meet the makers of the watches that we admire. With the Grönefeld brothers, it’s that pleasure multiplied by two.

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Marc André Deschoux of The Watches TV interviews Elizabeth Doerr at Baselworld 2019

Opinions Of Baselworld 2019: Elizabeth Doerr Talks To The Watches TV

April 26, 2019/0 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Video/by Elizabeth Doerr

Around the halfway point of Baselworld 2019, Quill & Pad editor-in-chief Elizabeth Doerr got together with Marc André Deschoux of The Watches TV to chat about what they saw at this highly significant edition of the fair: they discussed things they liked – gorgeous, unique horology for the female wrist included – and watches seemingly important in the larger scheme of haute horlogerie. Sit back and enjoy the discussion illustrated by The Watches TV’s beautiful footage.

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Protected: Wrist Watching: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Wearing A. Lange & Söhne, Nomos, And Ressence

April 25, 2019/Enter your password to view comments./in Wrist Watching, A. Lange & Söhne/by Nick Gould

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On the wrist: Ming Model 19.02

Musing On The Ming Model 19.02: Micro Brand To Mega Brand?

April 24, 2019/2 Comments/in Affordable Luxury, Behind the Lens, Independents, Ming Watches/by GaryG

It was with great interest (as a watch enthusiast) and some trepidation (as a humble photography student of polymath Ming Thein) that GaryG took on the task of photographing a pre-production example of Ming’s latest, Model 19.02 GMT.

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Alan Winchester, Glenlivet distillery

Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1967: Ultra-Rare 50-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Selling For $25,000 Per Bottle

April 23, 2019/2 Comments/in Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle

A blend of rare single malts – the youngest of which was filled in December 1967 – The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1967 is non-chill filtered at cask strength. It offers drinkers a rich and fruity nose with notes of apricot jam, sweet ripe peaches, and a touch of toasted almonds. And it costs $25,000 per bottle. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle explains why.

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Rolex Skydweller in steel

The Golden Age Of Rolex Movements Part III: Branding vs. Breakthroughs In Recent Years

April 22, 2019/3 Comments/in Rolex/by Tim Mosso

The last two decades have witnessed regular Rolex engineering advances, often in plain sight and in rapid succession. Despite these developments, Rolex remains a brand defined not by movements but by continuity, model families, and the Rolex image itself. Tim Mosso thinks that the root of Rolex’s soft-pedaled reputation for movement virtuosity lies in the company’s own branding strategy. That and more in this third installment of Rolex’s history of movement technology.

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