2012: RIP Ladoire

Would You Buy A Watch From A Defunct Brand If The Price Was Right? Here’s What You Should Consider

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Let’s be honest: nobody needs a high-end mechanical watch. That we want one is based on the different levels of how a particular watch appeals to our emotions. And in the heat of passion, we sometimes tend to forget that, as in any normal industry, companies sometimes cease to exist for a panoply of reasons. What should you consider if you own, or would still like to own, a watch made by a now-defunct brand?

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Manufacture Royale ADN in pink gold

Manufacture Royale’s ADN And The Realizations Of A Monoglot

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When presented with the Manufacture Royale ADN I didn’t know at first that it was supposed to be an evolution of and return to the brand’s DNA – or in this case, ADN. I quickly figured out that was the intent as the piece was being described, but it took actually being told that ADN was the French variant of DNA to finally get the whole picture. Oh, the struggles of being a monoglot! Luckily this very interesting timepiece doesn’t struggle with anything, mastering dual time zones and gravity all at once.

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Moritz Grossmann Atum Homage wristwatch and pocket watch set for Only Watch 2017

Moritz Grossmann Atum Homage Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: Two One-Of-A-Kinds

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Moritz Grossmann offers not one but two watches for the Only Watch auction, which will be held by Christie’s in Geneva on November 11, 2017. The Atum Homage set comprises a circa 1875 vintage Moritz Grossmann chronometer pocket watch made by the famous watchmaker himself plus a brand-new wristwatch counterpart emulating the historic gem.

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Andreas Strehler Sauterelle à Heure Mondiale

Andreas Strehler Sauterelle à Heure Mondiale: Globes Around The Globe

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A man familiar with astronomical functionality is the imitable Andreas Strehler, and his newest creation, the Sauterelle à Heure Mondiale, takes that functionality and applies it to the entire world. Well, half of the world, but with a new GMT function providing a planetary dome overview of the northern hemisphere.

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Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Red Passion for Only Watch 2017 on the wrist

Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Red Passion Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: A Matter Of The Heart

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The Chronoswiss Red Passion Flying Regulator for Only Watch 2017 is an intriguing, fiery twist on the Flying Regulator, the Swiss brand’s signature watch model.

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Emmanuel Bouchet EB02 with dark dial and diamonds

Emmanuel Bouchet’s EB02 Seems To Be A Rare Case Of Reversing Entropy

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At first glance the Emmanuel Bouchet EB02 might look relatively simple, but when you look more closely there’s much more than first appears. And EB02 puts an emphasis on simplifying and perfecting, characteristics the clever watchmaker is well acquainted with.

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pre-selected Tourbillon watches for the 2017 GPHG are, clockwise from top left above: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph, Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Skeleton, David Candaux 1740 – The First 8, Beat Haldimann Central Balance Pure H12, Louis Moinet Mobilis, and Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon

Our Predictions In The Tourbillon And Escapement Category Of The 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève And We Are Split Over 3 Watches

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Welcome to the 2017 edition of Quill & Pad’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. In this edition, our panel wades through the difficult Tourbillon and Escapement Category trying to select a winner.

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Peter Speake-Marin at watchmaker's bench

Guest Post: Peter Speake-Marin Explains His Reasons For The Naked Watchmaker (A Tale In Time)

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In 1985 I walked into Hackney Technical College; the course on horology had already started two weeks earlier, but I was welcomed on board. And so began my education in horology. But how did I come to found The Naked Watchmaker?

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Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Real Moon Joure Horizon

Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Real Moon Joure Horizon: An Imagined Horizon

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The very talented team at Christiaan van der Klaauw has taken the amazing Real Moon Joure and, thanks to an equally talented artist, created a special edition featuring a miniature painting of a “new” horizon.

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Functions and indications of the George Daniels Space Travellers' watch

Sotheby’s Auctions Four Timepieces By George Daniels, And Space Traveller II Goes For More Than £3 Million (Hammer Prices Inside)

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Sotheby’s auctioned four watches by George Daniels at its 2017 Fine Timepieces sale, three from his personal collection that were originally auctioned in 2012 and a very rare 1999 Millennium wristwatch. Get the full story on these pieces and the astronomical prices they hammered for right here.

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