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Breitling needs no introduction. Just on hearing the name you can already picture their watches. But the brand was in trouble and Georges Kern has appeared to turn it around. Raman Kalra explains how.
The Swatch Sistem51 has been around since Baselworld 2013, and since then has received a lot of positive and negative coverage. However, removing the noise, the Sistem51 remains a great technical achievement and will go down as a defining historical model. Itās not perfect, but for any watch lover, it is still worth considering.
One of the best things about dealing with independent watchmakers is the ability to request unique touches on your watch. Thatās just what happened after GaryG’s new friend first saw Kari Voutilainenās Sport28, a titanium-encased watch that itself is quite rare with only eight examples made in total.
āF.P. Journe Invenit et Fecitā by Jean-Pierre Grosz narrates the story of FranƧois-Paul Journe, one of the most successful independent watchmakers of our time. This book outlines both Journeās incredible and ā dare I say ā courageous career and delves into his personal life, which wasnāt always rosy and light. A very atypical career that deserves the attention it receives with this book, Elizabeth finds it is a must-read.
The Ladies High-Mech category is for “womenās watches that are remarkable in terms of their mechanical creativity and complexity.” The key words here being “mechanical creativity and complexity.” Our panel believes there is going to be a landslide and for good reason: nothing holds a candle to a certain highly complicated timepiece created for ladies.
Some car brands are so quintessentially English that they can only be developed in the United Kingdom. TVR is a prime example of this, however despite more than its share of dark times, the company is on a roll again, having recently launched a new Griffith – and a new partner for World Endurance Racing in Rebellion.
In honor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup of Soccer, Sabine Zwettler shares three new āsoccer modelsā that recently caught her eye. And these cover every base and taste as they range through independent watchmaker, smartwatch, and mechanical flyback chronograph.
Welcome to the 2018 edition of Quill & Padās early Grand Prix dāHorlogerie de GenĆØve predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. The finalists in the Men’s category are: the Akrivia ChronomĆØtre Contemporain, De Bethune Steel Wheels, H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours, MB&F Legacy Machine Split Escapement, Vacheron Constantin Triple Calendrier 1942, and Kari Voutilainen’s 217QRS. And the panel seems to have a preference!
Several months ago, Ian Skellern published a provocative article taking issue with the current state of online watch journalism. Specifically, he criticized what in his view is the low quality and repetitive nature of what we see online. But are things really uniform and uniformly bad or are there distinct types of online sources and content? GaryG wonders how we think about the different business models and value propositions of watch sites, and what it tells us about how the future may unfold.
Back in 2018, Ian Skellern published a provocative article taking issue with the current state of online watch journalism. Specifically, he criticized what in his view is the low quality and repetitive nature of what we see online. But are things really uniform and uniformly bad or are there distinct types of online sources and content? GaryG wonders how we think about the different business models and value propositions of watch sites, and what it tells us about how the future may unfold.
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