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The Fantastic Clock In The Lobby Of New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Is Pure History

February 28, 2017/12 Comments/in History, Clocks/by Elizabeth Doerr

While passing through New York City recently, I decided to duck into the historic Waldorf Astoria hotel to have a look at its famous lobby before the hotel closes for construction at the end of February 2017. And what I found was a historical clock with electrifying presence.

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1917-2017: A Brief Retrospective Of 100 Years Of Baselworld

February 11, 2017/16 Comments/in Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Audemars Piguet, Hermès/by Elizabeth Doerr

A century of history of the world’s biggest and most comprehensive watch fair is impossible to sum up in just a few lines. However, that is exactly what I am attempting to do here as the centenary edition of Baselworld approaches in 2017.

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Van Cleef & Arpels Pierre Arpels: An Intertwined History

February 10, 2017/1 Comment/in Van Cleef & Arpels/by Martin Green

Many of the great marques in the history of watchmaking were driven by prominent figures who ended up with a watch named after them. Such was the case for both Louis Cartier and Pierre Arpels. Both were born into jewelry and watch dynasties and both made prominent marks on the histories of their respective […]

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Does Hand Finishing Matter? A Collector’s View Of Movement Decoration (Archive)

January 28, 2017/5 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne, Breguet, Greubel Forsey, Independents, Kari Voutilainen, Patek Philippe, Philippe Dufour, Roger W Smith/by GaryG

Anyone who visits online watch forums with any frequency very likely comes across at least a few heated discussions of “finishing,” a topic that seems to fascinate, and divide, enthusiasts. What is it and why are opinions divided?

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SIHH 2017 Round Table: What We Liked And What We Didn’t Like (Warning: Modem-Burning Photo Fest!)

January 25, 2017/5 Comments/in Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Round Table, A. Lange & Söhne, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Girard-Perregaux, Greubel Forsey, Grönefeld, HYT, Independents, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Laurent Ferrier, MB&F, Officine Panerai, Parmigiani, Richard Mille, Speake-Marin, Ulysse Nardin, Urwerk, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels/by Elizabeth Doerr

Please join our Quill & Pad round table discussion, where we talk about what we did and didn’t like at the 2017 SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie). And get ready for a cornucopia of beautiful photos and colorful opinions!

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What Would You Do If You Were The New CEO Of Zenith? This Is What We Would Do . . .

January 5, 2017/26 Comments/in Zenith/by Elizabeth Doerr

To aid the as-yet nameless incoming CEO of Zenith with a bit of gratuitous advice (whether wanted or not) we offer a classic Quill & Pad round table discussion on what we would do if one of us were named the new CEO of Zenith tomorrow. We hope you enjoy the serious and not-so-serious […]

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The Watch That Changed My Life: The Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon By Mr. Daniel Roth (Archive)

December 26, 2016/5 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Jean Daniel Nicolas/by Ian Skellern

Many watches hold a special significance for their owners. The watch I am chronicling here didn’t just change someone’s life, it changed MY life: the Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon by Daniel Roth.

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6 Ways To Spot A Fake Watch, Even If You Don’t Know How To Spot A Fake Watch (Archive)

December 8, 2016/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting/by What Makes Me Tick

One evening while we were sipping away at his ex-wife’s stock of 1945 Pétrus, my buddy Slippery Steve and I contemplated a few of the essential questions in life, the kind that rarely find a real answer. Where do I come from? Is there life after death? Can I wear brown shoes after 6:00 […]

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How It’s Made: Inside The Breguet Castle Of Complications

March 19, 2014/1 Comment/in Breguet/by Elizabeth Doerr

Not everyone gets to check out Breguet’s factory from the inside, and those who do generally don’t get to take photographs of what they see. This modernized factory in the heart of the remote Vallée de Joux with its many annexed hallways, secretive doors and interesting manufacturing capabilities has long been a jealously guarded secret.

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Quill & Pad’s Predictions In The Mechanical Exception Category Of The 2016 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

November 4, 2016/4 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Audemars Piguet, Bovet, Bulgari, Chanel, Piaget/by Ian Skellern

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. In the Mechanical Exception category our panel is split, but one mechanically exceptional timepiece here did garner more votes than the others.

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