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You Are There: Fantastic Vintage Autos At The Inaugural Atlanta Concours d’Elegance 2016

October 23, 2016/2 Comments/in Highlights, Cars/by Joshua Munchow

It’s usually difficult to fully grasp the changes that have occurred to the automobile from our modern perspective, but recently I attended an incredible event that unknowingly provided a detailed look into the history of the passenger car: the inaugural Atlanta Concours d’Elegance 2016.

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

October 1, 2016/16 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Chopard, Czapek & Cie, Grönefeld, Hermès, Urban Jürgensen/by Ian Skellern

Our panel members choose their winners in the Men’s category of the GPHG between the Czapek Genève 33 bis Quai des Bergues, Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay, the Hermès Slim d’Hermès Email, Chopard’s L.U.C XPS 1860, Urban Jürgensen’s Reference 2340, and the Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire.

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Quill & Pad’s Predictions In The Ladies’ High-Mech Category Of The 2016 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve

September 24, 2016/8 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Bulgari, Christophe Claret, Girard-Perregaux, Ladies watches, Louis Vuitton, Ludovic Ballouard/by Ian Skellern

Welcome to the 2016 edition of Quill & Pad’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. The pre-selected finalists are: Ulysse Nardin Skeleton Tourbillon Pearl, Bulgari Serpenti Incantati Tourbillon Lumière, Christophe Claret Marguerite, Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Tourbillon with Gold Bridge, Louis Vuitton Tambour Color Blossom Spin […]

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Extraordinary: The Largest Grouping Of Patek Philippe Minute Repeaters In One Place

September 23, 2016/0 Comments/in Highlights, Patek Philippe/by Nancy Olson

Patek Philippe gathered the largest grouping of its rare minute repeaters in one place in mid-2016. This unique event was broadcast live via the Internet as the focus of Robb Report’s first Master Class, in which the magazine’s editors partnered with the esteemed watch brand to present eleven rare and exceptional minute repeaters. Here […]

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Measuring The Time Between The Seconds: The Truth Behind High-Frequency Movements

September 3, 2016/12 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Technology/by Ryan Schmidt

Marketing material for the modern mechanical watch almost always includes a description of the the movement’s frequency. You may have even sensed that the higher the frequency, the more accurate a movement gets. But is this entirely true? Find out here.

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

August 20, 2016/5 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting/by GaryG

Like many people, my starting point for serious watches was with a well-priced brand long known for its expertise in developing movements, justly viewed as offering good value for money – but not necessarily for the refinement of its movement finishing, at least on its less expensive pieces. What have I learned since then?

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Goes ‘Modern Times’ At Charlie Chaplin’s World

July 28, 2016/0 Comments/in Arts, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by Elizabeth Doerr

[…] new attraction opened its doors in Switzerland, one that has attracted a lot of attention in the Helvetic country due to the unusual touristic nature of its existence: Chaplin’s World. Come with me on a tour of the museum property and find out why Charlie Chaplin lived in Switzerland and which timepieces he proudly owned.

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Lebeau-Courally: From Gunsmithing To Haute Horlogerie

August 9, 2016/3 Comments/in Highlights, Independents/by Benjamin Teisseire

Founded in 1865 by Auguste Lebeau in Liège, Belgium, Lebeau-Courally was then first and foremost a high-end hunting rifle manufacturer. So how did it get to the watch sector? Read on to find out.

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Let Them Eat Cake: The Intriguing Story Of Marie Antoinette And Her Legendary Breguet Pocket Watch No. 160

July 21, 2016/16 Comments/in Breguet/by Elizabeth Doerr

In 1783, just as the queen of France, Marie Antoinette, was sitting for a portrait an officer of the queen’s guard visited Abraham-Louis Breguet’s workshop: Queen Marie Antoinette desired a pocket watch containing all known horological complications at the time. It took 44 years to complete and is perhaps the most famous watch […]

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Mercedes-Maybach S-Class: Surprisingly, Its IWC Dashboard Clock Is Its Least Luxurious Element

July 20, 2016/1 Comment/in Cars/by Martin Green

It must have been a horror for Mercedes to see its position as the ultimate German luxury automobile brand challenged by BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen. Its reaction was to bring the Maybach back as the ultimate version of an already ultimate car, the Mercedes S600 powered by the same twin-turbo as the S600, […]

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