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GaryG Reflects On Apocalypse II As The 2019 Dubai Watch Week Horology Forum Panel Discusses The Impact Of Connected Watches (Video)

October 11, 2020/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Video/by Ian Skellern

GaryG shares his thoughts on if/how the impact of COVID-19 has affected some of the issues brought up in Apocalypse II, the 2019 Dubai Watch Week Horology Forum panel discussing impact of connected watches and technology.

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175 Years Of Watchmaking In Glashütte: A History Of Fine German Watchmaking

October 2, 2020/19 Comments/in History, A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte Original, Moritz Grossmann, Nomos Glashütte, Tutima/by Elizabeth Doerr

Watch- and clockmaking has a long history in Germany, as evidenced by the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century timepieces from the Nuremberg/Augsburg area and the academic discussions of Peter Henlein, who is said to have made the world’s first pocket watch around 1505. But the country’s roots in great watchmaking do not stop there: Elizabeth Doerr […]

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Valjoux 7750: The World’s Greatest Chronograph Movement By Far (By Popularity And Numbers) – Reprise

September 26, 2020/10 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Collectors and Collecting/by Martin Green

As Martin Green became ever more impressed by the performance of the Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement, he also found himself ever-enamored by its little quirks and the variety of watches it has been tapped to power. Here Martin outlines the history of this classic automatic chronograph movement.

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How Languedoc Winemaker Gérard Bertrand Became The World Leader In Biodynamic Viticulture

September 8, 2020/6 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle

[…] sharing. We don’t have to make any more compromises with nature, the soil, or subsoil. My philosophy is to respect the ecosystem, biodiversity, and to leave a better planet for the next generations.” The so-called prince of Languedoc has been instrumental in elevating the image of this winemaking region. Find out how and why here.

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The Making Of A Custom-Engraved Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classique

August 24, 2020/1 Comment/in Collectors and Collecting, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by Martin Green

A collector got in touch with Martin Green about an engraving project on a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classique that he was planning. What caught Martin’s attention was that the collector was collaborating with an engraver very close to his home, so he seized the opportunity to follow the project as it unfolded. He shares his […]

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What Makes A Daily Wearer Wristwatch? – Reprise

September 12, 2020/16 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

GaryG wears all of the watches in his collection, though some watches are more suited to daily wear than others. A reader’s question got Gary thinking, both about which pieces in his assortment are the go-to routine watches for frequent wear and, at a more fundamental level, what makes a watch a “daily wearer.” […]

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Montecristo No. 2 Cigars And A Darker Experience Down An Unmarked, Deserted, Cuban Dirt Track Just Outside Havana

August 25, 2020/8 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

[…] Gargett to one of Cuba’s dirty secrets, “At the end of the road, two men stepped out. They were friends of our crew. One called Ivan ( I swear I am not making this up) took our birds. We were directed off the road into a makeshift parking area, half of which is filled […]

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The Real Story Behind Steve McQueen’s Heuer Monaco: Exclusive Interview With ‘Le Mans’ Property Master Don Nunley – Reprise

August 23, 2020/0 Comments/in Tag Heuer/by Chris Malburg

Back in the 1970s, Steve McQueen was the king of cool: he was a world-famous movie star and a prominent racecar driver. So it‘s no surprise that the Heuer Monaco he wore in the film ‘Le Mans’ instantly became a hit. But what happened to the Monaco models used on set and where are […]

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Elvis Is In The Building: In Honor Of The King And His Watches – Reprise

August 16, 2020/7 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights/by Elizabeth Doerr

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. This was a day of soulful heartbreak for Elizabeth Doerr, who knew she would sorely miss his voice. What she didn’t know back then was that Elvis owned a number of wristwatches, good ones. Here Elizabeth takes a peek at some of the watches he’s owned as well as a special watch he helped make famous: the Hamilton Ventura.

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A Short History Of Vianney Halter And His Watches: A Wild Ride That’s Not Over Yet

August 13, 2020/0 Comments/in Highlights, AHCI, Independents, Vianney Halter/by Elizabeth Doerr

Vianney Halter’s Deep Space Tourbillon marked the triumphant comeback of one of the single most influential and innovative horological artists of his generation. Elizabeth Doerr looks back on the genesis of Halter’s futuristic triple-axis tourbillon and the watches that preceded it, including the mythical Harry Winston Opus 3, and speculates a bit on his future.

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