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Jaeger-LeCoultre Introduces New Infinite And Tellurium Models Of Iconic Atmos Perpetual Clock For 2022

March 30, 2022/7 Comments/in Highlights, Clocks, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by Martin Green

As with the best of traditions, Jaeger-LeCoultre perpetuates the iconic Atmos regardless of consideration for trends. And in 2022, JLC introduces two new models, the Atmos Infinite and the most complicated Atmos to date, the Atmos Hybris Mechanica Caliber 590 (Tellurium).

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Behind The Lens: MB&F Horological Machine No. 9 Sapphire Vision In White Gold

March 23, 2022/2 Comments/in Behind the Lens, MB&F/by GaryG

GaryG was delighted when his favorite local independent watch retailer brought out a very special piece, one of five HM9 Sapphire Vision watches in white gold with a vivid purple movement. And he was even more pleased when he was allowed to take some photos to share before the watch was delivered to its […]

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Krug Champagne: A Story Of Krugists Earning Five Cases Per Year Every Year For The Rest Of One’s Life And Wine Tasting Like “. . . Angels Have Descended From Heaven” – Reprise

April 2, 2022/0 Comments/in Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

Anyone who expresses even so much as a fleeting interest in great wine will soon come across Krug, for many the greatest champagne of all. There are champagne lovers and then there are devotees of Krug: Krugists. Ken Gargett doubts that any other champagne, or wine, has a word to designate its adoring fans. Here […]

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This Watch Changed My Life: The Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon By Daniel Roth – Reprise

March 19, 2022/3 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Jean Daniel Nicolas/by Ian Skellern

The Two-Minute Tourbillon by Jean Daniel Nicolas/Daniel Roth is a watch that changed Ian Skellern’s life. Here he explains how and why.

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Philippe Dufour And Henry-John Belmont Win FHH Homage To ‘Passion’ And ‘Talent’ Awards

November 14, 2014/4 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Philippe Dufour/by Elizabeth Doerr

This young award is just barely three years old, but indeed it has already managed to reward some of the greatest personalities in the world of watches for their “passion” and “talent” – which are undeniably the most essential ingredients for the finest watchmaking. A jury from the Cultural Council of the Fondation de […]

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Mothers Of Invention: Behind The Lens With Invention Pieces 1 And 2 By Greubel Forsey – Reprise

March 13, 2022/0 Comments/in Highlights, Greubel Forsey/by GaryG

GaryG was delighted to take possession of a Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 with its inclined double tourbillon, while a good friend of his replied in kind with a purchase of the quadruple-tourbillon Invention Piece 2. Ever since, he has been dying to get these two gorgeous monsters side by side in the light […]

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WatchBox Talks: How A. Lange & Söhne Became One Of The Best In The Business (Video)

March 7, 2022/2 Comments/in Highlights, Video, A. Lange & Söhne/by Elizabeth Doerr

Join Alp Sever of Langepedia, collector Michael Hickcox, WatchBox’s Mike Manjos, and our very own Elizabeth Doerr as they discuss A. Lange & Söhne in some depth, examining the German brand’s history and its extraordinary rebirth in the 1990s. This WatchBox Studios video was recorded during Dubai Watch Week 2021 and we bet you […]

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“The White,” A Unique Wristwatch By David Walter: A Clockmaker Returns to His Watchmaking Roots (And What’s In A Name?)

February 27, 2022/1 Comment/in Independents/by GaryG

GaryG seized a welcome opportunity to handle and photograph a unique version of The White by David Walter, which is equipped with Walter’s second prototype movement and a bespoke Chinese-character dial. The watch is owned by a friend who also happens to be a local-to-California expert watchmaker.

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Visiting Torsti Laine, Independent Finnish Watchmaker In Switzerland, And His Festival Of Color

February 25, 2022/10 Comments/in Highlights, Independents/by Thomas Brechtel

Finnish independent watchmaker Torsti Laine’s timepieces feature strong individualization, bespoke designs, “dream color” dials, movements, colors, guilloché, lovely hands, and applied numerals – especially Breguet style – in any shape or language. Avid Quill & Pad reader Thomas Brechtel visited Laine in his workshop in Le Locle, Switzerland, and shares what he learned there […]

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For The Sake Of Sake: A Primer With Tasting Notes – Reprise

February 26, 2022/1 Comment/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

Basically, sake comprises rice, water, and the fermenting agent called koji, resulting in an alcoholic level that usually sits between 13 and 16 percent. And you might be interested to know that the rice used is different from the standard table rice so popular with Japanese food. Ken Gargett takes a deep dive into […]

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