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Men's category pre-selected watches for the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, clockwise from top left: Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain, De Bethune Steel Wheels, H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours, MB&F Legacy Machine Split Escapement, Vacheron Constantin Triple Calendrier 1842, and Kari Voutilainen 217QRS

Our Predictions For Best Men’s Watch At The 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (Hint: Spoilt For Choice)

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Welcome to the 2018 edition of Quill & Pad’s early Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. The finalists in the Men’s category are: the Akrivia Chronomètre 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!

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Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Self-Winding in red gold

Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Self-Winding, Day-Date, And Complete Calendar: So Fresh They Snap!

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Vacheron Constantin surprised the watch world at SIHH 2018 by introducing new FiftySix line designed to appeal to a younger clientele. Elizabeth Doerr thinks this giant of the luxury watch industry just might be on to something.

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Lume shot: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date glowing in the dark

5 Of The Best Classic Three-Hand Timepieces With Date From SIHH 2018

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Here are Sabine Zwettler’s favorite five “three hands plus date” from the fantastic watches on display at SIHH 2018. What they all have in common is their meticulous attention to detail, including numerals, hands, case sizes, and materials as well as color schemes and top-notch straps and bracelets, which result in the classiest of looks.

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Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Dog

Happy Chinese New Year With 8 Dog-Themed Lucky Watches (And One Unique Piece)

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It is now a real tradition for watchmakers to observe Chinese New Year by creating beautiful, decorative timepieces adorned with some symbolic depiction of the appropriate sign of the Chinese zodiac, often using rare, artistic techniques to pay tribute to the eastern calendar. And the Year of the Dog beginning on February 16, 2018 is no exception!

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What We Liked And What We Didn’t Like At The 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, Plus How Well Our Panel’s Forecasts Did

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In this final round table discussion of the 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the Quill & Pad team discusses the amazing evening of November 8, 2017 and what we thought of the big night’s winners (and losers).

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Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance

Our Predictions For The Aiguille d’Or At The 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

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The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève’s Aiguille d’Or category is a prize rewarding the best overall watch among all categories. It is the most prestigious award in the entire competition. Here, the Quill & Pad panel discusses which watches it thinks has a good chance of winning this prize in the 2017 competition.

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Pre-selected watches in the Artistic Crafts category of the 2017 GPHG: (clockwise from top left) Chopard L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony, Hermès Slim d’Hermès Promenande de Longchamp, Konstantin Chaykin Joker, Piaget Altiplano Art & Excellence feather marquetry, Vacheron Consantin Métiers d’Art Copernicus Celestial Spheres, and Kari Voutilainen Aki-No-Kure

Our Predictions In The Artistic Crafts Category Of The 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève And Our Panel Is Unanimous

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Artistic Crafts is a Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève category for beauty; it’s as simple as that. Mastery of techniques is the only requirement, and the results are always stunning. It is also a great place to see some unique applications of skills rarely seen, allowing us to view just what artists can imagine when given such a small canvas.

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pre-selected Mechanical Exception watches for the 2017 GPHG are clockwise from top left above: A. Lange & Söhne, Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Mérite, Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance, Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Minute Repeater Supersonnerie, Chopard L.U.C Full Strike, Girard-Perregaux Planetarium Tri-Axial, and Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600.

Our Predictions In The Mechanical Exception Category Of The 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

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Mechanical Exception is still one of the craziest categories in the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Each of these watches has an incredible amount of talent, time, and resources invested in it. Martin doesn’t think that there is any other industry where we go to such trouble to further perfect a technology that is by all means obsolete, and that is why he loves it so much. Find out our predictions for this category here!

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Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 Small on the wrist

Vacheron Constantin’s New Historiques American 1921 Small: Transforming The Traditional Into The Modern

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Vacheron Constantin has been producing timepieces uninterruptedly since 1755, and it often draws on that heritage for the models in the Historiques collection. A great example is the brand new Historiques American 1921 Small Model, a terrific unisex wristwatch.

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Kobold Spirit of America

6 Intriguing American-Themed Watches You May Have Forgotten About (Archive)

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Independence Day in the United States of America is celebrated on the 4th of July. In honor of this important day, I’d like to take a look at some American-themed wristwatches you may have forgotten or never even knew about. These timepieces proudly wear their red, white, and blue!

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