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2008-05-16 06:57:02.0
2008-05-14 06:06:43.0
Excellent article on the IWC Pellaton and similar winding systems - by theCROWNprince (from:Horological Meandering)
2008-05-13 12:26:46.0
More Paparazzi: Concord C1 Retrograde Ti (from:Horological Meandering)
Our operative in Bangkok, 'Thai Rider' has been trailing the Concord entourage and has reported in..........
The 'package' landed in BKK today.
Concord C1 Retrograde in titanium
Demonstration piece. Not in any Baselworld 2008 press kits.
Launch end-2008.
Some changes expected: Hand of power reserve and day of week display.
Want one?
[Left] Concord C1 Retrograde -- wait till end-2008 for launch --
2008-05-11 11:34:26.0
MAGALI METRAILLER, THE INTERVIEW! (from:JLC)
Interview with Magali
Metrailler, from the JLC Design Department
How and why did
you come to work at JLC ?
I started my career as a home designer, an architect.
I earned my diploma in Interior Design in 1995, and another Diploma in
Architecture in 1996.
Then I studied at the European Design Institute in Milano ( Italy ), and I
graduated in 1999.
I worked fro some Architects as Bernard HEUTTE, and the Comina and Co
Architects Office between 1991 and 1996.
Then, I worked as a Free
2008-05-10 19:57:12.0
The CEO of Daniel Roth talks about "Il Giocatore Veneziano" Automaton Minute Repeater (from:Daniel Roth)
2008-05-09 09:18:09.0
Chopard Singapore-PuristS Event, 5 May 2008 (from:Chopard)
5 May 2008, 7pm at Equinox Private Dining
We had the pleasure to organize another Chopard PuristS event for
the Singapore PuristS to view and try on the L.U.C 2008 novelties.
Thanks to Chopard Asia's Mr Maxime Labey (Managing Director), Julien Wong &
Charlotte Char and the L.U.C Master, Patrick Wehrli for making this event
happened.
It was held at Equinox Private Dining, located on the 69th floor of Swissotel
The Stamford.
Imagine having your exquisitely
2008-05-08 18:43:45.0
The remarkable QuadRetro Chronograph and WHY some people buy it (from:Gerald Genta)
This was and remains today a remarkable watch from my over exposed and often over loaded choices of chronographs.
From the first days of my Speedmaster, to the first Lange Datograph, the coming of the DeBethune Maxichrono is something to wait for.
I reflect that until TODAY..even with many funky watches and edgy designs..I still don't have enough wealth to buy with out "resale" value...I simply don't have THAT much money.
If I did...and I should hope to be so..I would really want to look at T
2008-05-08 07:41:15.0
New England region PuristS get together report (from:Horological Meandering)
Boston is a city probably best known for its professional sport teams:
the Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins, and the Patriots. Gastronomically it is
famous for baked beans hence Boston's
nickname "Bean town" ! Historically Boston was the center of the watchmaking in the United States.
Home to Waltham
and Boston Watch Co. these two companies industrialized the entire watch
manufacturing process. They became the first "vertically
integrated" companies in
2008-05-05 20:44:12.0
Big, White, Beauty : Bell & Ross BR03-92 A Woman’s Perspective (from:Horological Meandering)
Big, White, Beauty : Bell & Ross BR03-92 A Woman’s Perspective
While perusing various showcases and shops on a recent getaway to the “city of lights”, something rather white and bright caught my eye. Immediately, I recognized the signature round dial in a square case from the Bell & Ross collection of watches. However, this was one I hadn’t yet seen before. Intrigued, I summoned the sales associate for a closer look. It was a BR03-92 with a white ceramic
2008-05-04 17:15:55.0
GO Fish: Glashuette Original with Singapore Friends (from:Glashütte Original)
Our hosts were Dr Frank Muller and David Ponzo of SWATCH Group.
The location was Long Beach (Seafood) Restaurant @ Dempsey; the former British Army camp.
The guests were watch-friends of Glashuette Original: Customers, Moderators from three horology websites and Journalists from TimeWerke magazine in Singapore.
There was little notice: got a telephone call on Friday afternoon saying Dr Muller was in town and we all turned up the next evening. It had been a sweltering, tropical d
2008-05-03 10:58:39.0
Chopard Malaysia - PuristS Event, 29 April 2008 (from:Chopard)
29 April 2008,7pm at Chopard Pavilion Kuala Lumpur A
small focus group of PuristS and Guests of Chopard were invited to see
(and try) the current collection of L.U.C and to learn more about the
fascinating craftmanship and engineering behind from the L.U.C Master
...'Master Patrick Wehrli'.
At 5:45pm,we left our hotel for Pavilion.
Poster display in our hotel corridor
A short relaxing 10-minute walk, we arrived. A shot from the second floor to cover the majestic new Double-storey Chopard
2008-05-01 19:43:28.0
Form follows function: The Porsche Design by IWC Ocean 2000 (from:Horological Meandering)
In 1978, amidst the quartz crisis, IWC and Porsche Design began a collaboration that would last twenty years and spawn many ground breaking timepieces. One of them was the world’s first wristwatch with titanium case and bracelet, the ref. 3700 automatic chronograph. The collaboration was a commercial success and helped saved IWC amidst the quartz crisis; according to Michael Friedberg, moderator of the official IWC forum, “Anecdotal reports claim that, back in the early 1980s, [the ref. 3700] an
2008-05-01 07:39:16.0
The Platinum Reversos...The Review (from:JLC)
While reading all the
JLC documents and books, I fell on some very nice Platinum Reversos, and
started thinking on how many were made.
As I was trying to number them, I suddenly was conscient that it was quite a
possible thematic collection, as they are quite a lot,but not too many, and
interesting as they cover some interesting complications, and to be more
precise, quite all the complications, except the Minute Repeater!
The main problem is that this kind of collection is quite impossible to
2008-05-01 07:30:33.0
Horological Breakfast, Chiming Watches (from:Horological Meandering)
Yesterday
the SSC, Société Suisse de Chronométrie, had their
first "Petit Déjeuner Horloger" in Le
Sentier.The theme of the morning, Watches & Chimes
For those of you who may not know the SSC, it is an
organisation that is dedicated to the technical advancement of watchmaking and
to the exchange of information relating to watchmaking and the industry.
It holds national congresses each year and every couple of years an
international congress, as last year.
2008-04-29 06:20:18.0
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (from:Horological Meandering)
2008-04-28 10:43:32.0
PuristSPro SIHH/Geneva 2008 Write-Up (from:Horological Meandering)
We proudly present the official PuristSPro SIHH/Geneva 2008 write-up.
Welcome to the the SIHH/Geneva report provided by the PuristSPro team around the world. In-depth reviews, views and commentary. In addition, these reports are packed with photographs from the show; and at the bottom of this note, you will find a link to all the reports.
In addtion to the SIHH brands, we also covered FP Journe, Urwerk and other non-SIHH brands like MB&F.
We would like to give Anthony Tsai, l
2008-04-28 08:39:31.0
What is incredible about being BULGARI... (from:Horological Meandering)
The tactile quality of
any jewelry or sculpture is absolutely essential to both fully enjoying it
and fully understanding it. Hence..Bulgari is a MUST touch, more than a MUST
SEE. I never fully
appreciated, and I cannot yet fully understand ..but I do know..that Bulgari
has mastered the touch, the tactile feel of a GREAT work. You must have had
this feeling before..the watch looks great but feels..???. The Bulgari's do not
have any question marks left for any prospective admirer...Rolex
2008-04-28 05:33:16.0
SIHH 2008 Report: Overview (from:Basel/SIHH 2008)
We proudly present the official PuristSPro SIHH/Geneva 2008 write-up.
Welcome to the the SIHH/Geneva report provided by the PuristSPro team around the world. In-depth reviews, views and commentary. In addition, these reports are packed with photographs from the show; and at the bottom of this note, you will find a link to all the reports.
In addtion to the SIHH brands, we also covered FP Journe, Urwerk and other non-SIHH brands like MB&F.
We would like to give Anthony Tsai, le
2008-04-27 21:02:38.0
SIHH 2008 Report: Audemars Piguet (from:Basel/SIHH 2008)
SIHH 2008 Report: Audemars Piguet Text & Photos: Anthony Tsai
AP Royal Oak Carbon Concept Watch - chrono and tourbillonThis is AP's new Concept Watch and is not a limited edition piece. However, it is limited production and around 30 pieces will be made this year. The new Concept watch is part of the Royal Oak collection.Case: forged carbon with black ceramic bezel, crown and pushersBracelet: large scale croc strap with titanium AP deployantExpected delivery is 2nd half of 2008, and due to i
2008-04-27 20:23:35.0
SIHH 2008 Report: Jaeger-LeCoultre (from:Basel/SIHH 2008)
SIHH 2008 Report: Jaeger-LeCoultre Text & Photos by: Jerome Berder & Nicolas Fondaneche
Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 2 click here
Jaeger-LeCoultre "1833 Collection" click here
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin range click here
Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos clocks: the 80th birthday treats!click here
Jaeger-LeCoultre Squadra "Polo Fields" click here
===For a quick summary of all the Jaeger-LeCoultre 2008 SIHH Novelties, please click here .
2008-04-27 19:21:19.0
Geneva 2008 Report: F.P. Journe (from:Basel/SIHH 2008)
Geneva 2008 Report: F.P. Journe Text & Pictures: Brad Schwartz
This year's FPJ Annual Exhibition was indeed a treat and certainly worth the trip from Hong Kong. As all of you know already, this year Francois Paul introduced his ultra slim minute repeater which features two mainspring barrels in parrallel, linear escapement with 15 tooth escape wheel, a balance wheel with 4x variable inertia weights and an anachron free-sprung flat balance spring. The movement height is only 4mm with a dia
2008-04-27 19:17:44.0
Annual Show - Manufacture Montres Journe SA - Part 1 (from:F.P. Journe)
This year's FPJ Annual Exhibition was indeed a treat and certainly worth the trip from Hong Kong.
As all of you know already, this year Francois Paul introduced his ultra slim minute repeater which features two mainspring barrels in parrallel, linear escapement with 15 tooth escape wheel, a balance wheel with 4x variable inertia weights and an anachron free-sprung flat balance spring.
The movement height is only 4mm with a diameter of 31.6mm. The case size is 40mm and is in stainless steel. The sound
2008-04-27 19:05:16.0
Geneva 2008 Report: Maîtres du Temps (from:Basel/SIHH 2008)
Geneva 2008 Report: Maîtres du Temps Text & Pictures: Don Corson
The new brand Maîtres du Temps has been initiated by Mr. Steven Holtzmann, its first watch is the Chapter One, a creation with the collaboration of Mr. Roger Dubuis, Mr. Peter Speake-Marin and Mr. Christophe Claret.
The Chapter One is a manual wind one-minute tourbillon with mono-pusher chronograph with retrograde date, retrograde GMT, with day of week and moon phase indicated on rollers.
The idea of Maîtres du
2008-04-27 19:00:33.0
Geneva 2008 Report: Max Büsser & Friends (from:Basel/SIHH 2008)
Geneva 2008 Report: Max Büsser & Friends Text & Pictures: Don Corson
Max is resolutely refusing to introduce new models in the middle of the noise of the Basel and Geneva events.But showing the evolution of his work at this time is part of the game.HM1 Titanium & Rose GoldNote the new dial allowing deeper looks at the movement on the titanium. The new titanium model is also surprisingly light and with the new wider strap more comfortable and under control on the wrist. You can see
2008-04-27 18:59:11.0
Geneva 2008 Report: Urwerk (from:Basel/SIHH 2008)
Geneva 2008 Report: UrwerkText & Pictures: Don Corson
Urwerk is showing their watches outside the fairs in a suite at the Hotel Les Bergues.This is what I saw:The new 202 with automatic winding, Steel case coated with AlTiN.The AlTiN coating is used on machine tools to give them exceptional hardness and longivity. Next to the watch you can see such a milling bit with AlTiN coating.
The automatic winding mechanism being between the movement and the case back doesn't allow including a co
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