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    • Breguet

    Breguet is a Swiss luxury watch and was founded in 1775. Today, Breguet is owned by the Swatch Group (Blancpain, Harry Winston, Omega, Longines, Swatch) and is one of the most historical manufacturers. Breguet has been credited with numerous inventions, such as the 1810 Breguet wrist watch as the world’s first such product, and Abraham-Louis Breguet’s invention of the tourbillon.

    The Breguet hands are the blue pomme hands only found on Breguet watches. Many celebrities, sports stars and explorers favor Breguet watches over other brands. Notably features of a Breguet watch are coin-edge case, guilloché dial and sometimes the most difficult complications of watchmaking.

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    10 Notable Tourbillon Watches from Baselworld 2016

    Every Baselworld watch fair brings its share of new and often innovative variations on the still-popular tourbillon watch. Here’s a look back at 10 tourbillons, from 10 very diverse brands, that commanded our attention at last year’s Baselworld, all of which should be available at retailers now. 1. Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante From the recently...

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    Sep 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    AMERICA'S LUXURY WATCH SHOW RETURNS

    28 Watch Brands Confirmed for WatchTime New York 2017

    Mark your calendars: WatchTime New York, which sold out to record audiences last year, will return, bigger and better, on Oct. 13 and 14 at New York City’s Gotham Hall, at 1356 Broadway, and tickets are going fast. Read on to learn which 28 luxury watch brands will be there.

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    Aug 25, 2017 by WatchTime

    WATCH QUIZ:

    Appearance’s Sake: How Much Do You Know About the History of Watch Design?

    When deciding if a watch suits your needs, its design is likely the first thing you notice. And iconic watch models tend to have at least one iconic design element. How well do you know about some of the most important ones? Take our quiz and find out for yourself.

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    Aug 12, 2017 by WatchTime

    BOOK REVIEW

    Marie Antoinette’s Watch: Adultery, Larceny & Perpetual Motion

    On August 16, 2006, Zion Yakubov, a small-time antiquities dealer in Tel Aviv, met with a lawyer representing an anonymous American client who needed some old watches authenticated.  The lawyer handed Yakubov some poorly packed boxes containing 40 old watches, among which a stunned Yakubov found the most famous watch ever made: Abraham-Louis Breguet’s 160,...

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    Aug 11, 2017 by Stephen Brown

    Depths of Complexity: 5 Ultra-Complicated Dive Watches

    If your plan was to spend less money this year on watches, you might want to skip this article. Most mechanical dive watches are priced under $10,000 (even though the iconic Rolex Deepsea, Sea-Dweller, and Submariner, and some Blancpain Fifty Fathoms models, might go for a bit more nowadays), but there are several fascinating dive watches that go way beyond that. Here are some examples.

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    Aug 8, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

    FEATURE

    Progress Through Technology: 10 Tourbillon Watches with High-Tech Designs

    Audi’s "progress through technology" motto also applies to the importance of the tourbillon for watch design, because this eye-catching complication greatly enhances a timepiece’s visual appeal. From our Special Design Issue, here are 10 highly technical tourbillon watches.

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    Aug 2, 2017 by Alexander Krupp

    FROM WATCHTIME INDIA

    Collector Profile: Roni Madhvani, the Watch Hunter of Africa

    Roni Madhvani, a Kampala-based businessman, has acquired one of the most revered collections of vintage Patek Philippe watches in the world. In this profile from the landmark fifth anniversary issue of our sister magazine WatchTime India, editor Neha S. Bajpai brings you a rare peek into this enviable collection of timepieces.

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    Jul 26, 2017 by WatchTime

    Close-Up: Rolex Yacht-Master in Rolesium

    The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master, a sailors' watch introduced in 1992, underwent a major facelift in both its design and technology in 2012. In this popular article from the WatchTime archives, we take a closer look at it.

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    Jul 20, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    NEWS

    Here Are All 49 Unique Timepieces Up for Auction at Only Watch 2017

    The seventh edition of the biennial Only Watch auction — a charity auction whose proceeds are devoted to the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — will be held November 11, 2017, at Christie’s in Geneva. As in previous years, a number of watch brands — from large luxury maisons to small, independent watchmakers — will donate...

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    Jul 18, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

    WATCH TEST

    The Climber’s Timer: Testing the Rolex Explorer I

    WatchTime spent some time with the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer — a watch originally made for a Mount Everest expedition and recently revamped with a larger case and modern caliber. Click here to read our test of the watch from the WatchTime archives.

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    Jul 12, 2017 by Jens Koch

    WATCH REVIEW:

    Well-Rounded: The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph

    We study the styling of the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph and test its in-house movement in this review feature from the WatchTime archives. Original photos are by OK-Photography.

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    Jul 11, 2017 by Martina Richter

    FEATURE

    7 Milestone Watches From A. Lange & Söhne

    We take a look at a century-plus of notable timepieces from A. Lange & Söhne, including the Grande Complication pocketwatch, the first Lange 1, the Zeitwerk, and the Richard Lange Terraluna.

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    Jul 11, 2017 by Gisbert Brunner

    THIN IS IN

    7 Record-Setting Ultra-Thin Watches

    Read our review of six recent examples of watches that have set records for thinness in their respective categories, with models from Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Bulgari, and others.

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    Jul 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    Wake-Up Time: 5 Luxury Watches With Mechanical Alarms

    They're not as sexy as tourbillons or as complicated as perpetual calendars, but mechanical alarm watches possess one of the more useful complications for a weary traveler or an overworked executive. Here are five alarm watches worth noting, including Blancpain's Villeret Reveil GMT, Breguet's Marine Royale 5847 and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Master Memovox.

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    Jul 6, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    It’s Tourbillon Day! Check Out These 12 Intriguing Tourbillon Watches Launched This Year

    On this date in 1801, watchmaking pioneer Abraham-Louis Breguet obtained a patent for his most famous horological invention, the tourbillon. Today, watchmakers have taken the tourbillon to the next level in terms of materials, design technology, and combinations with other horological complications. Here are 12 examples of noteworthy tourbillon timepieces that debuted in 2017.

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    Jun 26, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    “Sound” Investments: 10 Notable Minute Repeaters and Chiming Watches

    WatchTime takes a look at 10 notable minute repeaters - and other, even more sophisticated, chiming watches - such as the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Striking Time and the Ulysse Nardin Stranger.

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    Jun 21, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    PROFILE

    Ferrier’s Fine Finish: The Journey of Laurent Ferrier

    Laurent Ferrier grew up in a kind of watch paradise. As a boy returning after school to his family’s apartment in Geneva, he came face to face with exquisite timepieces every day. His father restored and repaired complicated watches and clocks in a workshop directly across from Vacheron Constantin. Here's the story of how he founded his own independent watch brand.

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    Jun 19, 2017 by Norma Buchanan

    FATHER'S DAY COUNTDOWN

    5 Calendar and Moon-Phase Watches from Baselworld 2017

    For your last-minute Father's Day gift consideration, we conclude our series of features showcasing notable new watches from Baselworld, in several popular categories, with a look at five calendar watches and moon-phase watches that stood out from the pack.

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    Jun 16, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    Pursuing Perfect Sound: The Audemars Piguet Supersonnerie

    Watch brands, driven by a desire to offer better value to consumers are more and more taking advantage of industrial fabrication methods to make complications like tourbillons and perpetual calendars more affordable than ever before. But there are still a few complications that resist this trend – and one of them is the minute repeater.

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    Jun 16, 2017 by WatchTime

    WATCHTIME RODEO DRIVE

    Scenes from WatchTime’s Rodeo Drive Collectors’ Event

    WatchTime, in partnership with Rodeo Drive and 11 watch boutiques, hosted a unique watch collectors’ event on June 7 in Beverly Hills: 150 invited guests were treated to an extraordinary watch experience at the “epicenter of luxury, fashion and lifestyle.” Read on for more info and a gallery of event photos.

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    Jun 8, 2017 by WatchTime
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