The evolution of post-revival A. Lange & Söhne timepieces has been subtle yet palpable. While Lange watches possess a strong classical core, the illustrious German watch manufacture flirts with modern design frequently to attract younger clientele. Take for instance: this year’s biggest release so far – the Odysseus Chronograph – is a sports watch, with [...]

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Ahead of Watches & Wonders 2023, Piaget announces the new Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin as an addition to the iconic Polo lineup. New and reviewed: Piaget Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin The new Piaget Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin has a retail price of EUR 49,800 excluding taxes. For the first time, the Piaget Polo collection receives [...]

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It’s the jolly time of the year when we get our hands on presents and wishful thinking. In the coming articles, our writers share their personal grails for the year end and their Christmas Wishlist. To start us off, here are three Calendar timepieces from Chester, befitting the wishfulness of the season. Chester Makes His Christmas [...]

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A DB25sQP with a two-tone silver and blue dial. A classic interpretation of the DB25 with a radiating guilloché pattern adorning 12 sectors, integrated lugs and a new 40mm titanium case. Originally launched in 2011, the perpetual calendar by De Bethune is tinged with poetry and combines the finesse of watchmaking with the precision mechanics [...]

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The watchmaking capabilities of a watch manufacturer is easily gauged by its products. The tourbillon wristwatch is by far the flashiest way to show it; the minute repeater, the most poetic. But perhaps the most underrated, under-appreciated manifestation of horological ingenuity is movement thinness. As early as the 1930s, Vacheron Constantin distinguished itself with ultra-thin [...]

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Vacheron Constantin adds another version of the Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar Skeleton to the Overseas collection, bringing the model to two references. This novelty comes with a blue skeletonized dial to the pink gold case. New: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar Skeleton Commentary This is a new interpretation of the Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton [...]

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The histories of Patek Philippe and the perpetual calendar wristwatch are richly intertwined. Not only was the prestigious Genevan watch manufacturer the first to create the perpetual calendar wristwatch, it has since gone on to produce specimens that served and continue to serve as the industry standard. The prototypical Patek Philippe perpetual calendar wristwatch is [...]

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Glashütte Original extends their Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar collection with a new model in stainless steel, in a very fine matte opaline textured galvanized rose gold dial. Limited Edition of 100 pieces. This new watch adds to the already impressive Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar collection with 3 existing variants in stainless steel, one in rose [...]

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Limited to 250 pieces, the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition Racing Green sports a black zirconium oxide ceramic case, a Ceratanium® crown, and a dial in striking racing green. Press Release information with price. IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition Racing Green Retail price is CHF 37,000 inclusive of Swiss Tax. The Big [...]

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News of the new Patek Philippe Ref. 5204R-011 Split-seconds Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar was released last week. One unit just arrived in Singapore, and here is our hands on report with live photographs. We only managed about 30 minutes with this spectacular watch, and thus will not offer our usual comprehensive review, but instead present [...]

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Just annnounced! And we had our hands-on session with the novelty including a presentation by CEO Edouard Meylan last week to bring you this comprehensive review of the new Moser Streamliner Perpetual Calendar. Its been a kind of discovered secret, especially among Moser enthusiasts that the new Geneva Watch Days novelty will be the Streamliner [...]

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Continuing on the Lange Summer release story. in addition to the Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskundst which we commented on yesterday, Lange also released new variants to the Langematic Perpetual Calendar and the Saxonia Thin. Commentary based on press release with exclusive photographs. Langematic Perpetual Calendar Retail price is SGD 132,600 inclusive of GST / EUR 91,000 [...]

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H. Moser pays tribute to its best of breed perpetual calendar with a new model in the classic rounded case of the Heritage collection. Introducing the H. Moser Heritage Perpetual Calendar Midnight Blue Enamel. The new watch has a grand feu enamel dial in a midnight blue with a dégradé effect re-interpreting the brand’s famous [...]

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The Patek Philippe Ref. 5236P In-Line Perpetual Calendar was part of the exciting package of releases for 2021. We get up-close with the world’s first with the in-line perpetual calendar display in a wrist watch. The perpetual calendar is a complication that is deeply intertwined with Patek Philippe’s history and has always been prominently featured [...]

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Other than the green dial 5711/1A, Patek Philippe has been busy with a furry of excellent novelties for 2021. Here are our picks for the best from them this year – the green Nautilus (of course!), a new Calatrava with a new movement, and a brand new in-line Perpetual Calendar. Highlights from the Patek Philippe [...]

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In conjunction with Watches and Wonders Geneva 2021, A. Lange & Söhne presents its first novelties of the year, one of which is a totally brand new model: the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar. The rest are stunning new variations of existing models, namely the Little Lange 1 Moon Phase and Triple Split. Press Release details with important [...]

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A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual Honeygold “Homage to F. A. Lange” In 1845, Ferdinand Adolph Lange, only aged 30, opened his pocket watch atelier in the village of Glashütte, Saxony. Little did he know then that he had just laid the foundation for fine watchmaking in Germany. Fast forward to 2020, the brand that he [...]

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Hermè's new Perpetual Calendar timepiece, the Slim d’Hermès Quantième Perpétuel is quite a fascinating take on the complication. As the brand ventures into deeper watch complication territory, the design house shows its flair with the stunning Arceau L’Heure De La Lune and this year, the Perpetual. 

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When it comes to minute repeaters, no one is better at it than the Swiss. And when it comes to the Swiss, few manufacturers are as knowledgeable and capable as Jaeger-LeCoultre in crafting the minute repeater. We take a close look at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Répétition Minutes Perpétuelle. Jaeger-LeCoultre are somewhat of a [...]

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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Ref. 5270J Just as the Calatrava is the face of Patek Philippe’s dress watches, so is the perpetual calendar chronograph the face of the Geneva Maison’s complicated watches. It was Patek Philippe who was first to produce in series the perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch. Debuting in 1941, the seminal Ref. [...]

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