Deployant readers will need little introduction to the Lange 1 family. A. Lange & Söhne presented some really impressive pieces at Watches and Wonders 2021 on 7 April. We were excited about the introduction of the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar, now without the tourbillion. Here is our review of another release that kept the same [...]

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Sharon Tan reviews her own Habring² Foudroyante Felix in Salmon after owning and living with the watch for some time. Here are her candid thoughts on it, supplemented by our original review of the date version in 2018. Habring² makes technically wonderful watches with careful and meticulous finishing, and is not exorbitantly priced. In fact, [...]

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Sharon Tan shares with us the story of how she came to buy the Cartier Tank à Vis, via the route of a Cartier Santos Galbee. This is going to be a story of how I managed to end up with a beautiful Cartier Vintage Collection Priveé Cartier Paris (CPCP). The story starts off with [...]

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We all have a grail watch, or watches. Some people define the grail watch as something they will not be able to obtain in their lifetime. Some define it as something just along the border between difficult and impossible, be it financial or availability. Sometimes it’s oddly specific, down to the detail of the type [...]

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After our primer on antimagnetic watches, and review of the IWC Ingenieur 500,000 A/m, the Rolex Milgauss, we come to perhaps the most recent of the trio – equipped with the latest technology – the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra > 15,000 Gauss. Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra > 15,000 Gauss The Seamaster Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss [...]

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We begin our series of amagnetic watches with the IWC Ingieneur REf. 3508, aka 500,000 A/m model. This watch was released in the 1990s, and was well known not only for the Genta design, but also the very high resistance to magnetic fields. Sharon Tan writes about her own watch. IWC Ingieneur Ref. 3508 The [...]

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We take a brief survey on the story of anti-magnetic watches. This will kick off a series reviews of watches which offer anti-magnetism as a property. We begin here with this introduction to anti-magnetic watches. Magnetism and watches It’s been a long history in watch making, starting from perhaps the 16th century. Even centuries on, [...]

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We take an in-depth, ladies view of one of the iconic ladies watches – the Chopard Happy Sport Oval, a variant which was first released in 2018 in a magnificent bracelet. Chopard Happy Sport Oval These dancing diamonds have been a DNA of Chopard design since its introduction in 1976. The dancing diamonds are absolutely [...]

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We visited the workshops of the Singapore brand Travailler Et Jouer to see how they make enamel dials in-house, in-country. We are following that up with a review of the Matin Blue Enamel piece. Travailler Et Jouer Matin Blue Moon Enamel Travailler Et Jouer (EJ) is a Singaporean microbrand, producing signature handmade enamel dials. We [...]

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Editor’s note: A new brand – the Eliana Timekeeper. A Singapore brand, designed in Singapore. And targeted for the ladies. We speak to the founder, Sherrie Han and talk about the inspiration, the watches, and the future plans. I loaned the Rosegold Twilight Glint for about a week. And now here we are at Watch [...]

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Jaquet Droz has always been making beautiful timepieces, both for men as well as for ladies. Here, Sharon Tan investigates the new Lady 9 Petite Mother-of-Pearl in this latest Ladies View Review. Jaquet Droz Lady 9 Petite Mother-of-Pearl This watch was first revealed at Baselworld 2018, pleasing many small-wrist ladies with its 25mm case width. [...]

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Editor’s note: In today’s article, we look into the world where mose of us are familiar with – taking photographs with our smart phones. In this article, we examine the results from using an iPhone’s camera and macro attachments from a cheap “brandless” attachment and the high end Loupe System. Sharon Tan writes. Introduction Hands [...]

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Editor: Our Technical Chief takes a close look at the Bulova tuning fork as an interesting engineering feat to create a different kind of watch movement. Inspired by a vintage Spaceview she picked up recently, follow her as she delves into the mysteries of this amazing watch. A bit of history “It doesn’t tick. It [...]

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The Hermès Arceau L’Heure De La Lune was without a doubt one of the more exciting releases in recent years that would appeal to those interested in novel complications and also those who prefer a subtle conversation starter. For a brand that is likely better known for their leather bags rather than high end timepieces, [...]

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We delve into the physics of illumination and explore various ways that make your watch visible in the dark.

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Budding collectors have a problem. We tend to lash out the excuse that it was love at first sight with almost every watch we bought on impulse. I used that excuse a few months back, and looking back, I still believe that it was truly love at first sight. Let’s take a closer look at [...]

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Patina to bronze is like rust to iron and tarnish to silver, only more desirable and beautiful. Chemically speaking, they are oxide layers that form when the reactive metals come into contact with anions (such as oxygen and chlroride ions). As it is usually a slow process, hence people see these as a sign of [...]

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Ever wished you had super-speed abilities like Quicksilver, the fictional superhero from X-Men? Surely, if you are an ardent fan, one would recall the “Kitchen” scene from X-Men: Days of Future Past, where Quicksilver could see, touch and function in extreme slow-motion. Wouldn’t it be really cool if we could see the extremely slow-moving motions [...]

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I’ve had the pleasure of wearing a Corum Golden Bridge Round 39 for about week, courtesy of Corum Singapore. We had a couple photo shoot for the Corum Golden Bridge Round 43mm (which we’ve reviewed here) and 39mm, the shoot was such a breeze because the watches were so easy to wear. Both models have [...]

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Our Chief Technical Elf writes about her beloved Grand Seiko Spring Drive. The Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA011 has been written about everywhere, so we are not going to replicate with a full review, but one seen through the eyes of a collector, and what piqued her interest.  The Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA011 “Snowflake” [...]

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