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History at a Glance: The Story of Breguet – Part 2
The Story of Breguet – Part 2 With his brilliant mind, talent, and entrepreneurship, Abraham-Louis Breguet’s watchmaking firm brought about the golden age of horology. For…
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A primer on Anti-magnetic Watches. How magnetic are you?
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.…
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History at a Glance: The Story of Breguet – Part 1
The Story of Breguet – Part 1 To look into the story of Breguet is to peer into the history of time measurement. Such is the…
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Chillout TGIF: Video feature: Inside Singapore’s Only Watch Factory
Recently, we visited an exhibition where our eyes were opened with the Singapore manufactured watches at the Seiko Instruments factory. Here is a brief of Seiko:…
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Year in Review: Most popular posts of 2018
We are thankful for your support for 2018, and review the year with our top 10 most popular posts of the year.
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Inside Seiko: Part 1/3: Tokyo HQ and Morioka
We begin a three part series to give you a peek inside the world of Seiko. Part 1 here details the Tokyo HQ, the grand store at Wako Ginza and the manufacture at Morioka.
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Flashback: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk at its launch in Berlin May 2009 (archive)
The New A. Lange & Söhne – Zeitwerk May 2009 Zeit in German meaning time werk meaning works A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk In October 1994, the…
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In Memoriam: Günter Blümlein – a true visionary and giant
October 1 marks the death anniversary of Günter Blümlein, a true visionary and a giant of the industry. We take a moment to respect his passing…
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Jaquet Droz: the brand values and expertise. Invitation to JD exhibition within.
Jaquet Droz: we explore the brand. The values it represents, and the expertise it offers to modern horology. We begin our exploration of the brand values…
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History at a Glance: The Story of Patek Philippe
The story of Patek Philippe Man’s dabbling into portable mechanical timepieces began about 500 years ago. With Patek Philippe having just celebrated its 175th anniversary three…