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Blogging about watches since 2009. Former editor & chief contributor of Sydney Tarts. Contributor to World Tempus.
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IWC : Timezoner Chronograph
Perhaps it is because during the next few weeks I am about to do a bit more travelling than I had anticipated, but world timers have been on my mind. In a recent post I covered the unusual De Bethune DB25 World… Read More ›
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JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar Black Dial
This year may be the year of the Reverso for Jaeger-LeCoultre, which is going all out to celebrate its 85th birthday, but there have been other releases that have had a little less fanfare but are still worth noting. One… Read More ›
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DE BETHUNE : DB25 World Traveller
Because of their small size, De Bethune are not a brand that has a lot of releases every year, but when they do decide to release something radically new, it’s always worth sitting up and taking notice, like the remarkable… Read More ›
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UPDATE : Daniels Anniversary auction result
So the much anticipated auction of this rather special watch is now over, with the Robert White Collection Daniels Anniversary reaching a hammer price of GBP 185,000 with the total of GP224,500 including the commission, well above the listed estimate,… Read More ›
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JAQUET DROZ : Swiss-themed Charming Bird
First released in 2013 to celebrate the 275th anniversary of Pierre Jaquet Droz’s first workshop in 1738, this year brings with it this new particularly Swiss, limited edition version of Jaquet Droz’s Charming (in name and execution) Bird mechanical wonder… Read More ›
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BREGUET : Tradition Dame 7038
This year Breguet has launched a new addition to their Tradition collection but for women in the form of the Dame 7038. Althought it has all the classic Tradition attributes it is also a distinctly different watch with its… Read More ›
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PETER SPEAKE-MARIN : Magister Vertical Double Tourbillon
Launched last year and recently announced in a ‘black’ version, today we share with you Peter Speake-Marin’s inaugural white gold Magister Vertical Double Tourbillon, released last year and seen by us earlier this year. Part of his J Class Collection,… Read More ›
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MANUFACTURE ROYALE : 1770 Micromegas
In our introductory post about Manufacture Royale we spoke of the influence of Voltaire on the brand. For today’s watch, the 1770 Micromégas, Voltaire once again rears his head. Named for the mythical hero of one of his short stories… Read More ›
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KARI VOUTILAINEN : Customisation is king
Today we have a different sort of a post about a watch we’ve covered already, Kari Voutilainen’s Vingt-8 (see this link). For this and his Vingt-8 GMT 6, about which you can read here, we mentioned that Voutilainen is known… Read More ›
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HANDS-ON : DANIELS Anniversary
Very occasionally, I find myself worrying about a watch before I see it. Before seeing today’s watch, I worried. I wasn’t worried about dropping it. I wasn’t worried about something happening to it when trying the crown. I wasn’t even… Read More ›
