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The new LE Ennebi Fondale 44
I’m going to go out on a rather safe limb and suggest that there’s a strong correlation between those who know of Ennebi and Panerai owners (well, Paneristi, to be honest), and that second to them, the brand is then… Read More ›
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Baume et Mercier’s 160 Year Australian Anniversary Tour
The first ‘adult luxury watch’ that I desired was a Baume et Mercier. I was in my early-mid teens, and can’t remember where or when I first saw a photo of it, but I do remember that I saw it… Read More ›
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An introduction to Bruno Söhnle Uhren
This post is going to be about a quartz watch. Not a quartz watch of major historical significance, nor one of any particular design note, but simply a quartz watch that a friend of mine recently purchased. Why? It’s simple,… Read More ›
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Citizen looks to purchase Swiss luxury watch brand
The Japan Times reports that Citizen Holdings President Toshi Tokura said in a recent interview that the company plans to acquire a luxury Swiss watch brand within three years to increase its competitive edge in key markets such as China…. Read More ›
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Retrograde Dreams
Recently, I blogged about a watch that didn’t quite match expectations in the translation from photo to the physical watch. As a counterpoint, I thought that I’d blog about a watch that I fell in love with in photos, and… Read More ›
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A truly iconic calibre – the 13ZN Longines
As mentioned in the ‘who are we?‘ post, there are many types of watch enthusiasts. A lot of them get quite excited by movements, and a subset of these are driven to find examples of iconic or important movements. One… Read More ›
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Happy 30th birthday, G-SHOCK
It’s not quite the Royal Oak 40th anniversary celebration, but the Casio G-SHOCK is a formidably successful design, and celebrating its 30th birthday next year. To kick off a series of events which will culminate in April 2013 with the… Read More ›
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George Daniels’ estate launches educational trust
Upon his death in October last year, the late great Dr. George Daniels left a significant amount of money in his estate to set up an educational fund to help watchmakers wishing to further their careers. The George Daniels Educational… Read More ›
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Gang targeting luxury watch owners on French Riviera
French Riviera police are on the hunt for a gang that has made off with more than a million Euros worth of luxury watches since mid-July. All stolen watches have been taken from the wrists of their wealthy owners, and… Read More ›
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Tudor’s Black Bay vs. Pelagos
Photoshopping and its related manipulative ilk. We talk about such electronic chicanery a lot for human models, but not so much for watch models. Why? We can be similarly seduced, mislead, astonished, disappointed, persuaded into reckless expenditure, after all. No… Read More ›
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