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Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Tourbillon – Three Gold Bridges Ladies

20 May 2012
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GIRARD-PERREGAUX VINTAGE 1945 TOURBILLON WITH THREE GOLD BRIDGES   Before we get to the press release, I just wanted to express my humble view on this exquisite Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Tourbillon, This is a Ladies Watch with Three Gold Bridges and was the favourite of a couple of the Girard Perregaux Young watchmakers in our [...]

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Guy Ellia Jumbo Chrono

19 May 2012
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Guy Ellia Jumbo Chrono – Big Boys, Big Toy’s  - Written by Martin Green -  Say “ Big Watch” and most people instantly think about Panerai or IWC’s Big Pilot. Perhaps with a few their thoughts will go to their favorite Breitling or Omega on steroids. This can hardly be helped since these are the [...]

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Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered Ivory Enamel

19 May 2012
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Jaquet Droz  Revisits a Classic with Grande Seconde Ivory Fue Enamel and Red Gold  Jaquet Droz watch reviews Written by D Constant for The Watch Review Site So lets take a look at the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde – this one is the Off Centered Ivory Enamel Watch. The easiest way to show you what Jaquet droz are [...]

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Patek Philippe Museum – Rousseau Exhibit

18 May 2012
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Rousseau Exhibit at the Patek Philippe Museum   Written by Meehna Goldsmith    Perhaps one of the greatest thinkers of the 18th century was Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a native of Geneva. He fought for Democracy and freedom as well as personal responsibility and education. His politics and writings impacted the French Revolution and set the path [...]

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Unique Rolex Day-Date

12 May 2012

A matter of taste; a unique Rolex Day-Date Written by Martin Green  If you have ever read the amazing stories of the “One thousand and one nights”, you are probably also familiar with Ali Baba and how he found a hidden treasure cave. Well, when you lay eyes on this unique Rolex Day-Date you will [...]

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MB&F HM3 Frog – MOONMACHINE

11 May 2012

The MB&F HM3 Frog Goes to the Moon with Sarpaneva &nspb, Written By Meehna Goldsmith &nspb, We all know the crazy groundbreaking designs of MB&F, like the Legacy Machine 1,  HM4 Thunderbolt, the HM3 Rebel Yell and the HM3 Purple Frog. Every so often MB&F brings in another artiste to interpret one of the Machines. [...]

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Hublot Skullbang

10 May 2012

The Skull Bang is a rock’n’roll rebel!   The Watch Review site presents The Hublot Skullbang is it Dead cool? It’s a rock’n’roll rebel watch! With its playful and slightly tongue-in-cheek air, this impudent piece rebelliously thumbs its nose at anyone who takes themselves too seriously. A totally “kick-ass” watch, it wouldn’t look out of [...]

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Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Ref 81180

9 May 2012

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine reference 81180 – Do we need more?   Written by Martin Green Sometimes high end watch making seems like an endless challenge of making watches as complicated as possible. Especially in the last decade we’ve run out of complications to combine, since everything has already been tried. So we come up [...]

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Girard-Perregaux New Face of Tradition – No.7 & No.8

1 May 2012

Girard-Perregaux – Young watchmaker No.7 – Frederic Kuzniak and No.8 – Lauriane Cassard   The last in the series of young watchmakers from Girard-Perregaux’s The New Face of Tradition on The Watch Review Site, so far we have highlighted six of these young watchmakers, many having differing tastes, lifestyles and pasts. Today we finish off with the final [...]

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Patek Philippe Neptune – Another Patek Star

1 May 2012

Not Chicken, Not Beef, it’s a Patek Philippe Neptune   Written By: Meehna Goldsmith   We told you about the Calatrava ref. 96 that started it all; the new splits second chronograph ref. 5204; and the rare perpetual calendar ref. 2499–well known and desired pieces. But Patek Philippe has other models on the menu you [...]

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Patek Philippe Reference 2499

30 April 2012

A Special Patek Philippe Reference 2499: A Game Changer   Written By: Meehna Goldsmith   Introduced in 1950 the Patek Philippe reference 2499 has a well-deserved reputation as one of the greatest watches ever created.  It replaced the celebrated reference 1518, the world’s first perpetual calendar chronograph made in series. Just this year Patek Philippe [...]

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Raymond Weil – Maestro Petite Seconde Or Rose

30 April 2012

Raymond Weil – Introducing The Maestro Petite Seconde Or Rose   Written By: D Constant for The Watch Review Site   We are looking at another of Raymond Weil’s musical notes in its’ acclaimed 2012 musical score collection. The new Maestro Petite Seconde Or Rose or to give it a more apt UK translation The [...]

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Girard-Perregaux New Face of Tradition – No.5 & No.6

30 April 2012

Girard-Perregaux – Young watchmaker No.5 – Laetitia Pino & No.6 – Fabienne Conti Day 3 or is it day 4 of our series of Young Watchmakers from Girard-Perregaux’s The New Face of Tradition on The Watch Review Site and after seeing the differing tastes and backgrounds of the last Four, we come back today with two [...]

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Girard-Perregaux New Face of Tradition – No.3 & No.4

29 April 2012

Girard-Perregaux – Young watchmaker No.3 – JeanLuc Borel & No.4 – Gilles Catella   Continuing in the series regarding the launch of Girard-Perregaux’s The New Face of Tradition on The Watch review Site and after high-lighting Ines Patoz and Mathieu Bergeon yesterday, we come back today with two more of these Young Watchmakers from Girard-Perregaux. [...]

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F.P. Journe’s Steel Watches Display – Preview

29 April 2012

PREVIEW: Live Pictures of F.P. Journe’s Steel Watches and a Special Treat   Written by Meehna Goldsmith We told you about Francois-Paul Journe’s collection of steel watches that is on display in New York City. It is the largest assembly of these historically important timepieces in the world.  More than just a fascinating exhibit–which it [...]

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Girard-Perregaux New Face of Tradition – No.2

28 April 2012

Girard-Perregaux – Young watchmaker No.2 – Mathieu Bergeon   Further to our article regarding the launch of Girard-Perregaux’s The New Face of Tradition on The Watch review Site and highlighting Ines Patoz the first of Girard Perregaux Young watchmakers. We swiftly move on to introduce you to No. 2 in Girard-Perregaux’s selection of these young watchmakers. So [...]

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Girard Perregaux New Face of Tradition – Overview

28 April 2012

Girard Perregaux Rock ‘N Rolls with “The New Face of Tradition” – An Overview   Written by Meehna Goldsmith   Girard-Perregaux has been a bit of a sleepy little company for too long now. They sit among the haute horlogerie brands but often get lost in the banner waving and hoopla of stronger and larger [...]

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Jorg Hysek Colosso Watch Review

20 April 2012

Jorg Hysek Colosso – Big Boys, Big Toys By Martin Green Jorg Hysek Colosso Watch Review – Big is Beautiful?????? “Space…the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Colosso. With it’s continuing mission to explore strange, new life and civilizations, to boldly go where no watch has gone before! These are of course [...]

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A.Lange & Sohne – DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN

11 April 2012

THE NEW BENCHMARK IN CHRONOGRAPH DESIGN DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN For more than a decade, A. Lange & Söhne’s DATOGRAPH was considered by many to be the quintessential chronograph. On the one hand, it was because of its technical features, on the other because of the unparalleled harmony of its dial. With a number of enhancements, Lange’s [...]

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Roger Dubuis – 2012 Collections

11 April 2012

Roger Dubuis – 2012 Collections Four worlds for an extraordinary universe — Pulsion —— Velvet —— Excalibur —— La Monegasque — ROGER DUBUIS has been at the forefront of the contemporary Fine Watchmaking scene since 1995. Its audacious creations, firmly anchored in the 21st century, bear the mark of all the savoirfaire and expertise of [...]

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