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Hublot Big Bang Ferrari: puur statement

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The new Big Bang Ferrari is not a facelift of the existing models, but a completely new watch. Aesthetically speaking Hublot has tried to meld together the design facets of the sports car with the prancing horse and those of the angular watch as much as possible.
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New collection of smartwatches from Frédérique Constant

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The Frédérique Constant Horological Smartwatch made its debut in 2015 after a development period of three years, making it the first Swiss ‘smart watch’. Since then Japanese watch giant Citizen has taken over the watch house that was established and made into a success by Peter and Aletta Stas and some things have changed.
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Reports

Op Bezoek: Breitling Chronométrie achter de schermen

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John Travolta is not the only Breitling pilot – CEO Jean-Paul Girardin also feels very much at home in a cockpit, and preferably the cockpit of his own helicopter, which he uses to commute to work. During an exclusive behind-the-scenes visit to Breitling Chronométrie in La Chaux-de-Fonds we found out that Girardin is also an excellent tour guide.
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Beware of Balthazar the new robot of MB&F

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Balthazar is the third robot that MB&F, in conjunction with L’Epée, is unleashing on the world. After Melchior and Sherman we now have a creation consisting of 618 components that is able to deliver jumping hours, retrograde seconds and a 35-day power reserve - and is wound with the key that is hidden in its shield.
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Interviews

Interview with Armin Strom CEO Serge Michel

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From the workshop to the boardroom. The father of Serge Michel started as a customer of watchmaker Armin Strom. During his visits to the shop and the studio in the Swiss town of Burgdorf the father invariably brought along his son and slowly but surely Serge became mesmerised by the - mostly skeletonised - creations. When Strom retired he asked Michel to take over the business.
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Background

Read these five very handy auction pointers

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Like us, you probably read about one record auction price after another. About rare Rolex and Patek Philippe pieces that dazzle collectors, about the renewed attention for old Heuer chronographs or about the German brand A. Lange & Söhne that is increasingly stealing the show at auctions. Refuse to get caught up in the hype. Keep calm and read the following five handy auction pointerss.
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Editor's opinion

Just like tulips from Amsterdam

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No one takes a Patek Philippe Nautilus for sale on eBay for a few thousand euro seriously: it’s either fake or stolen. But economic bubbles are something we can only see afterwards. Strange, that. Year after year the Swiss watch industry has been realising record turnovers. The big groups took the lead and new, small watch brands followed in their wake and the prices went up and up. No one, including myself, noticed the fact that slowly but surely a bubble was being created that strongly resembled the Dutch tulip mania.
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Anonimo sets sail for a new journey

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Anonimo is back, although it was never really gone. To make even more of a name for itself the Florentine watch house joined forces with the SFS team and skipper/ambassador Lionel Péan for the 64th edition of the Giraglia regatta. 0024 was on board.
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Models

The Vacheron Constantin Overseas World Time 7700V is a lucky dreamer

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The forgotten Genta – maybe that’s what we should call the Vacheron Constantin Overseas. The sporty and luxurious Nautilus and Royal Oak have been in the spotlight for many years, but the Overseas had mostly been operating in the shadows. Until now. 2016 is the year of the Overseas and that means quite a number of newly designed models, including the World Time that we are submitting to a user’s test.
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