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Meet Breitling’s new friend: André Kuipers

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The famous André Kuipers may count himself to the inner circle of Breitling. The Swiss manufacture introduced the Dutch astronaut, pilot and doctor as its new friend of the brand. Kuipers got presented to the Dutch press during the official Dutch launch of the Breitling Exospace B55 at Ace & Dik Jewelers in Amsterdam.
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Pierre Jacques is the new CEO of MCT

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Kristina-Ripsimé Ambartsumian, chairman of MCT (Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps), announce the appointment of Pierre Jacques as the watch brand’s new CEO. Pierre Jacques has more than 15 years of strategic and operational experience in the watch industry. He notably co-founded the international watch magazine GMT, directed the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève and subsequently the Geneva flagship store of the retail group Les Ambassadeurs, before serving for five years as CEO of the De Bethune brand.
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BK Amsterdam: Classy wooden watches

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This year, BK Amsterdam will launch 8 new watches with ultra light handmade wooden cases and cow leather straps. Each case is made from a different kind of wood. The 45 mm cases of the men watches will be made from ebony, bamboo or zebrano wood. The cases for women measure 39 mm and are made of ebony, maple or bamboo. All watches have a 3025 quartz movement and are water-resistant to 30 meters.
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A reptile on the wrist: the UR-105 T-Rex by Urwerk

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The UR-105 T-Rex is a measuring instrument that has made its way through time and space. It reproduces on the wrist the most symbolic, universal and beautiful manifestation of the passing hours: the path of the sun from its rising to its setting. On the UR-105 T-Rex, a single hours
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RJ-Romain Jerome unveils the Skylab 48 Skull

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Skulls are making their way onto space with the new Skylab 48 Skull collection. The independent Swiss maison rocks things up by adding a more unconventional touch to its technical skeleton timepiece. With its transparency and the distinctive skull, the 48mm case timepiece is a nod to the trend “Skulls n‘wheels” – which consists of placing skulls on cars’ wheels, rim and hubcap – stemming from street culture and mostly skateboarding.
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Christopher Ward designer breathes new life into iconic C60 Trident

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When a young watch designer joins an established luxury watch brand and his first major brief is to develop a radical new expression of the brand’s most iconic model, he needs to have some great ideas ready. Young Swiss designer Adrian Buchmann (28) rose to that challenge, taking Christopher Ward’s Trident collection to a new level with a stunning new interpretation of the mighty Trident – the C60 Trident Chronograph Pro 600.
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Harry Winston Opus 14: the jukebox complication

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Since 2001 the Opus series by Harry Winston has been a guarantee for very surprising, perhaps even baffling haute horlogerie creations. The Harry Winston Opus 14 enthusiastically continues the exuberant tradition of astonishing complications. And what's more, this highly complicated watch is rock 'n' roll personified.
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Chopard Happy Sport Medium Automatic Two Tone

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In 1993 Caroline Scheufele devised the Happy Sport watch, which has since become one of the cornerstones of the house of Chopard and achieved its fame and reputation because of the diamonds dancing across the dial. Many variations later the Happy Sport was given a self-winding mechanism on the occasion of its 20th birthday in 2013.
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Breitling Navitimer 01 Limited Edition

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Breitling is introducing its famous Navitimer in a 1000-piece limited edition with a dark gray dial featuring black counters and a Manufacture Breitling caliber equipped with a black oscillating weight. The new face of a watchmaking and aviation legend.
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SIHH 2016: Louis Moinet Memoris lights up the night

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It was in 1816 when master watchmaker Louis Moinet invented the chronograph. Enough reason for Ateliers Louis Moinet, a firm established to honour the memory of Louis Moinet, to celebrate the 200 years existence of the chronograph by introducing the Louis Moinet Memoris 200th Anniversary timepiece. The Memoris is not only made to remember a ‘star’, the watch itself shines as well.
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