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Breitling Chronomat 44 Blacksteel

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With its all-black fuselage, square counters and super-rugged strap, the famous Breitling Chronomat reasserts its feat-driven mission in a new model exuding a powerful and original style. The entire spirit of aviation on the wrist. The Chronomat has always been unique in terms of its peerless performance as well its eminently masculine technical look. It is now more unique than ever with the launch of the Chronomat 44 Blacksteel, as this new version of Breitling’s flagship model once again reinvents instruments for professionals.
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Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black

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First comes red, then blue, followed by black. No, this is not a traffic light seen through the eyes of a colour-blind person, it is the order in which Tudor presents the Heritage Black Bay. The Heritage Black Bay, a direct descendant of the Tudor Submariners that date back to 1954, is being expanded with a new model with black bezel. Bordeaux red and blue existed already and could count on a standing ovation.
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Blancpain L-evolution Collection Tourbillon Carrousel

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blancpain l-evolution collection tourbillon carrousel
If there's one thing watchmakers hate it is gravity, as this unavoidable natural phenomenon affects the accuracy of the movements they create with so much love, attention and craftsmanship. That's why they reach for the tourbillon when they really can't take it anymore. But apart from the tourbillon, which equals out gravity, it is also possible to use a carrousel. The carrousel in a watch has nothing to do with the traditional fairground attraction.
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Staudt Praeludium Hand Wound

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Nice to see that Yvo Staudt’s his sincere love and fascination for watches has transformed and materialized into a brand, Staudt Watches Twente, and real watches you can feel and wear. The first two Praeludiums, his first step into the world of watch producing brands, are sold out, but now there’s a successor in the shape of the Praeludium Hand Wound.
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Hublot and Harrods’ perfect fusion

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The newest Hublot Classic Fusion has a new outfit and goes by the name Hublot Classic Fusion Blue 45mm Edition Harrods. This timepiece is born out of a collaboration between the luxury Swiss watch manufacturer and London’s iconic luxury retail store.
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Get a life, get a H. Moser & Cie.

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You knew of Swiss watches and also Swiss chocolate but did you ever hear about Swiss humour? Well, neither did we but at H. Moser & Cie. they produce both great mechanical timepieces and apparently humour. Today the brand’s CEO Edouard Meylan presented the H. Moser & Cie. Swiss Alp Watch. It looks like an Apple Watch but it’s not. Is a joke or a serious watch? We let you decide.
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Do you choose a watch for life?

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And suddenly there was the question that arose during a discussion with a befriended watch journalist. That intriguing thought and consideration: do you select a watch the same way you choose a life partner? That choice may be conscious or subconscious. It may be based on the head or the heart. In the blink of an eye or after careful deliberation, but the question remains the same.
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Big new pilots from IWC

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The largest wristwatch ever made by IWC is the Big Pilot’s Watch 52-calibre T.S.C. This pilot’s instrument was launched 75 years ago and now it has a successor with a 55-millimetre case diameter, the Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 55. And the 55 mm tribute doesn’t come alone, it has brought a 48 mm version to the party.
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Showing some muscle: DB28 GS De Bethune

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With the DB28 GS De Bethune shows that they are not afraid to use strong design language. With respect to technology the DB28 GS is also a display of pure muscle. The hand-finished movement components are a pleasure to behold. In the atelier in L’Auberson the triangular bridge is polished smooth, the platine and other bridges are given a microlight decoration and the azure blue colour of the hands is achieved with a traditional heating technique.
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Year of the Monkey: a monkey watch business

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Ulysse Nardin honors the monkey with the Cheerful Year of the Monkey timepiece, the latest addition to its Classico Collection. The dial is designed in a comic book-like style to best capture the lively character of the monkey who appears to leap through a brush of palm fronds. His expression is alert, his body lithe and the early workings of an impish grin begin to emerge.
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Bremont Jaguar MKIII: homage to the Jaguar E-Type

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The Bremont Jaguar MKIII extends the Bremont Jaguar collection that celebrates the Jaguar E-Type. This sports car with its radical appearance and promise of being ‘the fastest production car in the world’ was launched outside a restaurant during SIHH in 1961. After the introduction about 500 orders were being placed. Not only back then the car was a big hit, nowadays it’s still a wanted item for most men – just like the watches inspired by it.
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