Lex Stolk, Author at 0024 WatchWorld

Een onvergetelijke 25ste editie van de Nuvolari Grand Prix

by Lex Stolk on 24/09/2015

The team consisting of Andrea Vesco and Andrea Guerini in a 1934 FIAT 508 S Balilla Sport were the winners, for the fourth consecutive year, of the Nuvolari Grand Prix, now in its 25th edition. Their prize was two highly sought-after Tazio Nuvolari watches offered by the race’s official timekeeper Eberhard & Co., which was celebrating 25 years spent alongside one of the most enjoyable races dedicated to classic cars.

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Bell & Ross BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon

by Lex Stolk on 21/09/2015

The BR-X1, a high-tech chronograph with sporty looks, which is as robust as it is sophisticated, marked the arrival of a new Bell & Ross line and the beginning of a whole new chapter in the saga of the brand. Revolutionary in its design and also inspired by aeronautical flight instruments, the BR-X1 line expands with a new exceptional Haute Horlogerie version: the BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon. This precious measuring instrument combines the extremely virile aesthetic codes of the brand with the technical refinement of Bell & Ross’ Haute Horlogerie.

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Ace & Dik Jewelers reopens!

by Lex Stolk on 10/09/2015

Last night Ace & Dik Jewelers, located at the Van Baerlestraat 46 in Amsterdam, officially reopened their boutique after a month of complete renovations. The new boutique has a modern and luxurious appearance and offers space to a careful selection of the world’s best jewellery and watch brands.

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Jaquet Droz The Bird Repeater Geneva Edition

by Lex Stolk on 04/09/2015

A birdcage with a diameter of 47mm would seem to be on the small side – certainly for two adult birds and a nest filled with two babies, as well. Still, Jaquet Droz has managed to find a comfortable home for these feathered friends. The birds are happy, as evidenced by the cheerful sounds they produce. But all joking aside: this mechanical creation with singing birds is too astonishing to fully get the effect across in mere words.

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In the spotlight: Casio G-Shock MRG-G1000RT

by Lex Stolk on 01/09/2015

Early 1980s, Japan. Kikuo Ibe continues to smash watches and his colleagues and superiors are quietly starting to worry. Ibe refuses to stop and in 1983 his perseverance is rewarded and his colleagues and superiors are reassured, when the shock-resistant G-Shock hits the market. The vulnerable watch has been rendered invincible by means of triple protection for the components, the movement and the case, becoming first an American and then a global success.

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Zenith Academy Georges Favre-Jacot

by Lex Stolk on 31/08/2015

A watch made of 797 components, 575 of which are needed to make the fusée and (18cm) chain transmission of the highly complicated movement. We're talking about a strictly limited and expensive birthday watch. Birthday as in ‘anniversary piece’, not ‘present’.

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Oris Divers Sixty-Five: optimised

by Lex Stolk on 26/08/2015

At first glance you may think “Oh no, not another retro model”, but upon closer inspection of the Oris Divers Sixty-Five the suspicious watch aficionado learns that this is about more than convenient retro just to be fashionable. What Oris has done is translate a vintage model from 1965 into a watch for today, and in such a way that the price remains extremely reasonable.

Watch of the Year

0024 European Watch of the Year 2015: the Stockholm edition

by Lex Stolk on 14/08/2015

This year the 15th edition of the annual 0024 European Watch of the Year event will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. For the first time 0024 WatchWorld is organising the award ceremony in conjunction with prestigious Nymans Ur, a top-level jeweller with a range of brands that is guaranteed to make the mouth of every aficionado water.

Editor's opinion

Watchspotting

by Lex Stolk on 21/07/2015

Watchspotting is my thing and I do it all the time and wherever I am. When I'm watching TV - I spot Charlie Sheen wearing a Patek Philippe in a repeat of Two and a Half Man and I find myself chuckling, not at the corny jokes but because of the fact that I'm spotting a Patek - when I'm eating in a restaurant - to the serious displeasure of my dinner companion who is feeling neglected - when I'm on a plane - the fellow passenger can feel eyes on him, but strangely enough on his wrist rather than the back of his neck.

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Remembering Karel Hubert

by Lex Stolk on 20/04/2015

Here at 0024 we are in the business of time. And right now we really hate time. We want to turn back time because our founding editor Karel Hubert has passed away last Thursday, April 16 at the early age of 65 and we really, really miss him. It was his own choice to stop his time here on earth and we respect that. But that doesn’t mean we don’t want to go back in time to be able to listen to his incredible anecdotes, his snappy one-liners or hearing him talk about an obscure artist he discovered recently.

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The Jaeger-LeCoultre Sound Lab At Harrods

by Lex Stolk on 03/12/2014

To celebrate the festive season, Jaeger-LeCoultre brings the essence of the Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux to the iconic Fine Watch Room of Harrods in London, from November 28th to January 14th 2015. In a major tribute to striking watches, there will be the opportunity to explore the different facets of this sophisticated complication.

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