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Visiting the Rolex headquarters: report from the Oyster

by Lex Stolk on
It's a lot easier to obtain a visa for North Korea than to book a fully organised trip to the head office and production facilities of Rolex. Even more, you can't actually organise this trip yourself; only when it pleases Rolex will the gates be opened and outsiders admitted. Rolex was recently disposed to invite 0024 for a revealing look at the tightly closed world of the Oyster.
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Slim d’Hermès Mille Fleurs du Mexique

by Lex Stolk on
The Slim d’Hermès Mille Fleurs du Mexique is a watch like a hothouse plant. No, that description doesn't do justice to the luscious floral design on the mother-of-pearl dial of this watch. This miniature artwork was inspired by a Hermès scarf designed by Mexican graphic designer Laetitia Bianchi.
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Waarom het mechanische horloge steeds populairder wordt

by Kristian Haagen on
A paralysed Russian currency, record low oil prices and the endless wars in the Middle East. All this and other world problems seem to not really bother any of the watch brands presented on the luxurious Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. Champagne was poured, smiles were big and parties were held for the carefully selected members of the world press and retailers.
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Bukowskis auction house invests in a new watch department

by Britta Rossander on
Tony Frank and Mikael Wallhagen, experts in everything to do with watches, were lured away from Kaplans to become the new watch experts at Bukowskis. In the spring they will be building the department with a view to becoming an important player in this field. The idea for the move arose during the recording of last season's popular TV programme Antikrundan (comparable to the Antiques Roadshow in the UK), in which Mikael values watches.
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Hamilton Ventura Elvis80: Two for the show

by Lex Stolk on
The new Hamilton Ventura Elvis80 is a must-have for anyone with an eye for authentic legends. Elvis is a legend and therefore the watch he wore is too. Elvis Presley was way ahead of his time. He shook his hips and by doing that the world. The remarkable Hamilton Ventura with its shield like appearance was also quite a shock in the conservative world of horology. Elvis wore a Ventura in de 1961 movie “Blue Hawaii” resulting in maximum exposure for the unusually shaped model that was first launched in 1957.
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Ball Watch’s ambassador Hervé Barmasse above the clouds

by Lex Stolk on
Building rugged watches without testing them in the great outdoors is silly when you think about it. Ball Watch has the same idea and therefore mountaineer Hervé Barmasse is the brand’s latest ambassador who wears his Ball Watch wherever he ventures. Currently, Hervè is the only climber who has conquered the 1,500 meters to the south wall of the Matterhorn alone, and the only person in the world that has established a new route for this purpose. He has conquered routes considered impossible: Beka Brakay Chhok in Pakistan (6.970 meters), and the granite walls of Cerro Piergiorgio in Patagonia.
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Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante: innovative chronograph

by Lex Stolk on
Built like a supercar, the Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante unites three coveted "haute horlogerie" complications in a contemporary, three-dimensional form that is unlike any other: the tourbillon, fly-back double column wheel chronograph and split-seconds (rattrapante), while also boasting automatic winding with a power reserve display.
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