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BK Amsterdam: Classy wooden watches

by Lex Stolk on
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

by Lex Stolk on
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

by Lex Stolk on
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

by Lex Stolk on
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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Bell & Ross en de kunst van patina

by Kristian Haagen on
BR X1 Red Boutique Edition BR X1 Red Boutique Edition BR 03-92 DesertType BR 03-92 DesertType BR Vintage BR Vintage BR 03 Rafale BR 03 Rafale BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon Titanium BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon Titanium BR 03-94 Heritage Ceramic BR 03-94 Heritage Ceramic BR-01 Airborne Bronze BR-01 Airborne Bronze BR-X1 Carbon Forge BR-X1 Carbon Forge
Shoe polishing, the love of patina and a tight relationship with Chanel has made Bell & Ross a global household name among watch lovers. Will the young French watch brand grow into an auction darling as well? Like my father, I love shoes and the way they age. And when I was a kid my father would pay me a five franc silver coin every time I polished his shoes. I think this is why I love patina”, Carlos Rosillo tells me while visiting the Bell & Ross headquarters in Paris and going through a large book on patina. Certainly not your everyday read – unless you are Carlos Rosillo and Bruno Belamich.
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Harry Winston Opus 14: the jukebox complication

by Lex Stolk on
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

by Lex Stolk on
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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