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The launch of the Alpina Alpiner Manufacture

by Lex Stolk on
Clean lines, distinctive hands and unmistakable Swiss quality. Reliability and perfect finishing are combined in the new Alpina Alpiner Manufacture AL-710. The watch may be inspired by an automatic Alpiner model from the fifties with its vintage-looking creamy dial, but the clear design gives the watch a contemporary look.
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Zenith does it again

by Lex Stolk on
For the second time, Zenith and the UK based The Watch Gallery collaborated to produce a special watch. In 2013 they introduced the El Primero Chronomaster Power Reserve which became an immediate success. This year the Swiss manufacturer and the prestigious watch retailer launch the Zenith Pilot Extra Special.
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The Breitling Transocean Chronograph 1915 turns 100

by Lex Stolk on
This year Breitling celebrates the 100th anniversary of the independent chronograph push-piece. In 1915 Breitling offered one of the first wrist chronographs, which was equipped with the first chronograph push-piece independent of the crown. One century later this milestone invention is celebrated by the brand with the introduction of the Transocean Chronograph 1915.
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Ace Jewelers introduces Franck Muller

by Lex Stolk on
Good news for Dutch Franck Muller watch enthusiasts: Ace Jewelers adds Franck Muller to its collection of exclusive watches. The brand is known for its exuberant watches that combine distinctive designs with particular complications and details. Ace Jewelers is only one of three Dutch jewelers that represents Franck Muller.
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Jump around: MeisterSinger Salthora Meta

by Lex Stolk on
The principle of the single hand is firmly upheld in the MeisterSinger Salthora Meta and yet, there is something different about the watch. In this sporty-looking model the single hand does not function as a solitary, universal time indicator but as a dedicated minute hand, as the hours are presented digitally in a display at 12 o'clock. When the minute hand reaches the centre of this window the next hour flashes up.
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Editor's opinion

Ware luxe heeft geen logo nodig

by Kristian Haagen on
Recently, it has been said and read that products that flash the makers' logo in big fonts and repeatedly on their products ​are facing a grim future. A new generation of influential shoppers seem​s​ to have had enough walking around like ​human billboards - which for certain brands sounds like bad news. But not for the makers of ​really iconic products. The Hermès Birken bag is easily recognized metres away, but would anyone recognise a Louis Vuitton bag without the LV-logos plastered all over it?
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Not your average Nautilus

by Lex Stolk on
This Patek Philippe Ref. 5711 Jumbo Nautilus in platinum with rubies is anything but an average Nautilus - if such a thing existed. This version is in the Patek Philippe books as Ref. 5711/112P-010. This rare copy, which was sold on 27 December 2014, is in perfect condition and, among
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