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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

For almost 100 years Urmaker Bjerke has been selling some of the world’s most exciting and exclusive watches. Now the Norwegian watch retailer opens a store in the middle of Oslo’s luxury street, Nedre Slottsgate 11, to do these miniature objects of art justice. “The store is a place where customers feel well taken care of. Watch enthusiasts can come over to have a chat or to get service on their watches”, says Halvor Bjerke. With 470 m2 the store will be the largest Nordic watch store in the haute horlogeriesegment. The store extends over two floors and has a special booth for those who want a viewing without interruption.

The new DeWitt Twenty-8-Eight Skeleton Tourbillon has that unmistakable architectural quality you see in every DeWitt creation. At the heart lies the calibre DW8028s that uses age-old, recognized and highly reliable technical parameters in its

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.

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.

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.

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.