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Like the rest of the collection it belongs to, the Traveller Large Date, Moon Phases & GMT watch was conceived for travel. Some readily apparent details attest to this, including the grid-like pattern engraved into the dial, which mimics the imaginary longitudes and latitudes dividing the globe. Functionally, the second time zone sub-dial between four […]

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The fourth edition of Art Republik delivers a punch with the inevitable topic of art in the future. “While the future of art may ultimately be uncertain, one can probably guess where it is heading by taking a keen look at the present,” says Marc Wong, Managing Editor of Art Republik, “and from where I’m […]

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Last Tuesday, Louis Vuitton inaugurated its La Fabrique du Temps watchmaking facility in Meyrin, Geneva, bringing for the first time all its watchmaking capabilities under one roof. In attendance was Hamdi Chatti, vice-president of watches and jewellery at Louis Vuitton, Monique Boget, mayor of Meyrin, and Pierre Maudet, vice president of the State Council Department […]

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Aviator has really come into its own recently, with 2013 being a watershed year as all its watches were Swiss made for the first time. The brand occupies an interesting position – it’s committed to the entry level market, but simultaneously, its upper echelon timepieces offer serious quality disproportionate to their prices. The Douglas here […]

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As a follow up to the original video featuring Jerome Lambert, CEO of Montblanc, the brand has released an in-depth feature of its Metamorphosis II watch, which was unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2014 in Hong Kong.

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No visit to Paris would be complete without a stop at the Louvre, it is said. Indeed, there are many and more beautiful monuments in the City of Lights, but especially to aficionados of history as well as art, the Louvre simply cannot be missed. Today, thanks to Montres Breguet, there is yet another reason […]

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For the second Watches & Wonders held in Hong Kong, IWC has unveiled its new Portofino Midsize collection. The collection comprises of four different models, who together account for a whopping 20 new references from the manufacture, and is one of the most comprehensive launches of a new collection that we’ve seen to date. With […]

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The September issue of WOW is out! In this issue, we explore the relationship between movement suppliers and watchmakers, look into the non-mainstream brands a hipster will love, and dream of the connections between motoring and horology. We’ve also moved our annual gift guide to this issue, a whole quarter early, to give you ample time […]

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Like Vacheron Constantin which we featured earlier, Montblanc has a surprise planned for Watches & Wonders as well. We know that it’ll be a grand complication following 2010’s Metamorphosis, and has been named the Metamorphosis II. We know too, that it’ll almost certainly be released in a very limited run. Here’s Montblanc’s CEO Jerome Lambert […]

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With just seven days to go before Watches & Wonders takes place in Hong Kong, various brands have begun previewing their agendas for the fair to whet visitors’ appetites. Vacheron Constantin is no exception, having unveiled two new watches that will be added to its Collection Excellence Platine. For the uninitiated, Collection Excellence Platine is […]

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Concord has released a new reference to its C1 collection to coincide with the recently concluded Singapore Grand Prix. The aptly named C1 NightRacer comes in a limited run of just 25 pieces, and will be sold exclusively by Concord’s retail partner Cortina Watch.Like its siblings from the collection, the NightRacer is positioned as a […]

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In the run-up to the F1 night race taking place in Singapore this weekend, IWC has unveiled two new watches jointly designed with the drivers from the Mercedes AMG Petronas (MAP) racing team – the Ingenieur Chronograph Edition ‘Lewis Hamilton’, and the Ingenieur Chronograph Edition ‘Nico Rosberg’. IWC is the official engineering partner for MAP, […]

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