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Buying Guide: Ringing The Hours With Six Chiming Watches
While there is plenty to be enjoyed when it comes to a finely crafted mechanical time-only watch, sometimes you want a little more than that, right? From GMT watches to chronographs, and from moon phases to perpetual calendars, there’s an absolute abundance of complexity within the watchmaking industry. But what if you’re looking for a more audible experience? Not only seeing time but hearing it instead? Well, you’re in luck as today we’ve compiled a selection of chiming masterpieces. And to prove such a watch doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg (plus a kidney or two), we’ve included two examples priced below 5k!Christopher Ward Bel Canto Rosa GoldThe Christopher Ward Bel Canto is a prime example of a brand thinking out of the box. The brand’s technical director, Frank Stelzer, found a way to create a watch with a chiming hour complication for less than 5k! The Bel Canto has a 41mm wide by 13mm thick grade 5 titanium case with a Rosa Gold (sa
Industry LVMH 2022 First Semester Sales Report
LVMH, the world's largest luxury-goods company, has just released its results for the first semester of 2022. The French luxury powerhouse delivered again record performance with a revenue of EUR 36.7 billion, up 28% compared to the same period in 2021. Organic revenue growth was 21%. All business groups achieved double-digit organic revenue growth over the period. The profit from recurring operations has increased by 34% to EUR 10.2 billion.Just like what has been reported by other players (for instance Swatch Group for the watch industry), the growth has been driven by Europe, Japan and the United States. Business in Asia (excl. Japan) was impacted by partial lockdowns, especially in China. The performance was positive for all business groups and was once again remarkable for the Fashion and leather goods business group with revenues of EUR 18.1 billion (+31% reported). Ad - Scroll to continue with article
IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Edition Blue Angels IW389008 / Hands-On, Price
There are few brands as specialized in pilot’s watches as IWC… The brand has a long and rich pedigree in this field and, since the comeback of the collection in the mid-1990s with the Ref. 3711 and Ref. 3706, IWC has collaborated with some of the greatest squadrons and special forces – including Top Gun. Recently, the Schaffhausen-based brand?has become an official licensee of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels”… And here is the result of this collaboration, the new IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Blue Angels”. The Blue Angels SquadronThe “Blue Angels” is the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration squadron. It was initially formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal aerobatic team – after the French?Patrouille de France?(formed 1931). As other demonstration squadrons, its role is to perform aerial displays and to demonstrate U.S. Navy’s skills throug
Gerald Charles Maestro 2.0 Premier 2021 Green Dial - Hands-On, Price
Gerald Charles, a brand founded by the late watch designer Gerald Genta in 2000, proposes a new iteration of the designer's famous Maestro 2006 timepiece. Renamed the Maestro 2.0 Premier 2021 Edition, the watch comes in an 18k rose gold case with a striking emerald green dial and matching rubber strap. Thinner than the 2020 Maestro Anniversary in steel, the latest time&date model is fitted with an ultra-thin customised Vaucher movement, and the case size has been reduced to 40mm. Limited to 25 pieces, the Maestro 2.0 Premier is a winning combination of luxury and sportiness in true Gerald Genta spirit.BackgroundThe name Gerald Charles might not be as familiar as Gerald Genta, but they belong to the same man. Gerald Charles Genta (1931-2011) has gone down in history as one of the most successful watch designers of the 20th century. The man behind icons like the AP Royal Oak, the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL, and even the classic Bvlgari Bvlgari, in 2000 Gerald Genta
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948
Horology is a child of astronomy. Ever since man wondered about the passage of time, the schedule of our lives has been shaped by celestial events. Time was measured by the sun, the moon and the stars On the occasion of Watches and Wonders 2022, Jaeger-LeCoultre embarks on a Stellar Odyssey. Among the watches inspired by this underlying theme, the Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 is a spectacular worldtimer tourbillon combining a remarkable movement with exceptional crafts.The first thing to catch your eye with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 is its unique worldtime tourbillon movement. The calibre 948 – seen previously in the Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time with minor differences such as a different balance wheel – is what the Grande Maison calls a Universal Tourbillon. It combines the traditional rotation of the tourbillon on itself every minute with an orbital rotation around the dial every day.? Ad - Scroll to continue with art
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