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Inside Dubois-Depraz, Module Specialist, And Their New Integrated Chronograph - Technical Perspective
Operating somewhat anonymously within the watch industry, this company keeps its impressive client list confidential. Yet, if you are into watches, there's a good chance the name Dubois-Depraz will be familiar. That's because it is one of the most prominent suppliers in the industry. The company has made a name for itself manufacturing parts and additional mechanisms (in particular chronographs and perpetual calendars) for some of the world's most famous watch brands. Today, we take a closer look at this company – and a peek at its first integrated chronograph movement.An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, featuring a modular movement with a Dubois-Depraz Chronograph module on top.Modules…There are essentially two ways of getting a complication into a watch. It can be an integrated construction or it can be a modular construction. With an integrated construction, the different functions are incorporated within the movement architecture. With a modular construction, the add
The very last URWERK UR-103 - UR-103 Phoenix - Monochrome Watches
End of 2010 URWERK stopped production of the UR-103, their landmark timepiece. Especially for Only Watch 2011 the UR-103 rises from the ashes with the piece unique UR-103?Phoenix.?URWERK’s UR-103 shocked and amazed watch lovers, collectors and aficionados when it was released in 2003. Its design and way to display time wasn’t entirely unique, but the total package was! Old pocket watches and even the contemporary Audemars Piguet Starwheel featured similar ways to display the minutes and hours. But the combination with URWERK’s technical innovations and the very unusual case where never seen before and made a lasting impression on the history of watchmaking. Ad - Scroll to continue with article For Only Watch 2011 an URWERK UR-103 was engraved by master engraver?Jean-Vincent Huguenin, who already created the UR-103 Edition Speciale?Art Deco?in 2
Hands-On The 2022 Cartier Santos-Dumont Lacquered Collection
When the intrepid Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his airship around the Eiffel Tower in 1901, he became the man of the hour. Not only is there an airport named after him in Rio de Janeiro, but the first men’s watch specifically designed to be fastened around the wrist bears his name. The Santos watch?by Cartier, which is generally acknowledged as the first men's wristwatch, was designed by his friend Louis Cartier in 1904 and allowed Alberto Santos-Dumont to read the time without having to pull a pocket watch out of his vest pocket on board his extraordinary flying machines. Flying forward 118 years, the iconic square Cartier Santos-Dumont returns with lacquered flourishes on the case and bezel, resulting in a trilogy of watches that many of us consider the best Cartier collection of 2022.Pioneering mindsLouis Cartier had an innate flair for design and anticipated the clean, streamlined ethos of the Art Deco period with his square 1904 Santos and 1917 Tank watches.
Introducing the TAG Heuer Carrera NISMO Calibre 16 Day-Date Chronograph Special Edition (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
When you think about racing cars and car-oriented chronographs, you should?have only a restricted amount of watches?in mind. If you think now?about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you certainly only have one single brand in mind: TAG Heuer – mainly?because of the Heuer Monaco worn by Steve McQueen during the movie Le Mans. For 2015, TAG Heuer partners with the Nissan / Nismo Team and the result of this collaboration is a modified Carrera. Here is the new?TAG Heuer Carrera NISMO Calibre 16 Day-Date Chronograph Special Edition.Even though TAG Heuer is actually in a transitional period with a repositioning strategy (the difficult moments we reported seem to be part of the past now), conducted by its new CEO Jean-Claude Biver and that led to different types of watches, like the vintage-inspired Carrera Calibre 18 Chronograph Telemeter or the very modern Hublot-style Carrera Heuer-01, TAG Heuer’s latest piece of news was?refreshing. In fact, even before?seeing the watch in question, kn
Hands-On Oris Coulson Limited Edition (Specs, Price)
Like many watchmakers these days, Oris is working on improving the planet and supporting relevant organizations. In fact, it's now independently certified as a climate-neutral company. Its latest partnership is with Coulson Aviation, a family-run Canadian agency that sends planes and equipment around the world to fight wildfires. Of course, there's a new watch to mark the occasion that's based on the Big Crown ProPilot series. It strays from the norm with an innovative carbon fibre case and fiery dial, but retains the well-established aesthetic. And what better way to leave 2022 than with a watch honouring a great cause??Coulson Aviation at workCoulson AviationCoulson Aviation was founded in 1960 as a logging company by Cliff Coulson, but his son Wayne helped diversify things and now runs the aerial firefighting arm with his own sons, Britton and Foster. Among their dangerous and vital services is flying a Boeing 737 passenger jet at 200 feet over burning houses. The organization can f
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