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The Online Watch Market - Peter Kramer from Troverie - Monochrome Watches
Following our series of articles about the “Online Watch Market“, we take a look at a player with an original business model in this ultra-competitive market: Troverie. Its idea is to make things easy and secure, being backed by the original manufacturers’ guarantee. Peter Kramer, their COO, shares with us what differentiates Troverie?from other online watch retailers and his ambition for the future.Can you give us a quick history of Troverie?Troverie is a new omnichannel luxury watch retailer, giving consumers a new destination to shop for watches that are fully guaranteed and protected by the manufacturer. Troverie is a nationwide, fully-authorized shopping experience, supported for the first time by the leading luxury global watch manufacturers and the leading independent jewellers across the United States. We have over a dozen Swiss and German brands involved: Bell & Ross, Blancpain, Breguet, Breitling, Bvlgari, Girard-Perregaux, Glashutte Original, Hamilton,
Introducing: The Ulysse Nardin Diver Atoll with Chrysocolla Dial
Ulysse Nardin has always been associated with the sea, from its early days as a purveyor of precision marine chronometers to its current nautical-inspired collection, which includes classical references like the Marine Torpilleur or more contemporary, high-performance Divers. Offered in three case sizes, the more compact 39mm model returns with a stunning mottled neon blue and green stone dial.Released in 2021 as part of a trilogy, the 39mm Diver has appeared with gem-set bezels, like this tutti-frutti Diver Rainbow and diamond-set bezels on the Diver Starry Night. The latest reference has a 39mm stainless steel case with a thickness of 11mm and contrasting brushed and polished finishings. In line with the Diver collection's commitment to sustainability, 80% of the steel used for the case is recycled. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The case and its closed
Introducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon
To many, Jaeger-LeCoultre is, first and foremost, the Reverso, represented by plenty of models with incredible mechanical and artistic complications to please the most discerning customer. However, contrary to what you might think, for a good two-thirds of its existence, since 1931 and until 1990, the Reverso collection featured time-only watches. The king of complications, the tourbillon, made its way into the JLC offering only in 1993. For the Maison, it was the first to appear in a wristwatch and the first in the Reverso collection. Thirty years later, with proven expertise in tourbillons and the development of technically advanced calibres, Jaeger-LeCoultre reveals the Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon inspired by that very first Reverso Tourbillon.It is okay if the name of the new JLC creation sounds familiar to you. In 2018 the Maison introduced a 50-piece limited-edition Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon in platinum (ref. Q3926480), reserved for the lucky few. The new edition
Hands-On - The new Louis Moinet Memoris Spirit (Specs & Price)
The Memoris was initially introduced?in 2016 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ateliers Louis Moinet and the 200th anniversary of the Compteur de Tierces, the innovative stopwatch created by the eponymous watchmaker. Instead of revealing the chronograph movement on the caseback, the Memoris transposes the chronograph mechanism to the dial. During Watches and Wonders 2022, the model returns in a modernised version marking a fitting design direction for the independent watchmaking brand. Meet the Louis Moinet Memoris Spirit.The Louis Moinet Memoris was designed as a tribute to the creation of a historic Louis Moinet creation, the Compteurs de Tierces. According to the markings on the case, this remarkable stopwatch was designed in 1815-1816 to time the passage of the stars – it measures time intervals to the 60th of a second with start, stop and reset functions. To reach this impressive precision, its balance wheel beats at a staggering 216,000 vibrations per hour!
Pre-Baselworld 2018 - Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear (Specs & Price)
With certain brands, it is sometimes hard to define the DNA, the essence of their creations or what is the common theme linking the collections. With?Chronoswiss on the other hand, this is rather easy. Indeed, the brand has a clear segmentation, as most of its watches are based on a regulator display. The latest model in the collection doesn’t?derogate from the general rule. Please meet the?Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Open Gear, a modern take on the brand’s codes.The regulator watch is closely linked to the history of?Chronoswiss, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Indeed, the regulator was the first stand-alone model in the history of Chronoswiss and in subsequent years, it quickly became the brand ?s central theme. This model is even celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Thus, no surprises that the team behind the brand wanted this original display to be at centre stage in their latest creation, as a preview for Baselworld 2018. Ad - Sc
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