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Buying Guide: Six Captivatingly Cool Perpetual Calendar Watches
Often capturing the minds and hearts of collectors with their complex mechanism, perpetual calendars are amongst the most laureled complications around. In many cases, the array of calendar indications is displayed in a rather classical style. But not with these ones, as we take a look at some of the coolest QP watches in recent times. Each one of these mechanical marvels stands out thanks to an unexpected choice of material, dial colour, movement construction, or a combination of those. So, with that in mind, here are six captivatingly cool perpetual calendar watches!Chopard L.U.C. Flying t Twin PerpetualThe Chopard L.U.C. line might be the most classical and dressy side of the brand, but this L.U.C. Flying T Twin Perpetual will not go unnoticed! Made from 18k ethical yellow gold, it makes a big impact on the wrist. The dial is finished in a lovely deep Forest Green colour, with a guilloche pattern radiating outward from the centre of the flying tourbillon. The sub-dials display the d
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,
Buying Guide: The Call Of The Deeps, With 5 Of The Most Focused Instrument Dive Watches
Don’t look for elegance, restrained dimensions, comfort on a daily basis or the ability to wear these watches with a sporty-chic attire at a cocktail party this summer. These watches are not meant for that. These watches are not luxury items (well, some have a luxury price tag, but that’s not the point) but tools created to fulfil a mission. Today, in our latest buying guide, we’ll look at some of the most focused, purpose-built diving instrument watches you can imagine. Watches that are meant to explore the greatest depths, watches that are equipped with functions that only a professional diver will ever use, watches that are big and bold for reasons. It’s time to put on your wetsuit and refill your breathing apparatus because we’re looking at five of the most instrumental dive watches.?Our resident dive watch reviewer and diving enthusiast Derek?on the job.Today’s selection of watches isn’t necessarily about the greatest water-resistance. Of
Hands-On: The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Glassbox
Born in 1963 and named after the dangerous Carrera Panamericana race, the uncluttered, legible design of Jack Heuer’s sporty Carrera chronograph for racing drivers has contributed to its enduring success. Turning sixty this year, TAG Heuer unveiled three higher-end Carrera chronographs with an intriguing Glassbox design during Watches & Wonders 2023. The new Glassbox models pick up on the domed hesalite crystals featured on early Carrera models of the 1970s. Among the three recent releases is this more complex standout piece combing a chronograph complication with a tourbillon. A winning combination of classic features and contemporary tweaks, the watch is powered by a reworked in-house chronometer-certified movement designed by the renowned watchmaker Carole Forestier-Kasapi, who joined TAG Heuer as director of movements in 2020.The Carrera is no stranger to the chrono/tourbillon combo. Who can forget that epic day in 2016 when TAG Heuer released its Carrera Heuer-02T in-hou
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle World Time with Enamel Dial
Surprisingly, just a few weeks after the SIHH 2017, and without showing it to the press, Vacheron Constantin is today introducing a new iteration of the?Traditionnelle World Time. No complaints yet, as we’re not going to hide our pleasure to see this watch, a well-known piece (explained here), back – and with an incredibly detailed dial, done by the hands of trained craftsmen, in enamel. Here is the new?Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle World Time with Enamel Dial.One or two things to know about the?Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle World Time. First of all, it is one of the most precious world time watches on the market, as we showed you in a comparison of 3 watches featuring this same complication, but priced in a completely different way. The VC certainly has all: functionalities, precision of the movement, Hallmark of Geneva stamped on the bridges, elegance and classism. Then, remember that this watch is specific for a very good reason. While most of the world time wa
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