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Introducing The Accessible Timex Marlin Sub-Dial Automatic
The watchmaking industry can be a daunting and dizzying environment, both from a mechanical and financial perspective. Every day we are bombarded with watches costing tens of thousands of dollars and uber-complex movements. And to be honest, considering the fact it is our passion and profession, we’re not often surprised by price tags well into the six figures (whether they’re justified or not is a different discussion…) But where does that leave people that are on a budget, or perhaps first-time buyers into mechanical watches? What’s out there that looks cool, yet is very affordable? That’s where watches like the new Timex Marlin Sub-Dial Automatic 39mm come in!The Marlin collection by Timex has been a long-standing range of affordable watches, with an understated design that makes it fit for the boardroom but also for more casual occasions. New to the range is this Marlin Sub-Dial Automatic 39mm, which offers a new look, and new mechanics, at roughly the
The Geneva Watch Days Charity Auction, But You Can't Buy Any Watches
The things money can’t buy… There are things you can get in exchange for your hard-earned money. And then, some experiences and encounters are simply not available, whatever you’ll put on the table… Except in this case, it does. But since it’s for a good cause, one that will only ensure the future of an industry that we love, we’re all good with it. This year, during the?official Geneva Watch Days dinner, Phillips will hold a private auction, with the proceeds going to the ecole d'Horlogerie de Geneve. And the things that you’ll be able to get there, even though related to the world of watchmaking, are not watches. Become a watch designer for a day? Check! Spend a day with a famous Premier League player and come back home with a Jersey? Check again. And there will be more.?On principle, such an auction would have not made it through the pages of your favourite watch magazine… It’s typically an insider’s gathering that doesn
A Week in Japan with Grand Seiko Reveals Secrets of the Brand's Unique Craftsmanship
Stating that Grand Seiko is Japanese is like saying that the Eiffel Tower belongs to Paris. It seems so obvious at first that you might forget that France’s most famous monument wasn’t meant to become a permanent fixture. With Grand Seiko, the Japaneseness of the brand isn’t just about the location. It’s not about making watches in Japan; it’s about making watches the Japanese way, something the brand calls Dou (µÀ) or The Way. A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Japan and my goal was, besides visiting several key locations for the brand, to understand what makes Grand Seiko unique. To discover what makes it intrinsically, deeply, brilliantly Japanese.?When I received an invitation from Grand Seiko in the late summer to finally visit Japan and the brand’s manufactures and other important locations (I say finally because this trip was initially planned for spring 2020…), I couldn’t hide a certain excitement. I h
Affordable Proposition - Hands-on Review of the new Tissot PRS 516 Automatic Chronograph (live pics & price) - Monochrome-Watches
When it comes to owning a cool watch, easily recognizable and that will create enthusiasm for sure, a chronograph is always on the top of our buying guide. Chronographs are cool, they look usually sporty and more technical than the usual watch and they are useful (at least, that's what owners are trying to make you think). However, a chronograph is quite a complicated feature compared to a classical 3-hand watch, especially when it comes to mechanical timepieces - but we have a solution, an affordable chronograph with a nice racing-car inspiration and a strong & reliable mechanical content. Here is the 2015 Edition of the?Tissot PRS 516 Automatic Chronograph.Choosing a chronograph is like buying a 4-door sedan car. There are dozens of them available on the market, starting from 100 Euros quartz watches to top-range mechanical ones like the De Bethune DB29 MaxiChrono (priced over 150.000 Euros) – and we’re not even talking about those with added complications (QP, split-
SIHH 2015 - Vacheron Constantin Metiers dArt Arca collection - Monochrome Watches
Vacheron Constantin is looking back on its remarkable 260 years of history, and offers a series of celebratory collections, such as the all-new Harmony collection and the two Metiers d'Art Mecaniques Gravees timepieces. The third offering cultivates on artisanal crafts gathered since their foundation in 1755. We give you the Vacheron Constatin Metiers d'Art Arca, a series of 12 unique table clocks.This collection, inspired by a 1933 Vacheron Constatin clock, is a culmination of the brand's artisanal crafts. Master watchmakers, crystal glassmakers, stone hunters and -cutters, guillocheurs, engravers and enamellists all put in work to create 12 unique table clocks. The series of clocks is gradually unveiled over the coming year, and an exclusive preview was granted at SIHH 2015. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Vacheron Constantin has spent over a year to unea
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