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It's February 29th And Here's All About Leap Year... And Perpetual Calendars
Every four years is a leap year and the month of February gets an extra day, a leap day, on February 29th. 2020 is a leap year and everything flows smoothly at regular, four-year intervals until 2100, which we discover is not a leap year. Wait a minute, 2100 is divisible by four, so what is going on? Find out why the leap year can be erratic and other intriguing details of how man has struggled to create a rational system that accurately reflects Earth’s rotations around the Sun and “fixed” astronomical events, such as the equinoxes and solstices.Inventing instruments to observe, measure and predict the motions of our universe has consumed astronomers since antiquity. Even if you don't have a telescope or a spectrograph in the spare room, most of us keep track of time with watches and calendars. These surprisingly complex mechanisms condense centuries of astronomic tinkering to account for the discrepancies between our computations and those of the universe. Since 158
SIHH 2018 - Christoph Grainger-Herr of IWC, On The New Collection - Monochrome Watches
We always knew that IWC was going to be one of the stand-outs of SIHH 2018, ever since the brand began previewing the limited-edition timepieces from its 150th Anniversary collection last month. Suffice to say, we have not been disappointed. In total, an impressive 28 new limited-edition references were introduced, along with two new calibres. It's a welcome departure for the brand, which normally focuses on refreshing one collection per year (in 2017, it was the Da Vinci collection). In this short video, we speak to Christoph Grainger-Herr, global CEO of IWC, to learn more about the 150th Anniversary collection and the significance of the new two calibres introduced.As many people seem to agree, one of the main highlights from SIHH 2018 is the IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition 150 years, with centralised digital hours and minutes display. A vintage re-edition of sorts, this unusual design is actually based on one of the most iconic pocket-watches ever manufactured by IWC, the Pallweber
First Look: The new Chopard L.U.C Qualite Fleurier in Lucent Steel
A compact, elegant, and sublimely discreet L.U.C Qualite Fleurier heralds two firsts for Chopard. It is the first watch to receive the coveted seal since Chopard became the sole guardian of the Qualite Fleurier Foundation in 2022, and it is also the first watch of this elite family to be made in Lucent Steel.The Qualite Fleurier Certification was created in the early 2000s by three high-end Fleurier manufactures – Parmigiani Fleurier, Bovet and Chopard. It differs from the COSC or Geneva Seal because it evaluates the whole watch, from the quality of the finishing to the accuracy and from the assembly to the durability and reliability of a model. One of the most rigorous certifications in the industry, to obtain the Qualite Fleurier seal, the watch must have first passed the COSC chronometer certification, and the head of the watch (not including the bracelet or buckle) must be 100% Swiss-made. Following the withdrawal of three Maisons from its advisory board, Chopard became the s
Recap - the Best Watches Introduced by OMEGA in 2021
For many brands, 2021 has been an incredibly challenging year, not only to navigate through the pandemic for the second year in a row but also to push the envelope and present one or more new models and collections. While some brands have postponed big releases to a later period in time, Omega decided to drop multiple important novelties. One of which was the unexpected but rather impressive Speedmaster Chronoscope collection, but there's more to Omega's news for this year than that.Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Master ChronometerEarly on in the year, Omega launched a new take on the Speedmaster Moonwatch, one of the biggest icons in watchmaking history, for obvious reasons. It's a daunting task to refresh an icon into a new model, but Omega has succeeded on all fronts. The changes are subtle from the outside, with a slightly thinner and more compact case. A new bracelet ensures that the retouched case wears even more comfortable than ever. Omega also gave the new Speedmaste
Back to basics: the Patek Philippe Ref 5370 Split-Seconds Chronograph - REVIEW with live photos, specs & price - Monochrome-Watches
Sometimes, it happens that Patek Philippe acts… differently. Recently, they came with the?Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524, an unusual (from Patek’s standards) pilot watch or with the Ref. 5960/1A, a sporty steel annual calendar chronograph with coloured accents. They also came with the Nautilus, a now classic watch that wasn’t so classic after all (back in 1976 of course). However, Patek Philippe also knows how to do what collectors expect from them – and this year, they are bringing to us what we will dare to call a proper vintage-inspired timepiece: the classic, high-end, complicated and super-elegant?Patek Philippe Ref 5370 Split-Seconds Chronograph.BackgroundIf you look closely at the Patek 5370, you’ll see that everything in it is reminiscent of past creations, starting from the dial, the indexes, the hands, the complication used or the shape of the case. This watch feels like buried during the 1940s and dug?out just because the hardcore collect
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