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URWERK's affinity with Black   Geneva – September 2008 The traditional presentation of the year's limited edition series «Black» URWERK is an event awaited wit...

Métiers d'Art "Les Masques"         Some partnerships, like the one between the Manufacture Vacheron Constantin and the Barbier-Mueller M...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANDRE AGASSI AND LONGINES ANNOUNCE THE LONGINES ELEGANCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND   WEEHAWKEN , NJ – August 22, 2008 – Longines recently teamed up...

Dear enthusiasts, GP is about to open a new boutique, which makes for another great place to encounter the brand and it´s lovely watches! The new premises are located in Hong Kong.To be ...

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TimeWerke magazine has kindly offered readers of this forum a sneak peek at a massive 32 page article to be published in the upcoming issue of the magazine. Inspired by the Daniel Roth Il Giocatore Veneziano minute repeater automaton, the article takes us through the history of the mechanical automaton, through the workshop of automaton maker Francois Junod in St Croix to the enormous collection of clocks in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Click here   to see the rest of the preview. ... more

Patek Philippe is most well known for its horological competencies, as we saw them at work in the 5450 Advanced Research and the 5207 instantaneous perpetual calendar with minute repeater and tourbillon.   Still Patek Philippe is also a long time, very long time producer of some more artistic watches, among them the most looked after enamelled world time models brought back this year by the new 5131. But there are other options.   Patek Philippe 5180/1 W Here is the full... more

A visit to Montres Romain Gauthier Don Corson, August 2008 The Vallée de Joux has one of the worlds highest incidences of watchmakers. On the way to visit Romain Gauthier in Le Sentier, I drive through Le Lieu and see the factories of Dubois Depraz and pass Le Solliat, home of the Phillipe Dufour shop. Entering into Le Sentier Jaeger-LeCoultre's construction site next to their existing factory dominates the scene. Looking for a parking space near Romain Gauthier's shop I end up in front of the ne... more

Press Release   URWERK’s affinity with Black   Geneva – September 2008 The traditional presentation of the year’s limited edition series «Black» URWERK is an event awaited with no small amount of impatience by aficionados of the brand. Ever since URWERK’s creation in 1997, the company has reserved the privilege of celebrating each new collection by dressing 10 timepieces - 10 exceptional timepieces - in black. This year the waiting is finally over, becaus... more

  Press Release  “Métiers d’Art Tribute to Great Explorers”   Four years after inaugurating its first series, Vacheron Constantin presents two new models, this time paying tribute to Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus.     In 2004, when Vacheron Constantin inaugurated the limited series of watches created in honour of the great explorers, the Geneva-based brand was displaying a fierce determination to ensure the continuity of one o... more

  Press Release Métiers d’Art “Les Masques”         Some partnerships, like the one between the Manufacture Vacheron Constantin and the Barbier-Mueller Museum, seem to be written in the stars.   Both share the same values, philosophy and passions, each guided by a quest for constant renewal. Although applied in two different worlds, this quest always leads to the same inescapable conclusion:   Time is an art, an art that is subli... more

To quote the press release, "The movement is housed inside a titanium container that is held in place by a carbon-fibre frame and mounted on springs between two matt black ceramic plates. This assembly forms the shock-absorbing sprung case used for all Wyler Genève models, which is further enhanced by the patented crown protector in black ceramic." The actual production watch will have a slightly different dial, but the overall look will be the same. click here to see more. ... more

I would like to share with you few photos I have taken this afternoon during a special GTG for which only military flybacks were invited. First of all, the group photo 9 watches were participating. They all share a lot of characteristics:- chronograph- black dial- on leather- without date- bicompax- and flyback! 6 were coming from France and 3 from Germany. Let's introduce them. On the left Starting from the left, the Heuer chronograph was produced for the Bundeswehr. T... more

Just look at this store...and then wonder I wonder what makes me want to buy, and keep all my watches and stuff in these old steamer trunks..     These wooden trunks are cool...and they have an incredible tactile feel and "history". They are also very masculine..not at all "metrosexual" in any way. Hell..I am sure even the late Lee Marvin, my favorite hero of a stone cut face will use one! See...I bought my trunks way way before this advert came ... more

Audemars Piguet - iW magazine (Chinese Edn) - ThePuristS  Hong Kong GTG 17 Aug 2008 Part 2: Grazing at Nicholini's in Hong Kong Please check out Part 1 of the GTG Report here: CLICK HERE   A little teaser watch-pic to show that this is a serious AP PuristS GTG and there will be more after dinner........   Nicholini's is an Italian restaurant at the Conrad Hong Kong that was voted ''Insegna Del Ristorante Italiano" (Best Italian Re... more

Dear Jaeger-LeCoultre fans, Jaeger-LeCoultre becomes the main partner of the "Jaeger-LeCoultre Open de France Polo Cup 2008" played in Chantilly this coming September.The French Open is one of the four main tournaments in Europe, no less.Taking place at Apremont, Chantilly, in the North of Paris, this event is a great opportunity to attend a polo game of highest level.Several Argentinian and English polo players playing the French season will be there, among them are expected Martin Aguerre and his br... more

I have just completed a short article for a magazine in which I featured the Lang & Heyne Albert of Saxony; I love the movement. It is based on a Unitas but boy does it look good, quite possibly the most beautiful Unitas on the planet. click here  to read the thread. ... more

A few weeks ago I posted photos of a gentleman’s collection of Lange chronographs (click here to see the thread). The post has since received over 1000 hits, which surely must be a record for one with only two pictures and barely any text.   ...... more

PuristSPro Interviews Thomas van der Kallen "Reconstruction Update" By Dr. Melvyn Teillol-Foo © June 2008        Thomas van der Kallen, President of EBEL, last spoke with PuristSPro in 2007 to share ...... more

Substantial sections of this article were published in iW magazine (June 2008). This unabridged version appears by courtesy of FineLife Media Inc.   INTERVIEW:  KARL-FRIEDRICH SCHEUFELE – CHOPARD DRIVER AND WATCHMAKING MARATHO...... more

From Swiss magazine L'Hebdo:   The ramp-up of watch collectors Often based in Asia, they have hundreds of pieces of fine watchmaking. For brands, they are not just good customers, but also valuable advisers. With the Internet, their influenc...... more

  PuristSPro Interviews Jerome Lambert by Nicolas "amanico" Fondaneche © May 2008  Q: What is your personal take on Jaeger-LeCoultre? R: I would define Jaeger-LeCoultre as a brand of beautiful horology tradition and espec...... more

It was a dark and stormy night......some PuristS had drunk mayhaps "a jar too many" and we started thinking about what the PuristS wanted to know but were too afraid to ask. "More about PuristS", someone slurred into the night......... I am now proud to ...... more

Patek Philippe is most well known for its horological competencies, as we saw them at work in the 5450 Advanced Research and the 5207 instantaneous perpetual calendar with minute repeater and tourbillon.   Still Patek Philippe is also a long time, very long time producer of some more artistic watches, among them the most looked after enamelled world time models brought back this year by the new 5131. But there are other options.   Patek Philippe 5180/1 W Here is the full... more

Baselworld 2008 was a rich show for Patek Philippe. We certainly had enough new offerings to please all Patek Philippe lovers. The simple watch amateurs got the marvellous 5124 Gondolo as a subject of admiration, the white gold version being a very appealing homage to the 5101 tourbillon. The serious collectors have to choose (if necessary) between the blue 5070P, the yellow 5970J or the pink dialed 5450P! Did we talk about the highly complicated pieces aficionados? Not yet! Oh sorry! Here it ... more