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Editorial Get smart, get modular and stay connected – Baselworld is here! New smart watches vie with new mechanical movements on the road to Basel.
June 12, 2017The good news for Baselworld this year is that TAG Heuer launched the latest version of its smart watch, the Modular 45, the week before the show, complete with the Google Translate function that intrepid digital natives might want to try out on the local population when they order their beers and sausages beneath the […]
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Travel watches UTC & GMT: same but different? Some companies name their travel watches GMT, while others prefer to label them UTC. Is this a marketing ploy or a genuine technical distinction? WorldTempus sheds some light.
June 12, 2017A few days ago, WorldTempus looked at the difference between GMT, UTC, Worldtimer, Dual Time, Universal Time and other variations on the theme. In everyday life, however, the issue that raises the most questions is – what is the difference between GMT and UTC? Are they exactly the same thing? What the experts say To […]
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Champagne dials But the champagne’s not in the glass – it’s under it! The frosty luxury of the hue known as champagne is gradually coming back into fashion, making a more regular appearance on the dials of both vintage and classic models.
June 12, 2017Audemars Piguet – Royal Oak Extra Plat This year, Audemars Piguet is going back to its roots with a watch to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Jumbo, the first Royal Oak in yellow gold, unveiled in 1977. This peerless icon has a vintage look with a tone-on-tone aesthetic, 18-karat yellow gold case and petite […]
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Montblanc Meet Montblanc first smartwatch Montblanc Summit watch combines vintage spirit with smartwatch technology.
June 12, 2017Montblanc unveils its first smartwatch in cooperation with Google introducing fine watchmaking codes to the connected watch world and marking a new era in luxury wearables for men. The perfect connected companion for the young generation to navigate through the fast pace of today’s lifestyles while experiencing the feeling of a real watch on the […]
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Montblanc debuted a smart new member of the vintage pilot watch-inspired Montblanc 1858 Automatic Dual Time Watch Hands-On
March 15, 2017At SIHH 2017, Montblanc debuted a smart new member of the vintage pilot watch-inspired Montblanc 1858 collection with a dual time complication. In a two-tone steel and bronze case, the Montblanc 1858 Automatic Dual Time is an uncommon offering given its particular design, choice of materials, and functionality. The Montblanc 1858 collection is comprised of […]
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Why It’s Time To Upgrade A Mechanical Watch
August 25, 2016If you Google ‘Jeremy Corbyn wristwatch’, you’ll discover that the leader of the opposition (such as it is) wears a quartz Timex. His is a gnarled lump of black plastic on a tatty velcro strap that’s well past its sell-by-date. I’m sure you can see the analogy. Mr Corbyn is not a man likely to […]
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The Best Entry-Level Watches F
May 19, 2016The term ‘affordable’ has a very different meaning in the world of haute horlogerie (that’s French for ‘very well-made and usually quite expensive watches’). The brands that sit by Lake Geneva aren’t au fait with three-for-a-tenner deals; these are watches that individual craftsmen take weeks to make. Six figure price tags are not uncommon. But […]
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