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Black watches Black: it’s more than just a colour – it’s a language Whether in DLC, PVD, ceramic or carbon, black is king. The darkest colour has the richest meanings.
June 12, 2017Not everyone agrees that black is a colour. It is a shade, of course, but not a colour because true black is the absence of light. And if there’s no light, there’s no colour. And where this colour (that’s not actually a colour) is concerned, that’s not the only paradox. As a vector of meaning, […]
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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Living Tradition Zoom on the 1815 Up/Down and Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le mérite” models, which pay tribute to traditional pocket watches, like every watch from the 1815 collection.
June 12, 2017Various traditional elements like the minuterie, blued steel hands, Arabic numerals, screwed gold-chatons or sunk dials are reminiscent of the timepieces’ rich heritage. SOURCE:http://en.worldtempus.com/article/watches/trends-and-style/a-lange-et-sohne-1815-living-tradition-23557.html
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A. Lange & Söhne Concorso d’Eleganza 2017 From 26 to 28 May, A. Lange & Söhne is staging its 6th appearance at the exclusive Concorso d’Eleganza for automotive works of art, ranging from the earliest years of motoring to the concept cars of tomorrow.
June 12, 2017During the last weekend in May, the world’s most elegant classic vehicles will be able to be admired in the sprawling grounds of the Villa d’Este on Lake Como. Historic automobiles and motorcycles, as well as concept vehicles that provide a visionary glimpse into the future, will vie for the votes of the jury and […]
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Chronograph watches Categorising chronographs Measuring an interval of time seems like a simple idea. But the watch industry achieves it with many different approaches and variations on a particular type of complication: the chronograph.
June 12, 2017The chronograph. It’s a linguistic convention to talk about this feature in the singular, but in fact the chronograph is plural in nature. There are around twenty different types, which all have specific displays, controls, functions and abilities. As we often find in the watchmaking world, a complication is in fact a little world of […]
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RDI-Charles Kaeser Mémoire collection The new Mémoire watch winder is decorated with fossil wood.
June 12, 2017Set off on a journey into the furthest reaches of time, and contemplate the memory of our beautiful planet in the petrified wood that composes each side of this new winder. The dimensions of the Mémoire winder are 165 x 165 x 145 mm and its weight is 3 kilos. The sides and roof are […]
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Montblanc Oscars 2017 On the occasion of the 89th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on last February 26, many celebraties were wearing Montblanc timepieces.
June 12, 2017At the Ceremony awarding the best movies from the previous year, American Director Barry Jenkins won the Best Movie and Adapted Screenplay with “Moonlight” wearing a Montblanc Star Classique. American actor Denzel Washington, nominated for Best Actor for” Fences”, was wearing a Montblanc 4810 Date Automatic with Montblanc Meisterstück cuff links. American actor Lucas Hedges, […]
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Montblanc Interview with Jérôme Lambert A few hours before the official launch in London, Montblanc’s CEO presented the company’s first smartwatch, the Summit, to WorldTempus.
June 12, 2017You’re launching a smartwatch with a touch screen. What happened to the E-Strap, your connected watch strap?It had reached the end of its life. These products work on the basis of generations. When the time came to decide whether we should go ahead with a second generation, or whether we were going to embrace greater […]
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A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Mérite” The fifth timepiece in A. Lange & Söhne’s “Pour le Mérite” series combines the fusée-and-chain transmission with a tourbillon, a chronograph, a rattrapante func- tion and a perpetual calendar.
June 12, 2017In October 1994, A. Lange & Söhne presented the first collection of the new era, including the Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite”, the first wristwatch with a tourbillon and a fusée-and-chain transmission. It was followed in 2005 with a further model in which these two elaborate constructions were united: the Tourbograph “Pour le Mérite”. But there […]
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Best-selling watches in the US The best-selling watches in the US Our journalist analyses the US watch market and tells us which watch models sell the best.
June 12, 2017After last year’s gloom and doom, the horological mood was noticeably more upbeat at this year’s watch fairs, with some leading U.S. retailers reporting bright spots and a cautiously optimistic outlook for the year ahead. For premier jewelers, exclusivity is key to driving demand at the high end, where Audemars Piguet, Hublot, and Patek Philippe […]
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TAG Heuer Kei Nishikori and his TAG Heuer Professional Golf Watch A TAG Heuer ambassador since 2012, Kei Nishikori wears the Professional Gold Watch when he is on the tennis courts.
June 12, 2017The 26-year-old Japanese tennis player is currently 6th in the ATP rankings. He turned professional in 2007 and, at the age of 18, became the youngest player to reach the top 100 in the ATP rankings. He was also the first Asian player to reach a Grand Slam final (the US Open in 2014). He […]
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