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High Quality Chopard L.U.C. Perpetual Chrono Hands-On
Produced in-house by their higher-end manufacture (L.U.C.), the L.U.C. Perpetual Chrono boasts a vertical coupling-clutch column-wheel flyback chronograph with a perpetual calendar, along with an impeccably finished haute horology dial, movement, and case. This year at Baselworld, high quality watch Chopard introduced one of their most complicated timepieces ever. Intricate details of the dial include…
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Introduce the Omega Planet Ocean Deep Black collection to you
The new ceramic watch case measures 45.5 mm in diameter by a thickness of 18.87 mm, which is understandably even larger than the Dark Side of the Moon, which measures 44.25 mm in diameter by 16 mm thick, as this is a professional diver’s watch. That said, if you are looking for a diver’s watch…
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Grand Seiko GMT REVIEW
Fullscreen The dial The dial of this Grand Seiko GMT (Ref. SBGM023) is silvered, but in certain light, it looks almost cream colored. Production of the dial requires a lengthy process that includes metal plating and then spraying of multiple layers of clear coat. And while the industry standard for the amount of clear…
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The High Quality Breguet Type XXI 3817 Hands-On
Louis Charles Breguet developed the gyroplane, the forerunner of the helicopter. He also developed the Breguet XIV plane in 1916. And according to Breguet, “between 1917 and 1926, around 8,000 of these legendary aircraft were acquired by an estimated fifteen countries. Other models followed, such as the Breguet 19, and later the Breguet Deux-Ponts (Double…
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Sharing Mille Miglia GTS Automatic Speed Black Hands-On
Referred to by Enzo Ferrari as the “world’s most beautiful race”, it inspired an eponymous watch collection created by Chopard, which as of last year are now equipped with manufacture movements. Since 1988, swiss watch Chopard has been the official timekeeper of the famous Mille Miglia endurance race – which features more than 400 classic…
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The Best Tudor Black Bay Dark Hands-On
The Heritage Black Bay, first launched in 2012, is Tudor’s best-selling collection. Based on the first 1954 Tudor Submariner (Ref. 7922), along with design elements borrowed from multiple subsequent Submariners, the Black Bay is not a re-edition, instead, it is a contemporary re-interpretation of the original. Building on the success of the core model, last…
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Pre-owned Tails and Heads with Govberg Watches
You may not know that outside of selling new watches, they do a brisk pre-owned business. ProfessionalWatches is partnering with the folks at Govberg to bring you inside of their pre-owned vaults. Over the coming months, we’ll be bringing you thematic coverage of some of our favorites pieces in their vast inventory. Many people know…
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Review On Montblanc TimeWalker Pythagore Ultra-Light Concept
Creating a timepiece this light required the use of a special composite material called “Innovative Technical Revolutionary Resin” (or ITR) combined with Kevlar/carbon to create the case middle, bezel, back, and crown. The material is extremely difficult to manufacture, although the advantages of using this high-tech resin results in a case that it is eight…
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The Best Omega Speedmaster CK2998 Limited Edition
Omega designers borrowed some key design cues from the past, mixed with modern elements, to create a contemporary version of the 2998. One of the most interesting debuts from Omega in 2016 was the Speedmaster CK2998 Limited Edition, a throwback to their original reference 2998-1 from 1959. The Lance-shaped hands (Omega calls them “Alpha-shaped”) for…
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Citizen to get the Frederique Constant Group
The Frederique Constant Group consists of Frederique Constant, Alpina, and DeMonaco – which maybe most importantly has over a dozen manufacture calibers available to use at these three brands, and now, presumably to use within the Citizen group of brands, which includes Swiss brands La Joux-Perret (manufacture), Arnold & Son, and Angelus. Today, in Tokyo,…
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A step inside of Audemars Piguet’s US Service Center to see my Royal Oak receive a factory service
Finished movement prior to re-casing Escapement regulation Watchmaker’s bench prior to parts cleaning Movement after servicing and prior to rotor installation The finished dial side of the movement Main watchmaking floor at AP’s Clearwater facility Placing the new dial on the movement High polish angles are refinished prior to satin finishing Case angles being…
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High Quality Vacheron Constantin Overseas World Time Hands-On
The new World Time is presented in a stainless steel case measuring 43.5 mm x 12.6 mm, equipped with a soft iron casing ring that protects against magnetic fields, and with a screwed-down crown, resulting in a sporty world time wristwatch that is water resistant to 150 meters. After launching the all-new Overseas collection in…