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Most watches are the fruits of beautiful histories, from their design to the circumstances that turned them into icons… Some of these watches, which are...
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The Anti-Magnetic Seamaster Aqua Terra Lands in Omega stores

To pull of this grand feat, the brand surrounded itself with a team of engineers from ETA, Nivarox, FAR, Asulab, and Omega. The OMEGA Co-Axial 8508 anti-magnetic caliber came out of this collaboration. By pairing high-tech calibers with finely designed timepieces, the Seamaster Aqua Terra watch becomes a reflection of our times. It’s not just...

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IWC Big Pilot Celebrates The Little Prince

“You can only see with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes.” wrote Antoine. This is the same impression you may get upon laying eyes on one of these two watches. The Swiss manufacturer has had a partnership with Saint-Exupéry’s heirs since 2006; established on a long tradition of pilot watches, this watchmaker...

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The Piaget Altiplano on Display at Printemps

For Piaget, the exploit has supplanted the unprecedented. It’s only natural then that it is through its emblematic line that the manufacturer is tracing a half-century of quest and conquest of ultra-thin. Quickly become its signature, the Altiplano collection is the expression of a classicism imbued with purity and refinement. The fruit of decades of...

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The Reverso by Jaeger LeCoultre

One day in India in 1930, someone from Jaeger-LeCoultre rubbed elbows with a few polo players from the British colonial army. César de Trey took on their desire to possess a watch that would be able to support the shocks that came with their sport, and passed it on to Jacques-David LeCoultre. The Reverso, which means...

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Chanel, Première Flying Tourbillon for Only Watch

Organized to benefit research against Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the fifth edition of the Only Watch auction will this year take place on September 28th in Monaco. Just the occasion for Chanel to present the first copy of its luxury “Tourbillon Volant” watch. A unique piece manufactured in Switzerland, it undertakes a new minimalist approach to...

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The Serpenti Collection By Bulgari

Before being catapulted into the “must-have” league by the mythic film Cleopatra, Bulgari’s serpentine jewelry was already making an appearance in store windows of Paris’ place Vendôme in 1932. The line was called “Tubogas” and made reference to the industrial aesthetic that was de rigueur in those days. The skeleton gave its watch bracelets a rendition of...

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Cartier’s Icons On Display at Selfridges

Beyond fashions and the whims of an era, Cartier possesses savoir-faire and a unique artisanship anchored in their style, all of it contained within the power of an extraordinary history comprised of exceptional encounters and travels, the likes of which you don’t see anymore. Since 1847, Cartier has shone with its technical prowess in fine...

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The Omega Seamaster: The Genealogy of a Star Watch

Omega put the first Seamaster, now available in a countless number of models, up for sale in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the brand. Founded in 1848 by Louis Brandt, the brand established itself as a partner for big events from 1909 onwards by sponsoring the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1909. It also made...

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The Tank MC by Cartier

Equipped with 1904 MC, the first manufacture movement by Cartier, this new watch boasts never-before-seen mechanics. This can be seen through the sapphire background of a massive dial who’s square shape is just an illusion. From there on, it’s a watch that praises the elegance of irreverence, the dandy-ism that made Cartier, in the style...