Quiet Luxury Watches: Why Understatement Is the New Power
For a long time, luxury was loud. Big, shiny, impossible to miss. A sign of success that demanded to be noticed. But that definition has changed. In a world shaped...
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Quiet Luxury Watches: Why Understatement Is the New Power
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Vintage Uhren
« 4 neuaufgelegte Klassiker » Es gibt Uhren, die treffen den Zeitgeist, sind attraktiv – aber nach kurzer Zeit nicht mehr aktuell. Und dann gibt es Modelle, die werden zu...
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Girard-Perregaux
« Seit 1791 auf der Suche nach Innovation und Exzellenz » Girard-Perregaux steht für technische Exzellenz in der Haute Horlogerie. Im Laufe der Firmengeschichte wusste die Manufaktur stets mit neuen...
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Anniversary Clock: Anton Harder and the 400-Day Clock
« Harder and the 400-Day Clock » With his invention of a pendulum clock that needs winding only once a year, Anton Harder created a design that is especially popular...
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Christiaan Huygens and the Invention of the Pendulum Clock
“A Pioneer in the Service of Watchmaking” Born in The Hague, Christiaan Huygens lived from 1629 to 1695. This Baroque polymath was far ahead of his time with many of...
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Watches to Wear with a Tuxedo: Black Tie Watch Guide
« These Watches Fit the Dress Code » If you receive an invitation that reads "Black Tie," "Cravate Noire," or "Kleiner Gesellschaftsanzug," you know things are about to get formal....
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Max Bill Architektur
« Ein Bauhaus-Ästhetiker für Junghans » Viele Architekten haben sich neben ihrem Hauptberuf auch als Designer oder bildende Künstler betätigt. Doch nur wenigen war es vergönnt, in allen diesen Disziplinen...
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Swiss and German Watches: Heartlands of Watchmaking
« Where Time Lives » For centuries, Switzerland and Germany have been regarded as the home of fine watches. Their watchmakers have made an outstanding contribution to the craft of...
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Haute Horlogerie: History, Manufactures and Myths
« The Mystique of Exceptional Brands » Every person carries a unique code, written into their genes, that determines the color of their eyes and hair, the shape of their...
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Guilloché, Perlage & Watch Finishing Explained
« The Language of Watch Lovers » Beveling edges, engraving guilloché dials, crafting hands by hand – this is, at times, what fine watchmaking is all about. It is where...
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Blued Screws in Watches: What Blued Steel Really Does
« What good are blue movement parts in a watch? » Blue is the color of horology in 2016. That puts the especially high-quality blued steel components back in the...
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Junghans Solar Watches: Milano, 1972 and Force Explained
“How Light Becomes Time” On a small scale and a large one alike, solar energy is a sustainable power source that is already put to use in many ways. The...
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Watch Complications Explained: Simple and Grand
« Small, Grand and Other Complications – What Automatic Watches Can Do » In horology, complications are elaborate additional functions in mechanical watches that go beyond the standard display of...
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Tourbillon
« Die Erfindung des Tourbillons – Auf den Spuren von Breguet » Der Wirbelwind, wie sich das französische Wort "Tourbillon" übersetzen lässt, wurde dafür geschaffen, Fehler in der Ganggenauigkeit einer...
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