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Nearly one year ago at the annual LVMH Watch Week, Zenith launched the Defy Skyline collection. At this year’s event, held in Singapore for the first time, the Swiss watchmaker is unveiling a new addition to the family, the Defy Skyline Skeleton. The novelty features an open dial with an open-worked El Primero automatic movement. […] Visit Zenith Unveils The Defy Skyline Skeleton At LVMH Watch Week (Live Pictures) to read the full article.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Kicking off LVMH Watch week, we get some hands-on time to get up close and personal with the new Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton. New with hands-on: Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton The new Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton Ref. 03.9300.3620/79.I001 has a retail price of SGD 16,100 / CHF 10,900. Zenith released 4 novelties for this LVMH [...] The post New with hands-on: Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Every once in a while we run into rare, spectacular watches like this one. This rare bird is one of the most exclusive limited editions issued by Patek Philippe in the last years. Yes, we are talking about the Patek Philippe World Time ref. 5130R-020 Munich Edition. This fascinating watch, launched in 2014 to celebrate the Munich exhibition, was produced in limited quantities of 25 pieces in 18K white gold and 25 in 18K rose gold and only available for sale in Germany.

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Oris debut new in-house manually wound calibre 473 in the new Oris Big Crown Calibre 473. Despite being manually wound, it is 0.5mm THICKER than the previous automatic model due to new power reserve indicator on the movement. The release also heralds Oris’ first-ever butterfly clasp with fine adjustment mechanism. Introducing: The Oris Big Crown … Continued The post INTRODUCING: Oris debut new in-house manually wound movement with the Big Crown Calibre 473 appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post INTRODUCING: Oris debut new in-house manually wound movement with the Big Crown Calibre 473 appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

With the introduction of the hand-wound Oris Big Crown Calibre 473, another important step in the evolution of the long-running Big Crown Pointer Date makes its appearance. The watch also shows Oris’s determination to stand out from a movement perspective once again. The Oris Movement Creation Program outdid itself with the introduction of Calibre 473. […] Visit Hot Take: The Hand-Wound Oris Big Crown Calibre 473 to read the full article.

Oris has always been about tradition. They’ve stayed true to their brand heritage, continuing to manufacture watches out of their Northwest Switzerland home in Hölstein since the brand was founded there in 1904. They’ve harkened back to their classic designs and brought them into the 20th century while simultaneously creating new and refreshing models that […] The post Big Crown Calibre 473 Celebrates a Decade of Oris Movement Creation Program appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Originally founded in 1904 in Holstein, Switzerland, Oris – now an independently owned brand – had built a reputation for its mechanical watches at a great value proposition.  The brand , which has its own Movement Creation Program, has, over the past decade, unveiled nine mechanical calibers. Now, as the new year comes around, Oris… The post Oris Unveils 10th Movement In 10 Years With New Big Crown Caliber 473 appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

Swiss brand Oris initiates 2023 with glad tidings and announces the advent of its tenth in-house developed movement, writing a new chapter in the life of its iconic Big Crown Pointer Date. The new calibre 473, based on the automatic calibre 400 introduced in 2020, boasts the same performance and resilience but is hand-wound and […]

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James Lamb is a British watchmaker (and silversmith, and precision engineer) who is currently making some of the most visually stunning watches in the world, but flying almost completely under the radar. That might change somewhat this week, with the launch of a new limited edition spun off from the Origin Series, Lamb’s first line […] The post James Lamb Launches a Limited Edition through the Collective Horology Shop appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Sometimes we feature stories from our readers about their Speedmaster watches. This is a story from Jason, who inherited his grandfather’s watch, a beautiful Speedmaster Professional 145.022-69 with a straight-script case back. The thing is, he never knew about this watch until his grandfather passed away and he went through his belongings. Without further ado, […] Visit Family Heirloom: I Found This Forgotten Moonwatch That Belonged To My Grandfather to read the full article.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Parmigiani releases a new watch with a traditional Chinese Calendar – the Tonda PF Xiali Calendar. Press Release information with commentary in italics. New: Parmigiani Tonda PF Xiali Calendar The new Parmigiani Tonda PF Xiali Calendar Ref: PFH982-1022301-100182 has a retail price of SGD 98,770 / CHF 59,000. Commentary The Chinese Calendar is not the [...] The post New: Parmigiani Tonda PF Xiali Calendar appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Grand Seiko celebrates the 25th anniversary of its breakthrough calibre 9S with two special models from its Heritage collection and dials inspired by the changing skies over Mount Iwate. In honour of the first GS watch fitted with the in-house 9S movement – created by Grand Seiko’s head of design Nobuhiro Kosugi in 1998 – […]

Nothing. The concept of nothing — the empty set, zero — is easy to fathom when it comes to quantity. When it comes to the void — the distance between heavenly bodies, a force so powerful that even light cannot escape — the concept becomes more abstract. H. Moser & Cie. explores minimalism in many […] Visit The H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Centre Seconds Vantablack to read the full article.

Trying to get a new Rolex watch can be frustrating, but is it frustrating enough to steal one? Jokes aside, watch theft in any form is, of course, immoral, and you would think a supposed man of the law would know better. Sure, police corruption is a very real and unfortunate reality. But it was … Continued The post Vermont state trooper allegedly stole a Rolex watch from evidence room appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post Vermont state trooper allegedly stole a Rolex watch from evidence room appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

With the Chinese New Year starting in just a couple of weeks, watch brands are amping up their special editions. This year is the year of the Rabbit and Chopard has the lovable zodiac sign covered in two different watches.  This year, the brand unveils 88 pieces of the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the… The post Meet The Chopard Chinese New Year Rabbit L.U.C. XP Urushi And Happy Sport Rabbit appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

In the real world, some complications are pretty useless. And that's not saying they aren’t cool. Here Joshua Munchow runs through his top 5 most useless complications and why they are simultaneously cool. The post Top 5 Least Useful Horological Complications: And Why They Are Still Awesome – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

It’s that time of the year again when we turn around and have a good look at what caught our attention in the previous one. For me, a brand like Rolex with its mix of incremental changes and a single crazy 50mm+ diver’s tool seemed almost irrelevant. Indeed, other brands were not holding back in […] Visit Was 2022 Zenith’s Big Comeback? — Five Watches That Put The Brand Back On The Map to read the full article.