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• 2-Tone Timepieces are a Hit with Young Watch Buyers - The New York Times.
• 3 most wanted watches in the world, out of stock & with year-long waiting lists - "Three wristwatches on the most wanted list are the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116500, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15500, and the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712."
• 3 New Patek Philippe Twenty-4 Models Round Out 12-Piece Line - "The addition demonstrates Patek Philippe’s commitment to this ladies’ line as a full collection despite the company’s very limited overall production."
• 3 Omega Watches Star In New James Bond Film, ‘No Time To Die’ - "Whilst the James Bond film franchise has been embodying the gold standard of sexy espionage-adventure movies since 1962, OMEGA Seamaster timepieces have been worn on screen and in promotions by actors playing Bond since 1995."
• 4 New IWC Top Gun Pilot’s Watches Combine Military Colors With Ceramic Cases - "Lovers of ceramic watches - and all things military - will appreciate the four new Top Gun Pilot’s Watch models introduced by IWC at Watches and Wonders earlier this month. They represent two of the brand’s specialties: military pilot’s watches and ceramic case technology. Two of the debuts are Top Gun Chronographs in new colors - Woodlands (green) and Lake Tahoe (white) - both with 44.5mm ceramic cases. The other two are black models: the Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Ceratanium chronograph with a 41mm case made of black Ceratanium (which combines ceramic with titanium); and the Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Top Gun, made of black zirconium oxide ceramic."
• 4 New Vacheron Constantin Egerie Moon Phases Come With Diamonds & More Diamonds - "Vacheron Constantin likes to live on the extremes of haute horology. If it’s not making watches with the world’s most complicated, it is creating decorative pieces that take years to make, involving a workshop full of top artisans. The latest result of this commitment to high watchmaking is the new Egerie collection of ladies’ moon phase watches set with diamonds and decorated with enameling, engraving, and a special gold filigree technique called tapisserie. The result is what Vacheron refers to as the art of Belle Haute Horlogerie."
• 5 best Americaine watches - The Telegraph.
• 5 Dazzling Bejeweled Watches Unveiled At Watches & Wonders 2023 - "The luxury brands at Watches & Wonders that have both fine jewelry and watch expertise are the most prolific in producing these watches. They include Cartier, Chopard, Piaget and Van Cleef & Arpels. Meanwhile, the high fashion brand, Chanel, put its own unique spin on these timepieces."
• 5 Inventive Timepieces Unveiled At Watches & Wonders 2023 - "Watches & Wonders 2023 was the second since Covid-19 disrupted the world but really the first full watch fair since the global pandemic ended. Prior to its March 27 opening, the watch industry experienced several years of tremendous growth, particularly among the highest priced watches. The companies while celebrating their good fortune are also predicting a leveling off period this year."
• 5 Modern Rose Gold Watches - "Tutima, Arnold & Son, Laurent Ferrier, Armin Strom, Franck Muller. This is a great time of year to celebrate the rosy glow of pink gold. Red is the hue of gold that has been traditionally used for dress watches, special editions or high complications, but these five rose gold watches update that tradition with subtly modern tweaks, preserving the formality of the hue while adding a contemporary kick. Since all are made by small or independent brands - and since they are gold - they will be produced in small quantities, which makes them rare and collectible, with investment potential."
• 5 New Gold Watches From Rolex, Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Grand Seiko & TAG Heuer - Forbes.
• 5 Of The Buzziest Watches At Watches & Wonders 2023 - "These five watches were among those that were widely discussed and debated at this year’s fair."
• 5 of the world's most expensive watches - "What sort of watch might Parisian horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet make if he were alive today? Truthfully, the 'godfather of modern watchmaking' - who is credited with industrializing fine watchmaking and countless technological innovations - probably wouldn't be making watches at all. As a master of practical, innovative and beautiful problem-solving, he would more likely be making a killing in Silicon Valley."
• 5 Reasons Why You Need A Rolex & 5 Reasons Why You Don’t - "Are you in camp Yea or Nay? We decided to sum up the reasons why people love discussing Rolex."
• 5 Types of Watches Define the Market - "The options for building a solid collection of timepieces are almost limitless, but choices from these categories would be a good start."
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• $7.8 Million Patek Philippe Silk Road Watch Claims World Record - "Watch fans will recognise the watch as 'The Silk Road,' so dubbed for its depiction of the Eurasian landmass. It’s also the first of 11 Ref. 2523 models, and it’s one of only three with the Eurasian design. The watch has a cloisonné enamel dial. Two crowns are used on the watch - one to wind it and the other to control the city ring. The city ring allows the wearer to calculate the current time in 40 cities, all of which are listed on the watch’s circumference. Powering the watch is a Swiss 'time only' 12-ligne movement (cal. 12-400), which was personally modified by Louis Cottier, who invented the world time system."
• 8 Iconic James Bond Watches: Omega, Hamilton, Seiko & More - "Watches are an integral part of James Bond’s classic style. Here are some of the iconic watches from the films."
• 8 most covetable new timepieces at Watches & Wonders 2021 - "Around this time of year, lifestyle journalists would be regaling watch enthusiasts with tales from Richemont's ritzy Watches & Wonders trade fair (formerly Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, SIHH) at Geneva's Palexpo convention center, and the historic Baselworld, where every other watchmaker, from Alpina to Zenith, is hosted and toasted in the Herzog & de Meuron-designed Messe exhibition complex."
• 10 best watches of 2018 - "In the world of watch-making, 2018 will be remembered as a year of disruption and celebration."
• 10 Most Expensive Patek Philippe Watches - The Richest.
• 10 of the best affordable men's watches - The Telegraph.
• 10 Of The Greatest Missing Watches In History - "Since Part One, some of history's missing watches have been found. But from Lennon to Aldrin and even J.P. Morgan, here are 10 watches we're still hoping to find."
• 10 Sustainable Watches Made from Ocean Plastic - "Believe it or not, upcycled plastic recovered from the sea is the latest hot watchmaking material."
• 10 Things to Know About Omega - "From Apollo 11 to James Bond."
• 11 best wear-forever ladies' watches - The Telegraph.
• 11 Ways to Improve Battery Life on Your Apple Watch - "Try these power saving tips to make your watch last longer on one charge."
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• 15 Most Expensive Watches Ever [2021 Edition] - "From the best in bling to the rarest limited edition luxury watches, we’ll take a look at the 15 most expensive watches ever sold, and only from the best watchmakers on the planet."
• 17 expensive & ornate winners at 'Watchmaking Oscars' 2015 - Business Insider.
• 20 Totally Unique Watches - Bloomberg Business.
• 24 Best Cheap Alternatives To Iconic Luxury Watches - "We’ve rounded up eight of the most iconic watches of all time and scoured the watchmaking world for 24 suitable alternatives you can buy for far less than their ultra-premium counterparts."
• 35 Most Expensive Watches in the World - T.I.M.
• 50+ Apple Watch Tips & Tricks - YouTube 25:37.
• 60 Years of James Bond Rolex OMEGA Watches List - "Looking Back at 60 Years of James Bond and His Fondness for Watches. From Sean Connery’s Rolex 'Big Crown' to Daniel Craig’s OMEGA Seamaster Diver 300M."
• 98 Rolex watches given to long-serving employees of Paradise Group - "Ninety-eight long-serving employees of the Paradise Group were each given a Rolex watch at their company’s annual dinner and dance, as a token of appreciation for their years of service."
• 114 best men's watches to buy 2022 - "If you're currently in the market for a new timepiece, the chances are you're probably finding the sheer volume of styles, complications and brands out there a little overwhelming. So which ones are worthy of your attention (and, more importantly, your hard earned cash?). Fortunately for you, The GQ 2022 Watch Guide features the 114 best men’s watches which you should be paying attention to right now: from small British outfits such as Farer and Doxa to Swiss powerhouses Rolex, Patek Philippe and Omega." The GQ Watch Guide.
• 365 Community - "Experience BASELWORLD 365 days a year." From September 2021, the world of watches, jewellery and gemstones will be global, varied and interconnected as BASELWORLD performs 365 days a year. The new BASELWORLD year-round digital platform has innovative features for publishing and consuming content, a ‘matchmaking’ function that optimises connecting, novel opportunities for interaction and conversation, meetings, exchanges and networking, events and launches all conceived to keep the community alive, in dialogue and vibrant throughout the year.
• $500K Richard Mille 11-03 Flyback Chronograph Heist Is a Sign of Our Times - "Not many find Richard Mille timepieces worthy of the frenzy they generate, let alone of the thousands of hundreds of dollars they command upon release. But thieves will always appreciate anything expensive."
• $1,000 Knock-Off of a $100,000 Patek Philippe Swiss Watch Is Shockingly Detailed - "Copycats have become incredibly skilled at creating high-quality knock-offs of Swiss watches."
• 2022 Pasha de Cartier Skeleton ADLC watch - "The Pasha de Cartier collection has a wonderful background story involving the fabulously wealthy Pasha El Glaoui of Marrakech and his request to Louis Cartier to produce a gold waterproof watch with enough panache to accompany him on any of his countless social appointments."
• 2023 Cartier Tank FranÇaise - "The New Cartier Tank Française, Sleeker And More Modern (Live Pics & Price). A modernised, sportier version of the Tank on bracelet is in for 2023."
• 10,000 Year Clock - "Watch This Video of Jeff Bezos's 10,000 Year Clock Being Built."
• $140,000 watch scam (& how to avoid getting conned yourself) - Time+Tide.
• A $1.6-Million Grande Sonnerie Is Among Bulgari’s 2022 Timepiece Lineup, (Mostly) Created For Women - "Bulgari’s new lineup of watches, introduced on Monday as part of LVMH Watch Week, are a demonstration of how devoted this brand is to making great watches for women - not just seasoned collectors but fans of essential day-to-evening wear."
• A Beginner's Guide to Some of Rolex's Most Intriguing Submariner Variants - "Collecting watches can get complicated. It only gets worse when looking at models with a long lineage and multiple updates. The longer time passes, things like service/Franken parts, fakes, and DIY jobs can find their way into a specific reference you’re after. And it only gets foggier if the brand you’re dealing with has a century-old history."
• A Brief History Of Time: Rolex’s Complete Brand History - Part One: 1905-1945 - "How the world's most famous watch brand began."
• A Brief History Of Time: Rolex’s Complete Brand History - Part Two: 1945-1960 - "A decade and a half of unparalleled productivity for 'The Crown'."
• A Brief History of Time: Rolex’s Complete Brand History - Part Three: 1961-1988 - "We’ll explore the continual evolution of Rolex’s professional range, and discover how the brand became so much more than perhaps even Hans Wilsdorf had dreamed."
• A Brief History Of Time: Rolex’s Complete Brand History - Part Four: 1988-1999 - "Progress is the name of the game."
• A Brief Tour Of Piaget's Modern History In Nine Watches - "Piaget's Head Of Patrimony walks us through the brand's archive."
• A Cartier Watch Does Everything A Rolex Does - "And maybe even does it better..."
• A Complete Newbie Meets A Professional Wrist Model - "All those wrist shots you see in watch ads? The wrists are attached to real humans. Our correspondent decided to meet one as part of her continuing quest to understand our strange little world."
• A CURIOUS ROLEX DAYTONA 6264 “PAUL NEWMAN” AT ANTIQUORUM GENEVA - "Antiquorum Geneva is about to auction a peculiar Rolex Daytona Ref. 6264 in stainless steel featuring a stunning 'tropical' Paul Newman dial. Interestingly, the case number belongs to a legendary 18k gold batch, the engravings between the lugs are fake and so is the bezel. The dial? Well, that one has a life of its own."
• A. Lange & SÖhne 1815 Rattrapante, Now In Platinum - "A king among complications meets the ice queen of metals." Limited edition of 200 pieces.
• A. Lange & SÖhne Unveils Next-Generation Zeitwerk - "As many new-generation watchmakers are entering the watch world, we are witnessing some strong evolutions of modern-day iconic watches. Such is the case with the much-coveted A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk. First unveiled to the world 13 years ago in 2009, the German-made luxury timepiece was the brand’s first to boast a mechanical jumping digital display of the hours and the minutes in a strikingly harmonious dial. Thanks to its specially created constant force escapement, the watch was also incredibly precise. All of the features together propelled the Zeitwerk to the forefront of collectors’ minds. Today, A. Lange & Söhne unveils the newest generation of award-winning Zeitwerk watches. Two new versions, in platinum or in 18-karat pink gold, are powered by a next-generation, or evolved, mechanical movement: caliber L043.6, which holds seven patents. It also offers 72 hours of power reserve - double the amount of time from previous versions."
• A. Lange & SÖhne Works Magic In German Watchmaking With Minute Repeater, Titanium Odysseus & More - "German watch brand A. Lange & Söhne is one of the most sought-after brands by serious watch collectors today. Not only are its timepieces exclusive and created in limited numbers, but also, they offer some of the most subtle German-influenced clean designs on the market. This year, when everyone was wondering if there was anything else this brand could introduce to surprise and delight watch lovers, the brand worked magic with several new timepieces."
• A man bought a Rolex for $345 in 1974. Its current value knocked him off his feet - "Told a watch like his is now worth $400,000 at auction, the man toppled to the ground."
• A Rare Patek Philippe Owned by the Last Emperor of China Could Fetch Millions at Auction - "The coveted 1930s timepiece is one of only eight in existence. The coveted Reference 96 Quantieme Lune, which was finished by Patek in 1937, represents a true feat of watchmaking. The model notably features a moon-phase indicator and a triple-date calendar. Although these complications are now somewhat commonplace, it was quite difficult to integrate them into thin models at that time. Patek succeeded, of course. The watch in question once belonged to Aisin-Giro Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing dynasty, and has been privy to some incredible moments in history. The timepiece
• will be auctioned off by Phillips in association with Bacs and Russo later this year, along with several of the Emperor’s other treasures. The collection will be on view in Hong Kong from March 18 to 31, after which it will New York, Singapore, London, Taipei, and Geneva. The auction date is yet to be announced."
• A Unique Set Of All Five F.P. Journe Souscription Models To Be Sold By Phillips This Fall - "Oh, and they’re all #001 in each series."
• A Watch Collector Found His ‘Grail’ in the Indie Scene - "'Give me something unique, give me something unusual, give me something original,' Paul Blandford said."
• A Watch Master at Work - The New York Times.
• African Time - definition & explanation.
• Al Capone's Patek Philippe sells for $229,900 - "A Patek Philippe pocket watch owned by Al Capone has sold at auction for $229,900, almost ten times its bottom estimate. The platinum watch, formerly owned by the infamous Chicago gangster, is encrusted with 90 diamonds. Family-owned auctioneer Witherells, based in Sacramento, CA, says the pocket watch was gifted by Al Capone to his daughters in the early 1960s."
• AMAZON.COM'S LUXURY WATCHES STORE - save up to 35% on luxury watches: TAG Heuer, Omega, Movado, Cartier, GUCCI, Breitling, and more.
• Amazon Echo Dot with clock review: time is on its side - "A $59 clock that also comes with a pretty good speaker."
• An Apple Watch for Your 5-Year-Old? More Parents Say Yes - "As Apple prepares to unveil new models next week, the smart watch has found an unexpected audience: children as young as 5. Across the United States, parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches and strapping them onto the wrists of children as young as 5. The goal: to use the devices as a stopgap cellphone for the kids. With the watch’s cellular abilities, parents can use it to reach and track their children, while the miniature screens mitigate issues like internet addiction."
• Andy Warhol: The Unlikely Watch Collector - "It is not surprising Andy was often photographed wearing a watch - most famously his Cartier Tank Louis. However, it was a total surprise when his secret collection of some 300 watches (hidden from public knowledge in dresser drawers) was sold by Sotheby’s during a 10-day auction of the Warhol estate in 1988."
• Andy Warhol’s Patek Philippe 2526 (& Six Other Great Pateks) At Sotheby’s - "Previously from The Andy Warhol Collection, Reference 2526 | Retailed by Serpico Y Laino Caracas: A pink gold wristwatch with first series enamel dial, previously from The Andy Warhol Collection, Circa 1955." March 7, 2023.
• Apple could kill the Swiss luxury watch industry - "The industry survived the Japanese-led quartz revolution of the 70s and 80s thanks almost entirely to Swatch – now the likes of Rolex and Audemars Piguet need to find a new champion or risk being rendered obsolete by the Apple and other smartwatches."
• Apple now sells more watches than the entire Swiss watch industry - "The Apple Watch continues to dominate the market."
• Apple Watch Can Detect Covid-19 Before Symptoms Arise, New Study Shows - "A new study from Mount Sinai Health System in New York, reported by CBS News, has found that smartwatches capable of continuous or frequent heart rate monitoring can detect subtle changes in a wearer’s heartbeat. These changes can signal the wearer has Covid-19 as early as seven days before any symptoms are felt or the infection can be picked up in testing."
• Apple Watch outsold the entire Swiss watch industry in 2019 - "The Apple Watch sold 31 million units worldwide, while all Swiss watch brands combined sold 21 million units, according to research from consulting firm Strategy Analytics."
• Apple Watch 'WOW' moment - iMore.
• Apple Watches banned from Cabinet after ministers warned devices could be vulnerable to hacking - The Telegraph.
• Are You Still After An Omega × Swatch MoonSwatch? - "The most talked-about watch of 2022. On March 24th, Swatch announced the MoonSwatch models - 11 pieces that all had their own 'destination.' It was a complete surprise to most people, except the few journalists invited a week earlier to Swatch HQ to look at this new secret project with Nick Hayek Jr., CEO of Swatch Group. On March 26th, the Swatch boutiques were stocked and ready to sell a maximum of two MoonSwatches per person. The first boutique to open was in Australia, and at some point, there was a queue of no less than 5,000 people. Swatch decided to bring the maximum number of MoonSwatch watches per customer down to one. Well, you know the rest of the story..."
• Art in time - "Rare mechanical creations and more..." ART IN TIME is based on a unique concept in watchmaking: bringing together niche brands on the basis of their common values rather than their types of watch, ranges, or similar styles. In addition to these values, the houses in question all share the same founding inspiration, characterised by independence, creativity, and exclusivity. ONE MONTE CARLO, Place du Casino, 98000 Monaco.
• Astronomical clock - is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the sun, moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets.
• At Watch Auctions, Vintage and Prime to Be Most Prized Qualities - The New York Times.
• ATOMIC CLOCK - clock device that uses an electronic transition frequency in the microwave, optical, or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum of atoms as a frequency standard for its timekeeping element.
• ATOMIC TIME CLOCK - "Top radiocontrolled watches."
• Audemars Piguet Flexes Bigly With Five New Complications, Including Four Tourbillons - "Audemars Piguet just introduced five complicated watches in its Royal Oak, Royal Oak Concept and Code 11.59 collections, and while they contain watchmaking’s most traditional high complications - tourbillon, chronograph and perpetual calendar - they balance that with some modern, avant-garde design elements. The three Code 11.59 models are cased in high-tech ceramic combined with 18k gold, in a very modern expression of haute watchmaking, and all are tourbillons."
• Audemars Piguet Redefines The Gemset Rainbow Watch With 20 Blinged-Out Royal Oaks - "How do you top the rainbow-bezel look trending in high end watches? Audemars Piguet blows it out of the water it with two sets of 10 Royal Oak models that collectively form a double rainbow of colors. They are the latest of this year’s launches to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Oak. The two sets of 10 models in two different sizes are completely paved with colored gemstones. When you lay each set out together, you get a rainbow effect - which ups the game on the usual rainbow look in watches, in which the full spectrum is set on a single watch."
• Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore unveils bold new look for its 25th anniversary - The Telegraph.
• Audemars Piguet's extraordinary High Jewellery watch - The Telegraph.
• Avi & Co. - since 1999. "Buy Luxury Watches Online." Shop pre-owned and unworn timepieces from Avi & Co. Avi & Co. is one of the most highly trusted luxury watch retailers located in the heart of the Diamond District in Manhattan. We sell an incredible selection of hard to find timepieces such as Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Rolex. We treat our customers like family and aim to build long-lasting relationships. Our mission is to give you the most memorable and stress-free shopping experience.

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• Barisieur's coffee-brewing alarm clock might actually happen - engadget.
• Baselworld Announces Return, Sets 2022 Dates - "It's now in head-to-head competition with Watches & Wonders."
• Becoming A One-Watch Guy: Is Rolex The Best Option Out There? - "The crown’s allure is undeniable, but is it truly the way to go?"
• best alarm clock - engadget.
• Best Cartoon Watches To Be Taken Seriously - "From Omega, Timex, Audemars Piguet, And More. Fun fact: the former Japanese emperor's favorite watch was from Disneyland."
• Best custom-made watches - The Telegraph.
• Best Investment Watches of 2022, From Rolex to Patek Philippe - "Here are the most collectible models from watchmaking's holy trinity: Patek Philippe, Rolex and Audemars Piguet."
• best luxury watches of 2019 - "SIHH 2019: 6 luxury watch design trends to know."
• best men's watches at Baselworld 2018 - The Telegraph.
• Bezel World - "A look at the single most talked-about watch component of all time."
• Big is out? Rolex, IWC, Tag Heuer launch smaller, slimmer watches - "Why some major luxury brands are downsizing, at least when it comes to watch cases."
• Blancpain Debuts Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe With Blue Dial And Sedna Gold Case - "Since its unveiling in the late 1950s, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe was designed as a gentleman’s dive watch in a size that that can be worn every day."
• Borrowed Time - "Luxury Watch Rental for Men."
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• BOVET 1822 & Rolls-Royce - "A True Collaboration." Since the beginning of motorized vehicles, time and the automobile have been inextricably linked. Timepieces have always had a place in the world of the automobile, either to measure speed over distance or to ensure that the owner always had the correct time. But watches and cars have never been as linked as they are now. Today, for the first time ever, two tourbillon timepieces from BOVET 1822 have been engineered, designed, and developed in parallel with the production of a coachbuilt Rolls-Royce. Using the revolutionary and patented Amadeo system, these timepieces can transform from a wristwatch to a pocket/pendant watch to a desk clock and… that’s right, a dashboard clock.
• Breguet Celebrates 220 Years of Innovation with a New Breguet Watch - "Abraham-Louis Breguet is mostly known for being an ultra-prolific inventor, a man behind some of the most important innovations (some still in use today). Think about the perpetual calendar, the anti-shock device or the gongs of a chiming watch. And of course, there’s his masterpiece, the tourbillon, which celebrates its 220 anniversary this year. And to pay tribute to its founder and to his invention, Breguet is releasing an exclusive watch, the new Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Anniversaire 5365. Made in a limited run of 35 pieces, the same number of tourbillon watches made during Abraham-Louis Breguet’s lifetime."
• Breguet Reinvents Its Classic Invention With An Orbital Double Tourbillon - "The company that invented the tourbillon has set a new standard for the mechanism with the Classique Double Tourbillon 5345 Quai De l’Horloge. Breguet doubles the fun by adding a second tourbillon, driven by its own separate gear train and mainspring, and then sets the entire mechanism in rotation once every 12 hours. Defined as an orbital tourbillon, the rotating dial is like a tiny slow-moving carousel ride for watch lovers."
• Breguet Unveils High-Jewelry Marine Poseidonia Watches Fit For A Queen - "Swiss watch brand Breguet - a master at complicated timepieces - pulls out all the stops with its new high-jewelry Marine Poseidonia watches for women. Focusing on the beauty of the seas for this Marine series, the brand deftly reinterprets the Posiddonia Oceanica aquatic plant found in the Mediterranean on the dial."
• Breitling Teams With Triumph Motorcycles For Watches & Bike - "In a major motorcycle move, Swiss watch brand Breitling teams with Triumph for special-edition watches and a motorcycle that will have lovers of watches and bikes gunning their engines. The new Breitling Top Time Triumph watch is offered in two versions - one for the public with the beloved Zorro dial ($5,500) and one for owners of the new Top Time Speed Twin Motorcycle inspired by the café-racer culture of yesteryear (with ice blue sunday dial for $5,700)."
• Breitling Unveils Cosmonaute To Honor 60 Years Since Its First Historic Space Flight - "Breitling does it again. Today, the brand makes a real statement about its heritage and watchmaking prowess at a huge product-release event in Zurich. Not only is the Swiss watch brand releasing an all-new beloved Cosmonaute watch, but also it is recalling its rich aviation history for this release. The new timepiece recalls the watch worn by American astronaut Scott Carpenter in a space mission in 1962. Additionally, to set the tone for the release event, Breitling even brings the original watch worn by Carpenter (and fairly well destroyed in the seawater landing) to the forefront for the first time since the mission."
• Breitling Unveils Six New Premier B01 Chronographs - "Six New References For Breitling’s Premier Chronograph, And A New Book About Breitling’s Top Chrono."
• Breitling, Westime Create Exclusive Navitimer Beverly Hills Limited Edition Watch - "Swiss watch brand, Breitling, and luxury watch retailer, Westime, have partnered to create a boutique exclusive timepiece: the Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46 Beverly Hills Limited Edition, available at three Breitling boutiques in Southern California, operated by Westime."
• Bucherer, Jacob & Co. & Sotheby’s Collaborate On An Out-Of-This-World Triple Tourbillon - Forbes.
• Bulgari Goes For Baroque With A Trio Of Over-The Top Jewelry Watches - Forbes.
• Bulgari Unveils Sixth World-Record: $142,000 Octo Finissimo Watch - "For the sixth year in a row, Bulgari unveils a record-setting Octo Finissimo watch at this week’s Geneva Watch Days exhibition. The new Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph Skeleton Automatic (a mouthful of a name) represents the thinnest watch combining automatic winding with mono-pusher chronograph, tourbillon escapement and ultra-thin skeletonized caliber."
• Bulgari Unveils Thin-As-A-Dime World Record Setting Octo Finissimo Ultra Watch - "Bulgari has been setting world records throughout the past decade, but this newest one - the 8th world record timepiece for the brand - shatters all the other records. The newest Octo Finissimo Ultra watch is the thinnest mechanical watch in the world. It measures just 1.8mm thick (the entire cased watch, not just the movement - meaning that it is just slightly thicker than the very thin American dime."
• Bulgari’s Eighth Record-Breaker: The Octo Finissimo Ultra - "Because Bulgari has just launched its eighth world record in the form of a watch that I can only say, is one of the most mind-blowing things I’ve ever touched or looked upon. It is, in fact, the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. Though its proportions are tiny - 40mm in diameter and an incredible 1.8mm in thickness - its ramifications are enormous."

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• Caesium standard - or caesium atomic clock is a primary frequency standard in which electronic transitions between the two hyperfine ground states of caesium-133 atoms are used to control the output frequency.
• Can The One Who Invented The “Roman IIII” (the “watchmaker’s four”) Numeral Please Stand Up? - "Some more and less plausible explanations for its existence."
• Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? - The New York Times.
• Cartier Cheich Heads To Sotheby's Paris In September - "One of only four examples made and the only one presented as prize for the Cartier Challenge."
• Cartier Courts Young Men With Luxe Watches - The New York Times.
• Cartier Drops Three New Complications For Watch Collectors Who Love Mystery - "Cartier is famous for its classics like the Panthère and the Santos, yet its lower-profile fine watchmaking department is celebrated among true aficionados. A trio of new pieces in the Rotonde de Cartier collection demonstrates the insider appeal of these rare high watchmaking creations."
• Cartier PanthÈre: the relaunch of a Eighties icon - The Telegraph.
• Cartier Pasha is back - "Cartier Relaunches The Pasha, A 1980s Cult Favorite, And Introduces The Maillon De Cartier."
• Cartier Pebble-Shaped “Baseball” Watch Is Back - "Cartier brings back one of its most original design, which originated in London. The 2022 Cartier Pebble-Shaped Watch (reference CRWGPB0003) will be available as of November 2022, in a limited production of 150 pieces. The price will be EUR 40,000."
• Cartier Santos-Dumont 2022 with Lacquered Cases Are In For The Win - Hands-On Review - "The iconic square wristwatch made for the Brazilian aviation pioneer returns with sleek and stylish lacquered bezels."
• Cartier Tank FranÇaise watch: directed by Guy Ritchie - "The Tank Française watch is surrounded by an international cast of strong personalities: Rami Malek, one of the most singular actors of his generation, and Catherine Deneuve, the French legend of cinema and style."
• Cartier PrivÉ Tank Normale Review 2023 - "With multiple treatments to chose from, Louis Cartier's iconic watch finally joins the Privé collection. And check out those bracelets!"
• Celebrating 50 Years Of Audemars Piguet's The Royal Oak - The “Jumbo” Journey - "The story of the Royal Oak didn’t start in 1972. Rather, it began two years before, right before the Basel watch exhibition of 1970. At the time Audemars Piguet produced about 6,000 watches per year. They were mainly small dress watches, some jewelry pieces, some extraordinary watches with complications, and of course, a lot of extra-thin watches. At the time, Audemars Piguet had around 70 employees."
• Celebrity-Favorite Cartier Crash Watch Sells For $1.5 Million, Nearly Doubling Previous Auction Record - "A Cartier Crash from the first release of the model sold for $1.65 million at auction Thursday, nearly double the previous auction record for the rare and recognizable watch that has surged in popularity in recent years."
• Chanel Dresses Up The J12 With A High Complication & A High Jewelry Red Ruby Edition - "Chanel’s J12 Tourbillon Diamant and J12 X-Ray Red editions are evidence of the magic that can happen when a legendary haute couture brand reinterprets haute horlogerie - it’s the ideal mashup of hand finished Swiss watchmaking and high fashion sensibility. The Tourbillon Diamant contains a new movement, the Chanel caliber 5, the first flying tourbillon movement made in-house. The flying tourbillon has no upper bridge, so the rotating carriage can be admired without obstruction. This one has another special a touch: a solitaire diamond is set into the center of the carriage, where it rotates with the entire mechanism."
• Chanel Haute Horlogerie Red Edition Collection Is Inspired By Coco Chanel’s Accent Color Of Choice - "Chanel has proclaimed 2022 the year of the ruby, and to celebrate, it’s launching a trio of limited edition watches, all of them set with rubies. The J12 X-Ray Red is lavished with 80 baguette cut rubies. The bezel and crown of the Boy-Friend Skeleton Red Edition is highlighted with rubies, and the crown of the sapphire-cased Boy-Friend Skeleton X-Ray Red Edition is likewise decorated, with the circular bridges of the movement colored red to match. Maison founder Coco Chanel famously loved black and white, and those colors have come to define the brand, but she also had a penchant for red accents, and is said to have declared, 'If you’re sad or heartbroken, make yourself up, dress up, add more lipstick and attack.'"
• Charles Leclerc has 300,000 euro Richard Mille watch stolen from wrist in Italy - "Charles Leclerc became the victim of theft when his custom-made Richard Mille watch was stolen in the Tuscan region of Viareggio in Italy on Monday, April 18. The incident occurred at around 22:00, when the Monegasque Formula 1 star was recognised while out with friends, and obliged to sign autographs for a group of fans. In that moment the watch was stealthily swiped from the driver’s wrist."
• Chopard Partners With Kiton To Create The L.U.C XP Il Sarto Kiton - "For the first time Chopard has partnered with the luxury Italian tailoring firm, Kiton ateliers, to produce a limited edition watch with unique design characteristics and a fabric watch strap. The L.U.C XP Il Sarto Kiton timepiece, features a dial in a houndstooth pattern and a slate-colored cashmere strap lined with red alligator leather. The ultra-thin watch is limited to 100 pieces."
• Chopard Unveils 2 New Mille Miglia Watches For The 40th Anniversary Of Iconic Car Rally - "The 2022 Mille Miglia has begun and Chopard is once again the sponsor, official timekeeper and participant in this historic antique car rally in Italy. This year the four-day rally will run till June 18. A total of 404 cars by 63 car manufacturers are participating in the 1,000-mile route that begins and ends in the historic city of Brescia in Lombardy."
• Chopard’s New Happy Sport Joaillerie - Forbes.
• CHRONOGRAPH - Wikipedia.
• CHRONOMETER - Wikipedia.
• CIRCA - "CIRCA is the largest international buyer of fine jewelry, diamonds and watches."
• Circadian clock - in most living things makes it possible for organisms to coordinate their biology and behavior with daily environmental changes in the day-night cycle.
• Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Legend & Watch Enthusiast - "From Abraham Lincoln to Michael Jordan, America has its fair share of iconic historical figures. Some of these legends happen to have close links to the world of watches. This time, we’re looking at long-time Hollywood star Clint Eastwood’s wrist to discover the actor and producer’s favorite timepiece."
• CLOCK - Wikipedia.
• Clock of the Long Now - also called the 10,000-year clock, is a mechanical clock under construction, that is designed to keep time for 10,000 years.
• Cocktail watches to toast the party season - The Telegraph.
• collectingwatches.com - Guido Mondani Editore: "The leading publisher in the watch field." The best watches books: all about Rolex, Patek Philippe, Panerai and Omega.
• collector wears two luxury watches & owns 5000 more - "Sydney collector Paxton Wong bought his first Omega Seamaster when he spied it in a shop window with the wrong price tag. Since then, he’s found a way to share his horological passion."
• Complete Buying Guide to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual - "If you've ever enjoyed a water-resistant, automatic wristwatch, you have this model to thank."
• Complete Guide to All Omega Watches in James Bond 007 Movies - "Everything you need to know about the Seamaster watches worn by the legendary British agent!"
• Complete Guide To The Rolex Explorer - "A Comprehensive Collector's Guide To The Rolex Explorer I. Mapping the ascent of Rolex's go-anywhere watch."
• COMPLICATION (HOROLOGY) - refers to any feature in a timepiece beyond the simple display of hours and minutes.
• Construction begins on Jeff Bezos’ $42 million 10,000-year clock - The Verge.
• Coussin De Cartier Takes The Brand’s Legacy Of Shaped Watches To The Next Level - "Cartier's shaped watches generally take their names from tangible objects or living things."
• Cristiano Ronaldo Collaborates With Jacob & Co. On $145,000 Watch - "The new watches are offered in two versions: the Jacob & Co CR7 Epic X 'Flight of CR&' and 'Heart of CR7.' The watches are highly personalized versions of Jacob & Co.’s well-known Epic X series with bold X-shaped lugs, diamond-set angled bezel on the 44mm case and a colored inner flange. Most importantly, the watch is the perfect venue for customizing it to honor Ronaldo thanks to the two distinctive vertical bridges that are visible on what would be the dial side of the watch (if it had a dial)."
• Crypto Meltdown Claims Rolex & Patek Philippe as Victims - "Prices for the most popular secondhand luxury watches have peaked. It’s the latest sign that the bling boom might not last."
• Curse of the £15million watch strikes again - Mirror Online.
• Czapek Antarctique Rattrapante “Core” Model Is The Best Thing Of 2021 So Far - "While technically limited to 77 pieces, the one-off concept 'seen' at Only Watch 2021 gets a proper roll-out..."

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• Danish court rules artist's work cannot be cut up to make watches - "Tal R wins injunction against pair of Faroese art provocateurs who wanted to use his canvas to make wristwatches."
• Dior Grand Bal Watches With Diamonds & Gemstones Designed To Dance - "Dior, long known for his incredible ball gowns and distinctive couture, has put a finger on the design of watches – albeit via the deceased’s design ethics - for years now. The House of Dior has been creating mechanical watches for women for several decades, regularly recalling the Dior ball gown in all its beauty. The Dior Grand Bal collection is reminiscent of the swirling of a ball gown - one in which time almost stands still but is somehow always moving. Now, the brand releases the newest Dior Grand Bal with Dior Inverse caliber that enables swirling elegance on the wrist."
• Dollar watch - was a pocket watch or later, a wristwatch, that sold for about one US dollar. The sale of such watches began in 1892.
• DOOMSDAY CLOCK - maintained since 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago.
• Doomsday Clock announcement: Scientists reveal minutes to ‘apocalypse’ - The Telegraph.
• Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight Than Ever - "The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock at 90 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine as well as climate change, online disinformation and other threats."
• Doomsday Clock nears apocalypse over climate & nuclear fears - "The symbolic Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close our planet is to complete annihilation, is now only 100 seconds away from midnight."
• Doomsday Clock Reaches 100 Seconds to Midnight - "Here's the bad news: we've all got just 100 seconds to live. Here's the good news: they're metaphorical seconds."
• DOOMSDAY CLOCK ticks closer to NUCLEAR WAR - "As the so-called Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight than it's been since 1953, a reminder that war is the default setting."

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• Earth broke the record for the shortest day since atomic clocks were invented - "If you feel like there's less time in the day, you're correct. Our planet's rotation measured in at 1.59 milliseconds short of the normal 24-hour day on June 29, according to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, an organization in charge of global timekeeping."
• ÉBAUCHE - jeweled watch movement, without its regulating organs, mainspring, dial, or hands.
• Echo Dot with Clock (2022) review: a good time - "With better sound, faster responses, and more sensors, Amazon’s Echo Dot with Clock fifth-gen is more useful for your smart home and remains the best budget smart speaker you can buy."
• Electric watch - Wikipedia.
• Emilian Wehrle - (1832-1896). Reputed Black Forest clockmaker famous for his high-quality musical clocks. These musical clocks included the trumpeter clock, flute clock, singing bird clock, and rooster clock. These timepieces call the hour with the sound of a trumpeter, flute, bird and rooster respectively. He was also a maker of cuckoo clocks, but these were not the primary focus of the firm.
• Emperor Haile Selassie’s Patek Philippe Ref. 2497 Sells For $2.9 Million - "Christie’s sells Selassie’s watch at the second asking in an old-school battle of watch dealer royalty."
• Empty Rolex boxes are fetching pretty sums online as TikTok drives demand - "According to a report in The Sunday Times, Louise Eccles discovers how 'piles of empty boxes and paper carrier bags' from designer labels are selling for hundreds of pounds online."
• Engraving Your Watch Case Back Is (Still) Such A Cool Thing To Do - "Check out these great examples and their stories from our very own Fratello readers."
• Every Watch Worn by James Bond: Dr. No to Spectre - YouTube 12:06.
• Everything you need to know about the Tiffany Metro watch - The Telegraph.
• Evolution Of James Bond’s Omega Seamaster Watches - Then & Now - "In Ian Fleming’s novels, Bond wore a Rolex. In the first movies, that translated into a Submariner (in the novels it isn’t). Over the years, 007 wore a plethora of watches from all sorts of brands. However, since 1995 James Bond has been wearing Omega watches. Where the cars changed from BMW to Ford Focus, to Aston Martin (again), his choice for watches remained the same. Sponsored or not, the Omega watch has been on the wrist of James Bond since 1995’s GoldenEye."

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• Facebook’s Meta watch has a camera notch, according to first leaked image - "The image was reportedly found in the app for the Ray-Ban Stories."
• FAMOUS PEOPLE WATCHES - find out what luxury watches of renown brands wear celebrities like actors, politicians and other famous people.
• FARFO'S VINTAGE WATCHES - since 1998. Specializing in vintage watches, antique watches and Swiss chronograph watch repair.
• Fashionphile - since 1999. "Buy, Sell & Consign Authentic Used Designer Handbags." BUY, SELL and CONSIGN used designer handbags and other accessories online with FASHIONPHILE Buy Online. On the surface, FASHIONPHILE is about making pre-owned, ultra-luxury goods accessible. Rare pieces? We have them. Your favorite wishlist item for a steal? We’ve got that, too. We’re about guaranteed-authentic Holy Grail products in great condition, and quick buy-outs on pieces you’re ready to sell. But then, FASHIONPHILE is also so much more.
• Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 1.6-3 For Monaco's Art In Time - "A singular sensation in black."
• FH - FEDERATION OF THE SWISS WATCH INDUSTRY - since 1982. "Official website of the Swiss watch industry." It currently gathers more than 500 members representing more than 90% of all Swiss watch manufacturers (watches, clocks, movements, components, etc.).
• FLEURIER QUALITY FOUNDATION | FONDATION QUALITÉ FLEURIER - created on 5 June 2001, the Fleurier Quality Foundation stems from a joint project undertaken by the Chopard, Parmigiani Fleurier and Bovet Fleurier brands, as well as the Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, to establish new aesthetic and technical criteria dedicated to the certification of finished watches.
• Flip clock - electromechanical, digital time keeping device with the time indicated by numbers that are sequentially revealed by a split-flap display.
• Flying Ace: Tracing the History of the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch - "IWC’s Big Pilot’s Watch became an instant classic when it was re-released in 2002, but its history stretches much further back in time. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we explore the Big Pilot and its many evolutions over the decades."
• FOLEX - fake expensive watch as in, faux (french for fake) Rolex, faux-lex, folex.
• FONDATION DE LA HAUTE HORLOGERIE - history and advice from the experts.
• From HermÈs Bags to Rolex Watches, Here Are the Luxury Goods With the Best Resale Values - "It’s every collector’s dream to acquire pieces guaranteed to appreciate over time - and Rebag wants to help make it a reality."
• From Ke Huy Quan’s Omega to Paul Mescal’s Cartier, the best watches we saw at the Oscars - "The guys who won the top two prizes at the Oscars had something in common: Their watches."
• From Queen Victoria to Cardi B, how this legacy watchmaker found itself in the zeitgeist - "This luxury watch brand has become the ultimate status symbol for young celebrities. From Joe DiMaggio to Albert Einstein, Princess Diana to Victoria Beckham, watchmaker Patek Philippe has long been a celebrity favorite. But the Swiss brand's reputation has taken an unexpected turn in recent years."
• From the Rolex Yacht-Master to Breitling’s SuperOcean, 8 Watches Designed for the High Seas - "With August vacations seconds away from kicking off, you might be dreaming of kicking back on azure seas and golden sands or jet-setting to Mediterranean destination ports. If that’s the plan for this annual summer sojourn, consider adding one of the latest yacht-friendly timepieces to your wrist. These 2022 debuts blend high-end precision with functions and styling and are perfect companions for sailing and motor yachts excursions alike."
• From War Time To Watch Time: The Tank Behind The Cartier Tank - "How the first modern tank inspired the last word in elegance."

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• George Santos’ Cartier Santos Watch Is Worth $7,800 - Unless It’s A Fake - "International man of mystery George Santos reported for his first day in Congress wearing what appears to be a Cartier Santos, which retails for $7,800. At least, that’s what the real ones cost. Knockoffs go for just $150. An expert in luxury watches, who independently identified the timepiece for Forbes, cautioned that it is impossible to be sure of the type of watch—let alone its authenticity—from the available photos. Santos did not respond to emails, and calls to his office went straight to voice mail, which could not accept new messages."
• GÉrald Genta Arena Retro Mickey Mouse Disney watch - "Bulgari says that Gérald Genta will be its own brand, moving forward."
• GlashÜtte - town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Free State of Saxony, Germany, which was the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. The city has a population of about 7,000. Historically it was first mentioned in a document around 1445.
• GlashÜtte Original PanoMaticCalendar Annual Calendar Pano collection - "A new complication for the brand, executed with ingenuity and superb elegance."
• Glossary - Professional Watches.
• Goldgena Watch Project - "Mechanical Timepieces at Reasonable Prices." We reveal everyting about prices and origin. We'll challenge the 'Swiss Label' and the traditional to distribution and marketing.
• Grail Watches: The Holy Trinity (Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet & Vacheron Constantin) - Quill & Pad.
• Grand Seiko - "The history of the Japanese watchmaker determined to beat Switzerland at its own game."
• Grandfather clock - (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.8–2.4 metres (6–8 feet) tall.
• Gucci Is Getting Into Serious High Horology With 33 New Models - "Tourbillons, diamonds, stone dials, mechanical movements and more!"
• GUIDO MONDANI EDITORE - "The leading publisher in the watch field." The best watches books: all about Rolex, Patek Philippe, Panerai and Omega.

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• HALLMARK OF GENEVA | GENEVA SEAL - a certification reserved for wrist watch movements made in the City or Canton of Geneva.
• Hands on one of Big Ben's four faces are pictured stuck at midday - "World's most iconic clock continues to undergo £80million refurbishment."
• Hands-On With GÉrald Genta's Personal Royal Oak - "Typically, a two-tone Royal Oak will also contain central bracelet links made of gold, but here only the bezel is crafted from the precious metal. According to Evelyne Genta, Gérald's longtime partner and widow, it was fitted to the watch by the man himself after acquiring the Royal Oak directly from Audemars Piguet. 'Gérald didn't own a Royal Oak until May 15, 1978, though he was obviously the Royal daddy,' she says. 'He bought that watch and told me he wanted to make it special, he wanted something more. In those days he already had his own workshop so he made that yellow gold bezel; it's not an original bezel. It's the ultimate combination of Audemars Piguet and Gérald Genta. He wore it quite often and it's unique. There's nothing more I can say other than it's unique.'"
• Hands-On With The Incredible Bulgari Serpenti Misteriosi Women’s Watch With Mechanical Movement - "Worn by actresses and the most privileged jet-set, what renders today’s Bulgari, and today’s Bulgari Serpenti creations, so special, in my eyes at least, is that the company and its craftspeople are still able to push the serpent theme."
• Harry Winston Debuts New Diamond Ocean Biretrograde Watches - "New models in Harry Winston’s Ocean Biretrograde collection reaffirm the brand’s status as one of the world’s most important purveyors of diamonds."
• Harry Winston’s Colorful Candy Timepieces - "The inspiration for the Winston Candy was a series of archival sketches dating back to the 1950s and 60s. The drawings included brightly colored cocktail rings in unexpected shades, which fit right into Harry Winston’s jewelry aesthetic of pairing fancy-shaped stones with round brilliant-cut diamonds, as well as the use of intriguing color combinations. The 'King of Diamonds' obviously also enjoys color."
• Here's How Well the Apple Watch Can Detect Heart Problems - "Apple Watch’s app can detect abnormal heart rhythms. Scientists tested how well those alerts matched up with actual heart problems."
• Here’s What Diving With a $16,000 Gold Rolex Is Like - "Putting the two-tone Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Steel and Gold through its paces while visiting the shipwrecks of Lake Superior."
• HermÈs Adds A World-Class World-Timer To Its Arceau Collection - "The watch division of Hermès has become distinctive for its decorative dials coupled with interesting complications, and the result is a unique approach to the classic genres of watchmaking. The Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is the latest example: it’s a standout in the world of World Time watches."
• HH | FONDATION DE LA HAUTE HORLOGERIE - history and advice from the experts.
• HILA SUNDIAL CALCULATOR
• history behind the Cartier watch Princess Diana always wore - "The Cartier Tank has maintained its prime position as the last word in elegant, iconic timepieces through each of its iterations and every era."
• Hitler's watch sells for $1.1m in controversial sale - "A watch said to have belonged to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has sold for $1.1m (£900,000) at an auction in the US. The Huber timepiece, which sold to an anonymous bidder, shows a swastika and has the initials AH engraved on it. Jewish leaders condemned the auction ahead of the sale at Alexander Historical Auctions in Maryland."
• H. Moser & Cie creates million-dollar watch made of Swiss cheese - "The Swiss Mad Watch."
• H. Moser & Cie Introduces An Endeavour Timepiece That Comes Complete With A Virtual World - "H. Moser & Cie has created a new virtual dimension for the launch of it’s most modern timepiece yet, and it combines virtual reality with Swiss tradition and craftsmanship. The watch, and the concept, are dubbed Genesis, or 01100111 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01101001 01110011, as it is written in binary code. The Endeavour Center Seconds Genesis is a limited edition of 50 pieces. It has a three-dimensional printed titanium crown and bezel, which appear pixelated. The case is microblasted steel, and the dial is Vantablack, the blackest black coating that Moser pioneered the use of for watch dials."
• HOROLOGICAL LINKS - Watches-Lexic.
• HOROLOGY - Wikipedia.
• How a luxury watch brand has become the ultimate status symbol for young celebrities - "From Joe DiMaggio to Albert Einstein, Princess Diana to Victoria Beckham, watchmaker Patek Philippe has long been a celebrity favorite. But the Swiss brand's reputation has taken an unexpected turn in recent years."
• How a Mechanical Watch Works with Simple to Understand Animations - "In theory, a mechanical watch is very simple: it’s ‘simply’ a spring (the mainspring) unwinding at a constant rate with hands attached to gears that rotate as the spring unwinds. Easy! If only."
• How Cartier has maintained its timeless appeal for nearly two centuries - "Pierre Rainero of Cartier International gives us an insight into the appeal of the luxury maison's timepieces."
• How Dangerous Is It To Wear Your Watches In Public? With Tips For Minimizing The Risks - "It has been increasingly difficult to ignore the stream of online videos and news articles about the phenomenon of watch-related muggings, including an alarming number of violent attacks resulting in serious injury or death."
• How personalised watches became a cult collector’s item - "Stoned! A new Piaget customisation service revisits a glorious era in 1960s design."
• How Sean Connery Turned a Regular Rolex Into “The Bond” - "In Connery's hands, the standard Submariner became an icon."
• How Skagen Turns Ocean Plastic Into Watches For The Many - "The Danish-inspired brand is making waves with horological sustainability efforts."
• How Swatch Went From Disrupter To Iconic Brand - "There's no such thing as having too many Swatches - and trust us, there are plenty to choose from."
• How the Cartier Crash Became The Most Important Vintage Watch of 2021 - "A new world-record auction price for the Crash is just the latest chapter in the history of this surreal Cartier."
• How The Rolex Day-Date Became A Million-Dollar Watch - "A guide to the quintessential power watch."
• How to Buy Your First Luxury Watch - "Make an informed decision by asking these questions."
• How to Clean Your Smartwatch - "Wipe the screen and backside of the watch body with a microfiber cloth to remove any sweat buildup. You can also use a disinfecting wipe for the exterior of an Apple or Google Pixel watch, but don't use it on any ports or openings. Once it's clean, dry it with a microfiber cloth. Keep your hard-working wrist computer and its bands in good working order by cleaning it often. Here’s how to do it right."
• How to double-wrist with a mechanical watch & an Apple watch - "Double-Wristing: A Guide For The Perplexed. How to feel more natural about doing something that feels ... unnatural."
• How to escape the tyranny of the clock - "In our modern lives, every minute of our day is a valuable and precious commodity. But is it possible to abandon the clock altogether?"
• How to Invest in the Skyrocketing Watch Market - "The watch world has never been hotter, with demand skyrocketing right as supply slows to a trickle. But if you know where to look - and who to talk to, and how to spot value in an ocean of excess - there's no better time than now to find an investment-grade grail."
• How To Read A Watch Bezel - "Bezel utility doesn’t strictly count as a complication, as it works independently of the movement inside of the watch. The following article encompasses how to read a watch bezel."
• How to read the Doomsday Clock - "The Doomsday Clock depicts how close humanity is to armageddon - but where did it come from, how do you read its time, and what can we learn from it? Existential risk researcher SJ Beard explains."
• How To Spot A Fake Dial In A Vintage Rolex Datejust - "Buying a vintage Datejust can be daunting... until you know what to look for. Tell-tale signs of a fake vintage Datejust dial. Learn to separate to good, the bad, and the ugly. Read all about it here."
• How to Start a Watch Collection - "Vintage, pre-owned, or new? That is the question. What condition do you want for your first watch: pristine and untouched, or something with a little history?"
• How to wear a Milanese strap - GQ.
• How Watches Work: What Are Blued Screws? - "Why we like to add a little colour to our movements."
• How Watches Work: What Is Carbon Fiber? - "We’ve all seen watches made from carbon fiber. But, this futuristic-looking material imparts more than just aesthetical benefits to watches. It’s strong, and it’s lightweight, and, depending on your tastes, it looks pretty darn cool too. That said, what actually is it? Let’s find out!"
• Hublot & Takashi Murakami Unveil Unique Rainbow Gemstone Watch, NFT - "Tonight, at the Glass House in New York City, Hublot continues its journey with famed artist Takashi Murakami on a new NFT and watch adventure. The big announcement: the unveiling of 13 unique watches sold with unique NFTs. At the event, Hublot and Murakami released just one of the pieces: the unique Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami Black Ceramic Rainbow watch. The other 12 will make their official debut during the upcoming Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023 exhibition in late March."
• Hublot Celebrates The Return Of Yellow Gold With Six Limited Editions In Core Collections - "The yellow gold watch, which has been overshadowed by stainless steel for the past two decades, is making a comeback. Hublot is participating in the renaissance with six special-editions in yellow gold across its core collections, including Classic Fusion Chronograph, Big Bang Integral, Big Bang Unico and Spirit of Big Bang."
• Hublot Debuts Big Bang Millennial Pink Watch - limited edition of 200 timepieces.
• Hublot Leads The 2022 Charge To Yellow Gold Watches - "Back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, watches were predominantly made from noble metals and in the realm of gold that meant yellow was king. Sure, there were a host of watches that came out in two-tone and even three-color gold, but predominantly yellow gold reigned supreme. Then, in the late 1990’s rose gold came on strong and by the turn of the new millennium, pink and rose gold were giving way to even darker hues of 5N rose gold - a trend that would last decades. Now, though, we are witnessing a resurgence of interest in yellow gold watches and Hublot is one of the brands leading the charge for 2022."
• Hublot’s Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater - "So what’s a minute repeater anyway? First of all, it’s one of my favorite complications in all of watchmaking, not only because it’s a challenge to construct, but also because it adds an aural feature I really enjoy. Minute repeater watches comprise an independent chiming mechanism that strikes different tones for hours, quarter hours, and minutes with the help of two small hammers, actuated on demand."
• Humphrey Bogart Shows Us How To Wear A Watch In 'Casablanca' - "His wristwatch of choice is not only fitting for his character but a reminder of the way things change. The watch is purportedly a Longines. Some have gone so far as to call it an Evidenza - though that is the subject of some level of conjecture. Bogart owned an Envidenza himself, a watch with a tonneau, almost square-shaped case. There are two other popular theories out there surrounding this watch: One is that it's another Longines, called the 'Roosevelt,' and the other is that it's an old square-cased Lord Elgin. The only thing that's clear about the watch is it's shape."

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• I Didn't Really Like Watches - And Then I Bought a Royal Oak - "I came for the brutal design. And stayed for the way it made me feel."
• I love how extra Louis Vuitton’s new $3,400 smartwatch is - "The loud design notwithstanding, the proprietary OS is surprisingly competent."
• In-Depth Watch Specs: What They Mean, Why They Matter - "At the end of just about every watch story published anywhere (and long before there was a watch internet) there is generally a short block of text that lists the basic - and sometimes, not-so-basic - physical characteristics of a watch. Sometimes, however, it's less clear why certain specifications are included. Jewel count, for instance. Many watch enthusiasts probably have some idea why watch movements have jewels in them, but some don't. And yet the jewel count is not only a feature of spec sheets in watch articles, it's also often specified by the manufacturer on the movement itself. Frequency is another one - most modern movements made in any quantity run at 28,800 vph, so why bring it up in the specs if that particular frequency is more or less ubiquitous?"
• Instagram Turbocharges the Watch Market - The New York Times.
• Introducing The GlashÜtte Original Pano Matic Calendar - "The Pano Matic Calendar is built around Glashütte’s new in-house Calibre 92-09 and 92-10 movements. The two are virtually identical, but the 92-10 is customized with special visual elements for the skeletonized platinum version of the watch. Both are rhodium-plated, with 28,800 beats per hour. They feature silicone balance springs, which remain consistent when exposed to magnetic fields or temperature changes. They also have an impressive 100-hour power reserve, more than twice what you’ll get from typical automatic movements."
• Is Tudor Going To Dominate The High Range Of Swiss Watches? - "As other major brands move upward, the Shield's future looks promising."
• Italian police ‘find’ Leclerc’s stolen Richard-Mille watch - "For those who can’t recall the unfortunate incident, Leclerc was recognised while out with friends, and obliged to sign autographs for a group of fans. However, not everyone was a true fan of the Monegasque, in that moment the watch was stealthily swiped from the driver’s wrist. The watch in question being a one-of-one Richard Mille RM 67-02, completed in the colours of the Principality."
• IWC Brings Famed Gerald Genta-Designed Ingenieur SL Watches To New Heights - "At Watches & Wonders Geneva, which opened its doors this morning for the biggest watch exhibition of the year, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled its newest Ingenieur watches. This is a collection that was originally designed in the 1950’s, but then was redesigned in the 1970’s for the brand by the legendary Gerald Genta. Now, IWC unveils the newest series of Ingenieur watches - the Ingenieur Automatic 40 - that propel the collection forward now, just as Genta did nearly 50 years ago."
• IWC Made a Pilot’s Watch Just for Owners of the Mercedes-AMG One Hypercar - "IWC's constant-force technology helps the timepiece stay accurate throughout its 96-hour power reserve."
• IWC Schaffhausen Unveils Pilot’s Watch Chronograph For Mercedes-AMG Petronas - "IWC Schaffhausen on Monday unveiled the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. The launch is timed for the Miami Grand Prix being held May 5 - 7. A distinctive feature for this watch is a 'Miami pink' rubber strap. This same color pink will be part of team’s overall appearance for the upcoming race."
• IWC Unveils Portofino Perpetual Calendar With Moonphase That’s Accurate For 577.5 Years - "I’ve been in the watch industry a very long time. In fact, I started my journey in late 1984 and my first full year in timepieces was in 1985. That was the same year that IWC unveiled its revolutionary DaVinci Perpetual Calendar watch that had been developed over the course of several years by master watchmaker Kurt Klaus - a man considered a legend for the brand today. The perpetual calendar displays the date, day of week, month, moonphase and year in four digits - and runs without needing a correction until the year 2499."

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• Jack Nicklaus' iconic Rolex watch is being auctioned off - "You won't believe how much money it could be worth."
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• Jacob & Co. Casino Roulette Tourbillon - "In the beginning, there was Astronomia Casino. Jacob & Co. fit a fully functional roulette, spinning at high speed, complete with 37 pockets, in a full-blown Astronomia, 47-mm timepiece. Astronomia Casino was many things folded into one spectacular high complication timepiece of vast proportions. So Jacob & Co. designed a new, easier-to-wear interpretation, true to its playfulness and ingenuity. Casino Tourbillon is ripe with the sense of exhilaration and excitement that has become Jacob & Co.'s unique signature."
• Jacob & Co. Unveils The Casino Tourbillon Watch With A built-in roulette wheel - "The new Jacob & Co. Casino Tourbillon Roulette Wheel watch, released in 2023, with expert analysis, specs, price, and photos." aBlogtoWatch.
• Jacob & Co. Reveals $884,800 Astronomia Mount Everest Watch - "Sold With Helicopter Expedition To Everest With Explorer Johan Ernst Nilson."
• Jacob & Co. Launches NFT Collection Of Digital & Physical Watches Inspired By The Metaverse - "Jacob & Co. is reentering the digital space with the launch of a new NFT and physical watch collection that takes full advantage of the metaverse. The collection, 'Astronomia Metaverso,' was created in partnership with UNXD, an NFT marketplace for luxury and culture. Appropriately, the collection builds upon Jacob & Co.’s storied Astronomia line, with its myriad depictions of the universe, while extending it into a digital, crypto-native future."
COLOR="F1CF9D">Jacob & Co. Unveils $20 Million Yellow Diamond Watch - "On March 27 in Geneva, concurrent with the Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023 exhibition, Jacob & Co. unveiled its $20 million Billionaire Timeless Treasure Yellow Diamond watch that is a complex tourbillon timepiece totally ensconced in 425 Asscher-Cut Fancy Yellow and Intense Yellow diamonds. The feat of simply collecting and cutting all of the highest color and quality of matching diamonds alone took three and a half years."
• Jacob & Co. Unveils $280,000 Bugatti Chiron 16-Cylinder Tourbillon - "It was just last year that Bugatti and Jacob & Co. signed an agreement to create timepieces that honor the power and performance of both brands. Initially, there were two timepieces created: the Twin Turbo Furious and the Epic X Chrono. Now, though the two companies introduce an all-new line: the Bugatti Chiron that honors Bugatti’s hyper cars."
• Jacob & Co Unveils $240,000 Batman-Inspired Gotham City Watch - "Working in collaboration with Warner Brothers Consumer Products and DC, Jacob & Co. unveils its newest horological hyper watch: Gotham City. Inspired by Bruce Wayne, aka, Batman, the 45.5mm watch features an artistic bat shaped dial outlined in bold yellow and a host of accents front and back that scream Batman."
• Jacob & Co. Unveils $580,000 Twin Turbo Furious Bugatti 300+ - "Since entering into a partnership with Bugatti just about a year ago, Jacob & Co. has been creating some spectacular watches that honor this legendary car company. The newest is the Twin Turbo Furious Bugatti 300+ ... in honor of the car that broke the 300 mile-per hour barrier: the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+."
• Jacob & Co. Unveils The $360,000 Opera Scarface Watch - "Understanding the power of having cult-like followers, Swiss watch brand Jacob & Co. unveils the powerful-looking Opera Scarface Musical watch."
• Jacqueline Kennedy’s Cartier watch goes up for sale - The Telegraph.
• James Bond’s Watches: The Complete Movie Timeline - "He’s the world’s most famous secret agent, and the selection of watches on his wrist is at least as varied as the parade of 'Bond girls' at his side. Each watch reflects its epoch: from robust mechanical timekeepers, through digital timepieces, to state-of-the-art chronometers. Our timeline presents an overview of 007’s wrist-wear."
• Jaquet Droz Releases $250,000 Rolling Stones Automaton Watches - "It was a story that was announced late last year that was somehow missed by the watch-loving, music-loving world. Most likely because it was just days before the Christmas holidays. Maybe, too, because the release by Jaquet Droz, the Swiss watch brand whose motto is 'Some watches tell time. Some tell a story.' was just a one-of-a-kind intro. However, that one-off is related to the most legendary rock band in history: Rolling Stones."
• Jaquet Droz Unveils Hand-Painted Masterpieces - Forbes
• JEFF BEZOS & THE CLOCK THAT WILL OUTLAST CIVILIZATION - Wired.
• Jeff Bezos Is Building a 10,000-Year Clock Inside a Mountain - "The 'Clock of the Long Now,' which will tell time for the next 10,000 years, has cost $42 million to build so far.".
• Jeff Bezos Will Soon Bring Us a 10,000 Year Clock Inside a Mountain - "Back in 2018, we brought you the news that Amazon's Jeff Bezos was building a giant 10,000-year clock inside a mountain in West Texas. Once completed, the clock will stand 500 feet (152 meters) tall and will be powered by the Earth's thermal cycles."
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• Jens Olsen's World Clock - advanced astronomical clock which is displayed in Copenhagen City Hall. The clock consists of 12 movements which together have 15,448 parts. The clock is mechanical and must be wound once a week. Displays include lunar and solar eclipses, positions of the stellar bodies, and a perpetual calendar, in addition to the time. The fastest gear completes a revolution every ten seconds and the slowest every 25,753 years.
• Joe Biden Is the First-Ever President to Wear This Historic Watch - "This week, for seemingly no reason in particular, Joe Biden wore an Omega Speedmaster."
• John F Kennedy's watch collection was every bit as suave as his lifestyle - "There are several timepieces that lay claim to the title 'the president’s watch', such as Dwight D Eisenhower’s Vulcain Cricket and, of course, Lyndon B Johnson’s Rolex Day-Date. However, among the most fascinating are the watches that once belonged to President John F Kennedy."

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• Keep Your Rolex To Yourself, Don't Flaunt It Online - "A Word Of Watch Advice - Please Keep Your Rolex To Yourself And Don't Flaunt It Online. How high-profile watches became magnets for thieves."
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• King Charles' Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Chronograph Is A Real Collector's Choice - "What's a watch fit for a king? As the newly ascended King Charles III has shown over the past few days of public mourning over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, it might not always be the watch you expect. But for the new king, who's always been stylish, with a taste for the artisanal, the watch he's been wearing just makes sense."
• Kross Studio Debuts 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' Tourbillon Watch - "A creative alliance of high luxury horologists, basketball, cinema, and beloved animated Looney Tunes characters has yielded one of 2021’s most collectible timepieces."

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• LA super-rich reach for fake Rolexes after spate of burglaries - "Deep in central London an artisan watchmaker is doing good business replicating £150,000 Rolexes for wealthy Los Angeles clients worried about a spate of high-profile burglaries."
• Laco Flieger PRO, The Classic Pilot’s Watch Fully Customizable - "Over 14,000 versions of your classic Flieger watch available..."
• Le Locle - municipality in the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Le Locle is known as a center of Swiss watchmaking, even cited as the birthplace of the industry, with roots dating back to the 1600s. The municipality has been home to manufactures such as Favre-Leuba, Mido, Zodiac, Tissot, Ulysse Nardin, Zenith, Montblanc, Certina as well as Universal Genève, before the latter company relocated to Geneva. The town's history in watchmaking is documented at one of the world's premier horological museums, the Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle, Monts Castle, located in a 19th-century country manor on a hill north of the city.
• LEADING EUROPEAN WATCH MAKERS OF THE LATE XIX & EARLY XX CENTURIES - Made in Russia.
• LEATHERMAN’S NEW WATCH IS A TIME-TELLING TOOLKIT - Wired.
• Leica’s first watches are more than mere marketing - The Verge.
• Life's too short for slow computers - Don't buy a watch that makes you wait.
• List of & links to leading watch brands - Wikipedia.
• List of watch manufacturers - Wikipedia.
• Longcase clock - also tall-case clock, floor clock, or grandfather clock, is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case.
• Louis Vuitton Celebrates 20 Years Of Tambour With Limited-Edition Twenty Watch - "It was in 2002 that the iconic house of Louis Vuitton introduced its first Tambour watch. Inspired by the English drum, the Tambour had a round case shape but with thicker case sides that flared out to emulate a drum and integrated highly shaped lugs that almost resemble a handle. While Louis Vuitton had begun creating watches more than a decade earlier, in 1988, the Tambour was a significant collection, as it was the first watch to make its debut since the brand opened its workshops (also in 2002). Now, 20 years later, Louis Vuitton releases the Tambour Twenty watch."
• Louis Vuitton Watchmaking Factory Tour - "A Visit To La Fabrique Du Temps, Louis Vuitton's Audacity-Inspiring Temple To Fine Watchmaking. The world's largest luxury brand has an eye for detail."
• Luxury Investments Around the World Compared - infographic - "Do you enjoy the finer things in life? For many of the world’s wealthy individuals, acquiring luxury goods such as art, fine wine, and watches is a passion. Unlike traditional investments in financial assets, luxury goods can be difficult to value if one does not have an appreciation for their form. A rare painting, for example, does not generate cash flows, meaning its value is truly in the eye of the beholder. To gain some insight into the market for luxury goods, this infographic takes data from Knight Frank’s 2021 Wealth Report to compare the preferences of nine global regions."
• Luxury Watch Brands Are Showing How Circularity & Sustainability Can Co-Exist - "There has been a sudden enthusiasm amongst luxury brands for embracing the resale model to both increase revenues and meet their sustainability targets. This is true for watches too. After all, the circular economy creates economic value through reuse and preservation, whereas its opposite, the linear economy functions on the concept of 'more' and waste."
• Luxury watch shortage drives growth of $20 billion secondhand market as start-ups rush to cash in - "A rush of companies are vying to become the eBay of high-end horology - including the storied online marketplace itself. Demand for high-end watches exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Big Four watch brands - Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Richard Mille - are holding firm on the limited production runs that make their timepieces so rare. The result is an online boom in the business of buying, selling and flipping pre-owned and vintage watches and a growing number of start-ups competing to become the dominant digital marketplace."
• Luxury watches crafted from paper - in pictures - "Canadian artist Gabriel Lau fell in love with luxury watches while studying product design at university. Like most of us, he can’t afford them, so he drew his dream Rolex - purposefully skew-whiff, but completely accurate in dimension and design - and photographed it stuck on his wrist for Instagram. That was the start of his paper watch collection. He has now made Patek Phillipes, Cartier timepieces and Omega Seamasters out of cardboard."
• Luxury watches: Entry-level is the new battleground - "It’s not enough to rely on the loyalty of the wealthiest customers. Swiss watchmakers and luxury brands are working hard to develop entry-price watches for a new generation of customers."

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• Mainspring - spiral torsion spring of metal ribbon - commonly spring steel - used as a power source in mechanical watches, some clocks, and other clockwork mechanisms.
• MANUFACTURE - Manufacture d'horlogerie (meaning "watchmaking manufacturer") is a French horological term of art that is also used in English.
• Marlon Brando’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ Rolex Sells for $1.95 Million - "The watch is notable for missing the 24-hour bezel that GMT-Master is known for—Brando is said to have popped it off on set of the movie - and inscribed with his name on the back. The piece was considered missing by Rolex collectors until it came up for auction at Phillips' Game Changers sale in New York held on December 10."
• Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master Watch Worn In 'Apocalypse Now' Up For Auction With Phillips - Forbes.
• MB&F Reveals $80,000 Split Escapement Evo Watch - "MB&F Combines Two Beloved Revolutionary Innovations In The Legacy Machine Split Escapement Evo Watch. Even if you are not a real watch lover and collector, you may have heard of the Swiss independent brand MB&F (Max Busser & Friends). This is the brand that has brought us such loveable timepieces as the Bulldog, the owl, and outrageous three-dimensional space-age rocket ships and aliens. Wrists almost come to life when MB&F watches are on them. Now, the relatively young brand (founded in 2005) combines two of its beloved innovations into one new horological machine: the Legacy Machine Split Escapement Evo watch."
• MB&F Unveils A World’s-First Chronograph: Two In One For Its 20th Caliber - "The all-new MB&F Legacy Machine Sequential EVO watch unveiled to the world today is a pretty big deal. Maybe not for some big group-owned brands, but for independent brand MB&F - this new watch houses the brand’s 20th caliber made since the brand’s founding just 17 years ago. Even better, it is a world’s first when it comes to chronographs - another feat not often reserved for the indie brands."
• MÉraud Antigua Chronograph Watch - "The new Méraud Antigua Chronograph, released in 2023, with expert analysis, specs, price, and original photos."
• Michael Caine in Get Carter demonstrates the timeless cool of a Rolex Day-Date on a brown leather strap - "Named as Quentin Tarantino’s favourite British film, the gangster classic Get Carter turns 50 this year. It follows Michael Caine as Jack Carter who travels to Newcastle to avenge his brother’s death and winds up single-handedly taking on the local mob. Directed by Mike Hodges, Get Carter proved a controversial film at the time with its graphic depictions of phone sex and methodical violence. Spiked with flashes of dry humour, the overall tone is pessimistic and as black as Carter’s Aquascutum trench coat."
• Michael Caine's Gold Rolex Oysterquartz Breaks World Record At Auction - "A collection of personal items - 183 pieces - including watches, belonging to legendary actor Sir Michael Caine and his wife have sold at auction in London. The star lot of ‘Sir Michael Caine: The Personal Collection Sale’ at Bonhams London was an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterquartz Day-Date that the actor had worn on screen in several films including A Shock To The System and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which sold for £125,250 GBP (approximately $166,500 USD) setting a new world record price for that model and smashing the pre-sale estimate of £8,000-£12,000 GBP ($10,500 USD - $15,800 USD)."
• Mickey Mouse Plays Football In The Latest Gerald Genta Collectible watch - "Gerald Genta Mickey Mouse watches are the most cheerful collectibles in the world of horology. But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be taken seriously. The genre was created by the world’s most famous watch designer - Genta designed the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the Patek Philippe Nautilus and the Cartier Pasha - and like these pieces (though not quite to the same extent), Gerald Genta’s Mickey Mouse watches fetch respectable prices at auction. They are always limited editions, and they contain mechanical movements, most of which include complications."
• Milanese watch straps: no longer just for the boys - The Telegraph.
• Montblanc Celebrates 200th Anniversary Of The ‘Time Writer’ With New Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph - "Before word got out that the chronograph was actually invented by Louis Moinet, it was widely believed that Nicolas Rieussec invented the chronograph in 1821. In fact, Rieussec invented what is referred to as the 'time writer' - an inking chronograph. Essentially, two dial disks were put in place in a box and were connected with a small ink pen of sorts that would mark the start of an event on one disk and the finish time of the event on second small disk. The ink writer was the inspiration behind Montblanc’s Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph collection. Now, in honor of the 200th anniversary of that inking chronograph, the brand releases the new Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Limited Edition 200 watch."
• Montblanc Unveils 1858 Geosphere Zero Oxygen Watch - "At the Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022 exhibition taking place live and digitally this week in Switzerland, a host of watch brands are releasing some world-first watches. Among them: Montblanc. The brand just releases its 1858 Geosphere Zero Oxygen watch, which will be tested in an ascent of Mount Everest on the wrist of mountaineer Nimsdai Purja beginning in May. The Everest ascent by Purja, an ex-Gurkha, will be done without the assistance of supplemental oxygen. The Zero Oxygen watch is also going to be oxygen free. It is cased in an oxygen-free vacuum compartment by Montblanc’s watchmakers to ensure no oxygen gets inside the case, which can affect the movement."
• Moon May Get Its Own Time Zone - "As different countries plan lunar missions, the European Space Agency says that creating a time zone up there may simplify things."
• Moser & Cie Unveils Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack Gold Watch - "For those in the watchmaking know, the use of Vantablack is relatively new. Not only that, but combining this high-tech ultra-black substance with precious materials like 18-karat gold is also not the norm. But then independent Swiss watch brand H. Moser & Cie. is anything but normal. This brand is all about stepping outside the proverbial box and shaking the world up with its extremes. It did just that with the vintage-styled Streamliner that it first unveiled in early 2020 that met with a lot of raised eyebrows. Now it does it again with the Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack 18-karat gold watch."
• most beautiful watch in the world - Mirror Online.

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• Net-A-Porter & Mr Porter Launch Sales Of Pre-Owned Timepieces With Watchfinder & Co - "This month, Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter enter the pre-owned watch space thanks to a new partnership with Watchfinder & Co., selling 108 different watches from some of watchmaking’s finest brands, including Breguet, Patek Philippe, and Rolex. Vintage watches are hot commodities these days, as horology enthusiasts seek out timepieces they missed the first time around, as well as with clients interested in sustainability and the circular economy."
• NICOLAS G. HAYEK - Wikipedia.
• Nicolas Mathieu Rieussec - inventor of the first chronograph in 1822.
• Nicolas G. Hayek Dies - the man who saved the Swiss watch industry.
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• NightWatch - "The Dock That Turns Your Apple Watch Into into an Awesome Nightstand Clock." Our huge, patented touch screen was designed exclusively for Apple Watch NightStand mode. With multiple global patents pending, the screen magnifies the Apple Watch and provides a large touch screen to tap on the watch display at night.
• NIST-F-1 - cesium fountain atomic clock.
• NIST'S QUANTUM LOGIC CLOCK - based on aluminum ion is now the world's most precise clock.
• Not Even the Rich Can Buy Fancy Watches - "If you’re in the market for a $25,000 Rolex, you better know a guy. And you better have $50,000."
• NTP - networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks.

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• OMEGA INTRODUCES THE SPEEDMASTER CHRONOSCOPE, A NEW CHRONOGRAPH WITH A 1940S INSPIRED DIAL - "The new Chronoscope is an interesting mix of the old and new, with an intentionally busy dial meant to evoke a period of time that predates much of the current inspiration for new vintage inspired watch designs, a case that for all intents and purposes seems to be roughly equivalent to that of a modern Speedmaster Pro, and an interesting and beautifully decorated movement."
• Omega Unveils The Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon Alinghi - "Just over a year ago Omega announced that it has partnered with the celebrated Swiss yacht racing team Alinghi. On Tuesday this partnership produced a new timepiece, the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Alinghi."
• One of the World's Greatest Watch Collections Is Going on Display - "One-hundred-and-sixty rare and exclusive watches go on display this week at the Design Museum."
• One of the World’s Oldest Clocks Stops Ticking, Briefly - The New York Times.
• ONLINE STOPWATCH - "Everybody needs a stopwatch at some point - and there's never one around! Well... Now there is! Online Stopwatch! A Simple, Fast Flash Online Stopwatch and Online Countdown timer always available when you need it."
• Orrery - mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model.

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• pandemic is messing with our concept of time - "It's become a common refrain during the coronavirus pandemic, a reflection of both how all of the days seem to blur together and how lately, we find ourselves forgetting even the simplest of details. Our internal clocks are shot. Tuesdays are Thursdays are Wednesdays are Sundays. There are no weekdays, or weekends. There is only yesterday, today and tomorrow."
• Parmigiani Fleurier’s La Rose CarrÉe Is A Once-In-A-Lifetime Watch For A 25th Anniversary - "Parmigiani Fleurier’s La Rose Carrée is one of those just-because-we-could masterpieces that come along once in awhile to demonstrate how the craft of watchmaking can be raised to the level of art. Every millimeter of the watch was touched by the hands of artisans at the top of their craft, including watchmakers, restorers, enamelers, engravers, chain makers, case makers and dial makers."
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• Patek Philippe 5738R Golden Ellipse - "A large-format version of the rose-gold model. After the Golden Ellipse was launched in 1968 with a yellow-gold case featuring a mysteriously shimmering blue-gold dial, it was also crafted in cases with other gold alloys and dials with other colors."
• Patek Philippe Announces First-Ever NFT for its Rare Nautilus Timepiece - "Slated to be auctioned off on SM-ART’s platform."
• Patek Philippe Becomes Most Expensive Wristwatch Ever Sold at Geneva Charity Auction - BloombergBusiness.
• Patek Philippe celebrates 40 years of the Nautilus with a new Anniversary Collection - The Telegraph.
• Patek Philippe Isn’t For Everyone - "Let’s face it: most of us are never going to own a Patek Philippe. Most of us will never own an Hublot. If we’re being realistic, most of us watch aficionados may never even own a Rolex either. I’m here to tell you that’s okay. Really. It may, in fact, be good. We shouldn’t strive to own everything we appreciate, and we should be mindful of what is lost in attaining these luxury and hyper-luxury watches."
• Patek Philippe Pumps Up The Volume On Its Minute Repeaters With New High-Tech Amplification System - "As if to remind us there is more to this elite brand than pretty dials on iconic steel watches, Patek Philippe is launching a revolutionary new sound amplification and diffusion system for its chiming watches. In layman’s terms: It’s like putting the minute repeater on stereo. In fact, the system was inspired by the way an old-fashioned phonograph works. The key component is a small, suspended wafer made of sapphire crystal poised on the end of a tuning fork-like suspension. The crystal disk vibrates and sends the sound back down the fork and along a titanium ring that carries the sound outside the case. The result? It powers up the volume of a minute repeater by six times its usual rate. A chiming watch using the new system sounds the same at 60 meters as a classic minute repeater does from 10 meters says Patek Philippe. It is launching today in a 15-piece limited edition as Ref. 5750P. Price upon request."
• Patek Philippe Reference 2499/100 Fetches $607,590 At Phillips Auction - "A Patek Philippe Reference 2499/100, 18k yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases, circa 1982, was the top lot at Phillips with Bacs & Russo Hong Kong Watch Auction: X, held Friday. It sold for $607,590, within estimates."
• Patek Philippe Reinvents Its Signature Complication - "Meet The New ‘In-Line’ Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5236P-001." Price: €113,200 / US$130,108.
• Patek Philippe’s 1/10th Second Chronograph Ref. 5470P Redefines The High-Frequency Movement - "The new Ref. 5470P-001 1/10th Second Monopusher Chronograph is Patek Philippe’s first high frequency movement (5Hz, compared to the usual 4Hz), its first 1/10th seconds movement, and a new way to display 1/10ths of a second on a dial. Patek Philippe holds no less than 31 patents on the movement, seven of which are applied specifically to this reference. Essentially, its technical feat is the display of 1/10th of a second on the central dial simultaneously with the central chronograph seconds hand."
• Paul BuhrÉ Watches - montre24.com.
• Paul Newman Rolex Sells at Auction for Record $17.8 Million - The New York Times.
• Pavel BurÉ - "Russia’s First Mass-Produced Watch."
• Peter Henlein - (1485-1542). Locksmith and clockmaker of Nuremberg, Germany, is often considered the inventor of the watch. He was one of the first craftsmen to make small ornamental taschenuhr, portable clocks which were often worn as pendants or attached to clothing, regarded as the first watches. Many sources also erroneously credit him as the inventor of the mainspring.
• Philipp Plein Enters The Swiss Watch Market Via 007 Style Parachute Drop Onto Lake Geneva - "The Swiss luxury watch industry is generally a conservative affair. Enter Philipp Plein. Following the launch of his fashion watches with license partner Timex Group last year, the arch disruptor unveiled his first collection of Swiss-made luxury timepieces at an offsite location during Geneva’s Watches and Wonder trade show. Said watches were delivered by a tuxedo clad parachutist who jumped James Bond style out of a helicopter and landed on a raft in the middle of Lake Geneva before making his way to the duplex penthouse suite at the city’s Fairmont Hotel Hotel for the launch event where entertainment involved a private performance by 80’s musician Bonnie Tyler."
• Photonic Swiss watch engraving might keep counterfeiters at bay - engadget.
• Piaget Goes Green With New Polo Skeleton & Date Watches - "It’s no secret that green has become the new blue this year when it comes to watch dials. Make no mistake, blue is still a beloved color, but watch brands are recognizing the soothing effect green has. It reminds us of nature, life and Earth - something everyone is trying to protect these days. As such, it comes as no great surprise that Swiss watch brand Piaget would opt to bedeck its beloved Polo watches in vibrant green."
• Piaget Unveils Polo Skeleton, An Over-The-Top High-Jeweled Mechanical Watch - "It isn’t often that brands get to showcase both their technical prowess and their Métiers d’Arts skills, but with the new Piaget Polo Skeleton, this venerable Swiss brand does exactly that. The new watch houses an ultra-thin movement on the inside and mega-diamond settings on the outside for a dazzling delight set for anyone who has the courage to outshine everyone. The 1,746 brilliant-cut diamonds are really only there, though, to accentuate the wonderful Caliber 1200S1 self-winding ultra-thin skeletonized movement seen via a sapphire crystal and case back. This is one of the world’s thinnest mechanical self-winding movements at just 2.4mm thick (the size of two paper envelopes)."
• POCKET WATCH - Wikipedia.
• Pocket Watch, a Gentleman’s Best Friend - The New York Times.
• Pocket watch from 1982 sells for record amount at auction - "Pocket watch inspired by the moon landing sells for record $4.5 million."
• Porsche Design - "Configurable from 1.5 million possibilities." Design Your Watch to Match Your Porsche. Elements of the legendary sports car were already available for the wrist, but now the new custom-built timepieces truly revolutionise the luxury watch industry. Using the specially developed watch configurator, the timepiece can be assembled according to your very own liking - from the case and the strap to personal engraving. All built upon the high-performance Porsche Design Chronotimer Series 1 and manufactured in our own watchmaking factory in Switzerland - in line with Porsche production principles and the quality typical of Porsche.
• Porsche Design: 50 Years of Making Things Better - "In 2022, Porsche Design is paying tribute to some of its most iconic product creations. Among them is a faithful re-edition of 'the first all-black chronograph' from 1972, the legendary Chronograph 1."
• Porsche Design Chronograph 718 Cayman GT4 RS - "Lightweight construction meets performance, on the track and on the wrist..."
• PROFESSIONAL WATCHES - "Luxury Watch Guide." One of the world's leading online editorial watch publications.
• ProTek Launches The Series 1000 Tactical Watches With tritium tube illumination - aBlogtoWatch.
• Putin's Extravagant $700,000 Watch Collection - ABC News.
• Putin's Watches - Pinterest.
• Putin’s Wealth: No ‘smoking gun’ but some ‘smoking watches’ - WatchDog Watcher.

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• Quartz - It's Just Better - HODINKEE.
• Queen’s Extensive Watch Collection Proves She’s A Connoisseur Of Timepieces - "Just as Her Majesty the Queen is rarely seen without a brooch pinned to her brightly-coloured, public-facing coats, she also never steps foot outside the gates of Buckingham Palace without a watch dangling from her wrist."

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• Ralph Lauren Promotes ‘Everyday Elegance’ With Its New 867 Timepieces - "Ralph Lauren’s 867 timepiece collection reinterprets the elegance of the Art Deco era with polished, pragmatic designs for what the brand describes as 'how men live today.' Four additions to this collection with the same details that has made this line a signature of the fine luxury brand was recently introduced."
• Real-Time world debt clock with country comparisons - "Who Owes The Most?"
• Rebag - founded in 2014. "Buy & Sell Used Designer Bags, Watches, Jewelry & More." Rebag is the authority in buying, selling, and trading luxury accessories including handbags, fine jewelry, watches, and small leather goods. With over 50 designer brands and tens of thousands of items to shop, Rebag is the ultimate destination for refreshing your closet or unloading once-loved items from your collection. Come discover the most renowned fashion brands in the world, including Chanel, Hermès, Rolex, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, and more. Rebag specialists inspect and certify every item before listing on our site. That way you can trust you're always receiving the most incredible luxury goods.
• Red Bar Group - since 2007. "The original weekly watch gathering, now worldwide!" The world's largest watch enthusiast and collector community.
• Return Of The Dress Watch! - "In terms of dress watches, the first thought for many is of a watch in its purest form: an elegant gold case of modest diameter with a slender profile, leather strap, and two, at the most three, hands."
• R.G. HOLLAND - "The Collector's Portfolio."
• Richard Mille Sets A New Record For The World's Thinnest Watch With The RM UP-01 Ferrari - "Mere months after Bulgari claimed the title, there's a new record-holder in town."
• Roger Dubuis Releases Unique $858,500 Excalibur Superbia World-Premiere Watch - "With the Watches & Wonders Shanghai exhibit in full swing today, Swiss watch brand Roger Dubuis took the opportunity to release one of the most breathtaking and highly complex watches ever made: the Excalibur Superbia."
• Roger W Smith spends 11 months making a watch from scratch - "Meet Britain's most exclusive watchmaker, whose exquisite timepieces sell for up to £250,000."
• Rolex & Cartier tipped for best investment watches in 2022 - "Rising demand and continuing scarcity will make Rolex and Cartier two of the hottest investment watch brands in 2022, according to secondary market specialist The RealReal. Next year will be building on one of the hottest growth periods in history for the luxury watch business, leading to extreme shortages at authorised dealers and soaring prices on the grey and pre-owned markets."
• Rolex & Cinema - "A movement perpetually reinvented." In 2017 Rolex became a partner to the film industry's highest authority, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For the sixth consecutive year, Rolex is the Proud Sponsor of the Oscars ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood.
• Rolex Adds Cheerful Colors And A New 41mm Size To The Oyster Perpetual - "Most collectors are losing their minds over the new Rolex Submariner, but the real fun in Rolex’s new 2020 lineup lies in the new Oyster Perpetual collection, now available in a rainbow of cheerful colors. This is the first time Rolex has offered these colors on the dials in this collection, and it’s just the boost we need right now."
• Rolex Daytona 6240 Paul Newman “Neanderthal” - A Myth Goes Extinct - "In May 2018, the auction house Phillips hosted a thematic auction called 'Daytona Ultimatum' in which 32 of the 'finest, rarest, and best-preserved' Rolex Daytona chronographs changed hands. One of these was the so-called 'Neanderthal', a watch featured in Pucci Papaleo’s legendary 'Ultimate Rolex Daytona' book and presented by Phillips as the ancestor of the coveted 'Paul Newman' Daytona."
• Rolex Daytona 116508 Yellow Gold with Green Dial - "'It wasn’t until I received ownership of one of my personal grail watches - the yellow gold, green sunray dial work of horological magnificence known as the reference 116508 - that I understood how a modern Daytona is that extraordinary combination of heart-stopping, almost constant palpitation-inducing beauty with ease of use and reliability that are without equal.'"
• Rolex finally breaks silence on the Rolex watch shortage - "'The scarcity of our products is not a strategy' - Rolex responds to the chronic shortage of supply."
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• Rolex is a mere pretender to the Patek Philippe crown at watch auctions - "Rolex made such a splash in 2017 when a Paul Newman-owned Daytona sold for $17.5 million that the casual observer might think it has dominated the auction world’s top ranked sales ever since. Not so, observes Simon De Burton, who sees Patek Philippe firmly maintaining its reputation as the king of auction brands and a number of rising stars like Cartier, F. P. Journe and Philippe Dufour regularly grabbing the attention of expert collectors."
• Rolex is making plenty of watches, but good luck getting your hands on one - "Rolex makes some of the world's most popular watches, like the Daytona, Submariner, and classic Oyster. The Swiss company is believed to make roughly 1 million per year, each one by hand. New Rolexes can be hard to find for a buyer without an established relationship with an authorized distributor."
• Rolex is no longer a retail brand - "Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'Retail' as the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops. By that definition, Rolex stopped being a retail brand last year and shows no sign of returning any time soon. The reality today is that members of the public cannot simply walk into a shop and walk out with a Rolex."
• Rolex Is Reportedly Building a New $1 Billion Facility in Switzerland - "Authorized Rolex dealers may finally be able to get some badly wanted allocations as Rolex has just announced a new $1 billion CHF ($1.06 billion USD) production facility in Bulle, Switzerland."
• Rolex Now Has a Resale Program. The Watch World Quakes - "The privately owned Swiss brand dominates the market by virtually every measure. Will it swallow up resales, too? All this goes a long way toward explaining the seismic shift in the global watch trade that occurred on Dec. 1, when Rolex announced it was introducing a certified pre-owned (C.P.O.) program for secondhand Rolex watches that have been inspected, refurbished and met the company’s minimum standards."
• Rolex Oyster Case: Everything You Need to Know - "Pegged as one of the most innovative and historical updates to the wristwatch, the Rolex Oyster case has enjoyed its day in the sun and for good reason. In this in-depth article courtesy of our colleagues at WatchTime India, we take you through the different parts of this piece of horological history and help you understand it better."
• Rolex Rolls Out New 2023 Prices - "Rolex has rolled out newly hiked prices on some models to kick off 2023. We break down the Europe and US increases."
• Rolex Teases New Orange & Green Dials Ahead of Watches and Wonders - "But which watches will get the new faces?"
• Rolex Watches Were One of the Highest Appreciating Assets in the Last Decade - "Beating out gold, real estate, and stocks on average." Luxury watches have been the 'it' alternative investment these past couple of years, with names like Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe and F.P.Journe making headlines for their insane surge in price. One Swiss manufacturer, however, has always been the king in terms of consistent appreciation - and it’s none other than Rolex.
• Rolex's spirit of adventure - The Telegraph.
• Russian officials seize Swiss watches apparently worth millions - "According to Switzerland's NZZ am Sontag newspaper, the watches were seized by agents working for Russia's FSB security service from a Moscow subsidiary of Audemars Piguet. It happened just days after Switzerland abandoned its traditional neutrality to join Western countries in imposing sanctions against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine."

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• Sapphire Case of This $194,000 Watch Will Pretty Much Float on Your Wrist - "The latest from Girard-Perregaux is a high-tech take on the brand’s Three Bridges movement."
• Sean Connery’s Rolex Submariner Could Follow The Same Path As The Paul Newman Daytona - "A few weeks ago, famed Scottish actor Sean Connery passed away at the age of 90. Connery was best-known for his role as the original James Bond, a role that would go on to define not just his career but an entire film franchise. However, Connery can also be credited with the popularity of one of the world’s most iconic watches, the Rolex Submariner."
• Severin Wunderman - (1938-2008). "Watch salesman became upscale timepiece maker."
• Shopping for Clocks - The New York Times.
• Should you shower with your Apple Watch? Or any water resistant watch for that matter? - "Showering with your watch is a hot and steamy discussion within the watch community. To clear the air a bit on the issue, let’s dig into water-resistant watches and the potential dangers of showering with them."
• Smartwatch - Wikipedia.
• smartwatches are coming for the mainstream - The Verge.
• Smartwatches need to get smarter - The Verge.
• Soda watches | Pepsi Bezel Watches - "As you may have guessed, Pepsi bezel watches don’t actually have anything to do with cola - that’s just an affectionate nickname given to the color scheme since it happens to mimic the look of one of the world’s most famous brands. The true reason for the red and blue bezel is actually more practical (and cooler). As the Jet Age took off, so to speak, in the early 1950s, long-haul international flights were becoming more commonplace. So Pan Am approached Rolex about creating a watch for their pilots that could display two different timezones simultaneously during such flights. Rolex responded with the original GMT Master in 1955."
• Someone got Windows 95 running on an Apple Watch - The Verge.
• Something is making the Earth spin faster & days shorter - "A negative leap second may be needed to correct clocks, but Meta believes that could be 'devastating.'"
• Split-flap display - or sometimes simply a flap display, is an electromechanical display device that presents changeable alphanumeric text, and occasionally fixed graphics. Split-flap displays were once commonly used in consumer alarm clocks known as flip clocks.
• Spot the difference: the invincible business of counterfeit goods - "Selling cheap fakes of a successful product makes horribly good business sense. Is there any way to stop it?"
• Steve McQueen watch set to reach £600,000, that was nearly lost to a house fire - The Telegraph.
• Steve Wozniak: 'I worry about the Apple Watch' - The Telegraph.
• Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business - "In an increasingly digital world, people are still willing to spend huge amounts on analogue timepieces. The question is, why?"
• Stop all the clocks: why are we so bad at going to bed? - "Putting off bedtime for one more boxset episode, or some ‘me time’? You may be a sleep procrastinator - and doing yourself serious harm."
• STOPWATCH - Wikipedia.
• Study shows that a love of luxury watches is proof of superior virility - "Consider the magnificent tail of the male peacock. The flamboyance of the plumage fanning out to display multiple colours makes it an arresting sight to behold. But not everyone has been similarly enamored. As Charles Darwin wrote in April 1860, the mere sight of a peacock, 'makes me sick!'."
• SUNDIAL - Wikipedia.
• Swatch at 40: The £50 Watch That Revolutionised the Industry - "We dive into the story behind the affordable Swiss marque's formidable rise."
• Swedish Watch Brand GoS Brings Northern Lights To The Wrist - "Just about 15 years young, Swedish watch brand GoS, which utilizes Swiss-made movements for its Sweden-inspired watches, unveiled its first watch to the world. Now, the brand releases its Northern Lights (Norrsken) series of watches that bring the incredible beauty of Earth’s atmosphere to the dial."
• SWISS MADE - Wikipedia.
• SWISS TIME - since 1963. "The Reference for Swiss Watches and Jewellery."
• SWISS WATCH BRANDS 1946-1959
• Swiss Watches Are Held Hostage During Divorce Proceedings - "Married Swiss watch collectors, beware: these treasured timepieces can cause cataclysmic custody battles in divorce court. As New York-based marital law attorney Peter Bronstein related, 'I have a case now in which a wife who was unhappy with her situation went to the family safe and removed a collection of watches that clearly belonged to the husband and moved them to a vault box that’s under her control before she filed divorce papers.' Bronstein, who is representing the husband, had a watch expert for his client’s side value his collection at over $600,000."

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• TAG Heuer Joins Forces With Nintendo, Unveils Super Mario Limited Edition - "For TAG Heuer, the goal is to further the brand’s already strong Connected Technology."
• TAG Heuer Releases Its Second 160-Year Anniversary Carrera Watch - "TAG Heuer continues to celebrate its 160-year anniversary with the unveiling of the Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition. It’s the second limited-edition timepiece released by the Swiss watch brand to celebrate the anniversary of its founding in 1860. The first was the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Dial Limited Edition released in January."
• TAG Heuer Unveils New Monaco 'Dark Lord' Watch - "The new TAG Heuer Monaco Dark Lord watch, released in 2022, with expert analysis, specs, price, and photos."
• TAG Heuer Unveils Sizzling Connected Caliber E4 Watch, With Naomi Osaka & Sydney McLaughlin In The Ads - "Today in a digital presentation – something that has become the norm in the watch world - TAG Heuer unveiled its newest Connected watch, the Caliber E4. The newest piece is about top-tier technology and winning looks. Now in its 7th year of offering high-performance connected watches, TAG Heuer packs its newest Caliber E4 watches - there are two size variations - with everything you need for an active, full-tracking lifestyle."
• Tag Heuer watches to display NFTs: The ultimate status symbol? - "Displaying NFTs in real life is the new cool. Frédéric Arnault, CEO of LVMH-owned Tag Heuer, explains all."
• Talking Watches With Jean Arnault, Director Of Watches At Louis Vuitton - "At the helm of LV Watches for a short time, Arnault is already making waves. Just wait until you see his collection."
• TBT Moeris 007 - The Only Original Bond-Licensed Watch - "No watch has ever been more Bond."
• TEMPERED - independent watchmakers and clockmakers' website.
• That time France tried to make decimal time a thing - "Though Marie Antoinette would be hard-pressed to care, the French Revolution of 1789 set its sights on more than simply toppling the monarchy. Revolutionaries sought to break the nation free from its past, specifically from the clutches of the Catholic church, and point France towards a more glorious and prosperous future. They did so, in part, by radically transforming their measurements of the passage of time."
• The art of watchmaking - in pictures - "A master watchmaker and an antiquarian horologist at their family-run workshop in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham."
• The Batman: Timepieces Fit For A Superhero - "With the release of The Batman this weekend, fans of the superhero are more interested than ever in the official merchandise that brings the movie to life in a variety of ways. And this latest round of offerings celebrating the film is particularly robust, with products ranging from apparel to toys to perfume to limited edition Oreos and watches. And, of course, LEGO sets."
• The doctor on your wrist: How smartwatches are saving lives - engadget.
• The First All-Titanium Rolex Watch Is Here - "Rolex Deepsea Challenge In RLX Titanium. Waterproof to 11,000 meters or 36,090 feet, the new Rolex Deepsea Challenge, or Rolex Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge reference 126067 in RLX Titanium is 50mm-wide and goodness knows how thick. Although commercially available at a whopping $26,000, the first all-titanium Rolex watch is interesting for so much more than its borderline unwearable, albeit impressive specs."
• The incredible stories behind Cartier’s most iconic watches - "From the Tank to the Ballon Bleu, Cartier has shaped the history of watchmaking. Here’s a look at the origin stories, celebrity fans and movie credits behind four of the house’s iconic timepieces."
• The Luxury Watch Market Presents Opportunities for the Savvy Investor - "The watch market has recently surprised even the most experienced watch experts."
• The men trading their Rolexes for plastic sports watches - "From dressing down to sports fix or cost-of-living sensitivities, gents who can afford them are opting out of luxury timepieces."
• The most incredible bejeweled watches at Paris Couture - The Telegraph.
• The Most Prized Watch Brands You’ve Never Heard Of - "The rising prices of Rolexes and Pateks have collectors turning to what one expert called 'the dead brands society.'"
• The mountain town at the heart of time - "La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small Swiss town deep in the Jura mountains, was the world capital of the watch-making industry for over a hundred years. Today, it still produces some of the most exquisite and pricey timepieces on the globe."
• The New Seamaster Professional 300M 60 Years Of Bond - With A Special Animated Case Back - "The classic 007 opening scene made it onto the case back. Introduced in the city where MI6 resides, the new Omega Seamaster 300M celebrates 60 years of 007. Although James Bond has been wearing various watches from several brands in the past 60 years, since 1995, it has been the Omega Seamaster. In the presence of no one else than Daniel Craig, the most recent actor to fulfill the role of 007, the new Seamaster 300M Bond has been introduced to the press and special guests."
• THE PANDEMIC RUINED TIME - "The endless march through an endless March. March is when the full weight of the COVID-19 pandemic first settled on the United States. Watching the virus take hold was sudden and scary, and watching the world snap shut was disorienting. March set the tone for a year characterized by uncertainty, confusion, stress, and anxiety - all of which mess with the way we experience the passage of time."
• The perfect 6 watch collection - picked by ChatGPT - "We thought we might want to have some fun with this newfangled technology. Hence, we logged onto ChatGPT and decided to ask the AI chatbot to craft the perfect six-watch collection. Here’s what the AI had selected. With our own thoughts thrown in for good measure."
• the psychology of why we collect watches - "Knowledge, kinship & 'celebrity vampirism' - the psychology of why we collect watches." We asked a clinical psychologist who specialises in compulsive behaviour to find out.
• The Queen’s Extensive Watch Collection Proves She’s A Connoisseur Of Timepieces - "Just as Her Majesty the Queen is rarely seen without a brooch pinned to her brightly-coloured, public-facing coats, she also never steps foot outside the gates of Buckingham Palace without a watch dangling from her wrist."
• The Race to Develop the World’s Thinnest Watch - "The current mania for ultra-slim watches is driving a competition among watchmakers to capture the title."
• The Royal Oak: A Watch Masterpiece at 50 - "Gerald Genta's design for Audemars Piguet, widely considered one of the most influential designs of all time, reaches a milestone."
• The Spec Sheet: The Only Thing Missing From This '007' Omega Seamaster Is Daniel Craig's Wrist - "Behold the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Titanium 007 Edition, the watch worn by Daniel Craig in his swan song as the suave agent of MI6 (Craig even had a hand in designing the watch). We chose this one for HODINKEE '90s Week because its very design stems from the decade, while the nuances are decidedly mid-century-inspired. It's a real renaissance watch."
• The story behind Prince Charles’ rare Parmigiani watch - "The watch that has served as Prince Charles’ favourite since 2015; an 18-carat gold automatic Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Chronograph."
• The Time Now - "Major place to look for the current time of any location in the world, based on the accurate US network of cesium clocks synchronized time. We also provide other information such as daylight saving time, time zones, currencies, country calling codes, detailed weather and forecast, sunrise & sunset, moonrise & moonset, coordinates, nearby cities, nearby airports and local businesses opening times and other information when available."
• THE TOP ULTRA LUXURY WATCHES - BusinessWeek.
• The Unlikely Watch Collector: Gianni Agnelli - "Grandson of Fiat founder Giovanni Agnelli, Gianni Agnelli became the most influential man in Italy, on both a business and style level. And when it comes to watches, whether choosing the appropriate models or how they should be worn, L’Avvocato showed us the way."
• The Unlikely Watch Collector: Prince Charles - "The future king represents the epitome of longevity, he's also recovering from the coronavirus. Prince Charles's recent confinement gave us the ideal opportunity to take a deep dive into his watch collection."
• The Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie “Tribute to Johannes Vermeer” Pocket Watch (Live Pics) - "A commissioned open-face pocket watch with tourbillon, sonnerie and magnificent miniature painting."
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• The Vintage Watch Company - "The Vintage Watch Company was established in 1995 dedicated to showcasing Vintage Rolex wristwatches from c1910 - c1970. Our collection of over 2000 pieces is simply unparalleled and we are proud to have become a destination store for the world." 24 Burlington Arcade, London W1J 0PS, U.K.
• THE WATCH QUOTE - the luxury watches portal.
• THE WORLD CLOCK - time zones.
• The World's 30 Most Expensive Watches - T.I.M.
• The World's Most Expensive Watches - by Ariel Adams at Amazon.com. "The World's Most Expensive Watches presents some of the most extravagant, intricate, collectible, decadent, or just plain interesting modern-day timepieces that sit at the top of the price spectrum. Starting at a threshold price of about $200,000, it is a trip through the last decade or so of watches whose values soar incredibly to prices of $5 million dollars or more. Additionally, there is a selection of notable watches that yielded extremely high prices at auction - many of which are historically relevant."
• The World’s Most Expensive Watches 2010 - Bloomberg.
• These are the most iconic & exclusive watches worn by the royals - "There is a certain enigma around royalty, one that immediately brings to mind words like power, prestige, and wealth. We know that the royals always dress to perfection. And just as they pay attention to their sartorial choices, their timepieces are equally well thought out. No wonder then that they are seen wearing some of the world’s most expensive and exclusive watches. From Rolex to Backes & Strauss, here are some watches loved and worn by these royals."
• THESE SUPER-PRECISE CLOCKS HELP WEAVE TOGETHER SPACE AND TIME - Wired.
• THIS GORGEOUS CLOCK MAKES THE TIME APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE - Wired.
• This Patek Philippe is so Rare it Rewrites the History Books - "Described as an ‘end game’ watch for collectors, the watch has an estimate of $3.73m USD."
• This Watch Helped Sean Connery Become James Bond - "A celebrity stylist and watch lover shares her favorite watches from Bond, blockbusters, and a classic Steve McQueen flick."
• Tiananmen Square watch withdrawn from sale by auction house - "Watch given to Chinese troops who took part in 1989 crackdown pulled by Fellows after vendor received online threats."
• Tim Cook: In a few years people will say, 'How could I have ever thought about not wearing this watch?' - The Verge.
• TIMEPIECE FINDER - your search engine for authorized watch dealers worldwide.
• Tom Ford to Release Luxury Watch Made From Ocean Plastic - Barron's.
• Top 10 Best Watches Of The Geneva Watch Days 2021 - "We have lined up the ten most spectacular releases from this week's show in Geneva."
• Top 10 Most Expensive Watches in the World - TheRichest.org
• Top 50 swiss watch brands of 2020 - Estimated Market share & sales - "The Invincible Hegemony of Rolex. Coming in behind Rolex are two usual suspects: Omega and Cartier. Polarisation, diverging trends, successes and failures, 2020 only reinforces an ongoing tendency."
• TOTAL ROLEX - the book Total Rolex illustrates all watch models produced by Rolex, specifying the period of production and the metal of all watches.
• TOURBILLON - 20 Boutiques Worldwide. "True to the spirit of the masterpieces signed Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz and Omega, as well as the exceptional Swatch models, Tourbillon constitutes the Haute Horlogerie distribution network for all the Swatch Group’s prestige brands."
• TOURBILLON - Wikipedia.
• TOURNEAU - founded 1900. "The World's Largest Watch Store."
• TRUSTED WATCH - "The International Timepiece-Portal."
• Turns Out That Vintage Rolex Actually Is a Great Investment - "Your watch nerd buddy wasn't just blowing smoke; the prices have climbed significantly over the last ten years."

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• ULTIMATE ROLEX DAYTONA by Pucci Papaleo - "The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona timepiece is with no doubts more than just a chronograph: it is true horological icon. Aside from being photographically speaking a homage to industrial still life, 'Ultimate Rolex Daytona' tells the Rolex Daytona story as never done before: an incomparable publication created to showcase the most outstanding photographic collection of Daytonas in the world, from the early pieces of the 1960s to present day production models, highlighting the evolution of design and construction techniques of the famous chronograph. Limited numbered edition of 599 copies".
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• UNDERWOOD LONDON - "The safest way to protect your watches both automatic and non-automatic and all of your jewellery items as well."
• U.S. & WORLD POPULATION CLOCKS - U.S. Census Bureau.

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• Vacheron Constantin Recreates A 100-Year-Old Vintage Watch Using Original Tools & Components - Forbes.
• Vacheron Constantin Unveils Panda Dial Overseas Chronograph - "The new watch, with frosted/satin finish on the bracelet and case, and a high-polished bezel, boasts a black-and-white panda dial that boasts a silvery white toned statin-finished dial with black subsidiary dials and an outer rich black seconds flange. The markers are made of 18-karat white gold and the hours, minutes, seconds and chronograph counter hands are all coated in Super-LumiNova for easy readability in the dark."
• Vacheron Constantin Unveils Updated Legendary 222 Watch - "It was 45 years ago in 1977 that the oldest continually operating Swiss watch brand, Vacheron Constantin, unveiled the 222 watch - better known by collectors as the Jumbo. It was designed by Jorg Hysek and created in celebration of the 222 anniversary of the brand. Now, to celebrate 45 years of that distinctive sporty-chic watch, Vacheron Constantin unveils the new 222 timepiece in 18-karat yellow gold."
• Vacheron Constantin’s New Long-Awaited Sports Watches Are Rugged Enough for Mt. Everest - "The prototype that inspired the latest models scaled Mt. Everest with adventurer Cory Richards in 2019."
  

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• Want to Stay Safe While Traveling? Wear a Rolex - Bloomberg.
• WATCH - Wikipedia.
• WATCH CHOICE - brings together a huge selection of men's luxury watches and women's luxury watches for sale from dealers around the world.
• WATCH HUT - UK's largest watch website.
• Watch industry's times are changing - "One of the luxury goods sector's showpiece events returns this week with its mix of innovation, art and wealth - topped off with a sprinkle of celebrity stardust from "brand ambassadors" from Hollywood or sport."
• watch spotting at the 2021 us open - "All The Watches We Saw At The 2021 U.S. Open."
• Watch Spotting The Red Carpet Watches From The 2021 Met Gala - "While everyone was checking the fits, we had our eyes on the wrists."
• WATCH TALK FORUMS - "Talking Watches. All The Time."
• Watch The Short Documentary 'Time Machines: An Analogue Obsession' - "The streamable film is perfect viewing for watch enthusiasts."
• Watch tours: How to travel across Europe in luxury this year - "It’s time to jet off on a Europe-spanning jaunt that combines spectacular timepieces with luxurious pampering. There is, after all, no time to waste."
• Watch Trading Co. - since 2014. "Availability is Key." Watch Trading Company is a luxury watch dealer, servicing customers throughout the world. We currently have locations in Miami, New York, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles. We have over 12 years of experience specializing in luxury watches. We take pride in our products and are passionate about what we do. Each of our watches is inspected and authenticated, ensuring our customers are getting the quality they deserve. We aren’t happy unless you’re happy!
• WATCHBOX - since 2017. "Luxury Watch Platform." WatchBox is home to the greatest collection of pre-owned luxury watches, all certified as authentic and Collector Quality. WatchBox is the world's leading destination for pre-owned timepieces, offering an expertly curated inventory of watches for sale and personalized client services for the global consumer who wants to buy, sell, and trade luxury timepieces with confidence and ease. With locations in the United States, Hong Kong, Switzerland, South Africa, and plans to expand beyond, WatchBox operates under the premise that time is your greatest luxury, and pricing transparency is paramount to establish trust. We are digital, global, and accessible 24/7, engineered as a simple and efficient solution to help our clients with all aspects of watch collecting.
• WATCHES CHANNEL - "Timely Remarks on Watches." Will drift you towards daring innovations, century-old traditions, bold designs, and exclusive partnerships in the World of Watchmaking.
• WATCHES-LEXIC - "Watches enthusiasts, welcome to our site."
• WATCHES OUTLET - "Buy discount watches at wholesale prices!"
• WATCHFINDER & Co. - "Since Watchfinder & Co. was first founded in 2002, it has been established as the premier resource from which to buy and sell premium pre-owned watches. With thousands of watches available from more than 50 brands, including Rolex, Omega, Cartier and more, plus international locations and a manufacturer certified service centre, there’s no better place to find a luxury timepiece."
• WATCH-ID.COM - "Luxury Watches Lifestyle Guide." Wristwatches worn by celebrities and spotted in movies.
• WATCHISMO TIMES - "A reliquary of obscure timepieces from bygone eras as well as the cutting edge watches of today."
• WATCHLUXUS - "World's largest database of luxury watches!"
• WATCHMAKER - Wikipedia.
• watchOS 9 is now available - "You'll need an Apple Watch Series 4 or later to access the update. As with past updates, fitness is a major focus of watchOS 9. You'll now see your heart rate zones when working out and reviewing your sleep patterns. There's also support for multisport workouts and a way to monitor your personal best performances. Additionally, you can set up to the software to remind you to take your medications. Other new features include a redesigned interface for Siri, Quick actions and a handful of new watch faces."
• WATCHSITES.NET - top watch sites.
• WATCHTIME.NET - "Das Uhren-Portal."
• WATCHUSEEK.COM - "The No. 1 interactive portal to worldwide watches and online watch shop".
• Water clock - any timepiece in which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into (inflow type) or out from (outflow type) a vessel where the amount is then measured.
• Wear A Custom Porsche On Your Wrist - "Starting on September 1, 2020, United States buyers will be able to use the Porsche Design website to configure and order custom wristwatches. The new watch configurator is based on the Porsche car configurator, and will be capable of creating approximately 1.5 million unique designs."
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• Wempe Creates Marine Chronometers with Yacht Designer Tim Heywood - "Yacht Clock? Wempe Teamed Up With Boatbuilder Tim Heywood to Make Two Limited-Edition Marine Chronometers. The collaboration highlights the German jeweler's history in making seaborn timekeeping instruments."
• What Do Water Resistance Ratings Mean? - "One of the many topics watch enthusiasts sometimes discuss is water resistance ratings and what they exactly mean in terms of real world use. About four years ago, Jack Forster wrote an article outlining the relevant ISOs and set out to explain them, including what watch brands have to do to comply with them."
• What Happens After A Watch Is Stolen? Chris Marinello Of Art Recovery Can Help - "Here I’d like to explore the coda of a stolen watch. My curiosity on this subject was piqued when I saw two recent posts on Instagram by Chris Marinello, a lawyer and the CEO and founder of Art Recovery International."
• What watches do divers actually use? - "No, you don’t need an expensive Swiss watch to go diving, but you do need to wear something to time your dive."
• What we get wrong about time - "Most of us tend to think of time as linear, absolute and constantly 'running out' - but is that really true? And how can we change our perceptions to feel better about its passing?"
• What’s the Deal with All the Snoopy Watches? - "This cute beagle has more horological cred than you might suspect."
• When do the clocks change around the world? And why? - "We examine where daylight saving time came from and why it doesn’t actually save daylight at all."
• Which Watch Emojis Are The Best? - "The Sorta Definitive Ranking of (Almost) Every Watch Emoji."
• Who bought the Tiffany-Blue Patek 5711 at Phillips Auction for US$6.5 million? - "Watch collector Zach Lu - who has just obtained the ultimate un-obtainium watch - looks out on the horizon and spies pieces he can’t have. For instance, another Patek of the same hue, the previously unknown Tiffany-signed Patek Philippe Nautilus 5740 Unique Piece with a Tiffany-Blue dial, which broke the watch internet this past weekend. The owner? Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of LVMH."
• Why a New York restaurateur is arming employees with Apple Watches - The Guardian.
• Why clock time is not 'real' - "The super-clocks that define what time it is. How do we know the time... precisely? The question is more complex than it first appears."
• Why I Bought Bruce Lee’s Watch - "The story behind the martial arts icon’s Seiko is almost as legendary as the man himself."
• Why is the Cartier Tank watch so famous & is it a good investment? - "Ralph Lauren, Princess Diana, Yves Saint Laurent and Catherine Deneuve all owned one for a reason."
• Why is there a global scarcity in luxury watches? Not just Rolex - "Demand is outstripping supply for Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Tudor and Patek Philippe too."
• Why the Rolex watch shortage is a 'perfect storm' - "You’ve made it, and now you might be thinking to yourself, "It’s time I bought that status symbol that lets everyone else know I’ve made it whenever I walk into a room" - a Rolex. Well I’ve got some bad news for - you probably can’t get one."
• Why this surreal 'dripping' watch has become a cult celebrity favorite - "Prized by collectors and sought after by stars from Jay-Z to Kim Kardashian West, the Cartier Crash has become one of the luxury market's most unlikely hot-ticket watches. Straight out of the swinging '60s, its dripping shape looks more like one of Salvador Dalí's Surrealist melting clocks than a celebrity timepiece. The Crash also has an origin story - albeit an apocryphal one - that's as unusual as its warped, asymmetric case."
• Why This Wholly Unique Patek Philippe ‘No Moon Phase’ Watch Could Fetch $5 Million at Auction - "On May 22, Christie’s Hong Kong will auction a unique Patek Philippe Reference 3448J specially made for Alan Banbery, one of the most beloved and legendary figures in the firm’s history."
• Why We Spend More For Luxury Watch Brands - "When consumers spend money on most luxury goods, they are, in fact, purchasing two things at once. First, they are purchasing a 'nice object' or service. That is the thing they are acquiring, and for it to be an authentic luxury, it has to be manufactured rather well, often with a refined design and using less-than-ordinary materials. But that alone doesn’t make anything a luxury good. The second thing consumers are purchasing when getting a luxury good is the brand name on the good. This is a more amorphous area of value but a real one nonetheless. When you buy a brand you are in fact purchasing an association with a concept, feeling, image, or status."
• Why You Should Buy A Submariner & Do Everything In It - "There's something to be said about the Rolex Submariner, the extremely well-built watch you can do absolutely everything with."
• Will LVMH Owner Bernard Arnault Also Become Owner Of Patek Philippe? - "His Tiffany Blue Nautilus Ref. 5740/1G could be a glimpse of the future."
• With This Great Watch Comes Great Responsibility - "Spider-Man star Tom Holland wasted no time snagging this special-edition Tag Heuer Monaco."
• WORLD TIME CLOCKS FOR EVERYONE - "Clocks Around the World."
• WORLD TIME ZONE CLOCK - by Marco Polo watches.
• WORLD TIME ZONES
• World timer watches: travelling through the ages - The Telegraph.
• World's 30 Most Expensive Watches - T.I.M.
• world's best watches in 2019 - "Baselworld 2019: 10 new watches that combine beauty and innovation."
• WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE POCKETWATCH - Patek Philippe Supercomplication (The Henry Graves Supercomplication): sold for US$11,002,500 by Sotheby's (New York) on December 2, 1999.
• World's Most Expensive Rolex Resurfaces Four Years After Breaking Records - "The most expensive Rolex ever sold has resurfaced in Los Angeles after disappearing from public view since being auctioned off for US$17 million in 2017. The Rolex Cosmograph 'Paul Newman Daytona' Ref 6239 that once belonged to actor Paul Newman and started one of the biggest trends in watch collecting has gone on show at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which opened in Los Angeles this week."
• WORLDTEMPUS.COM - "Official Website Of Famous Brands."
• Wrist full of dollars: the most expensive watches money can buy - The Telegraph.

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• Your smartwatch is also recording your PIN - engadget.

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• Zenith watches collaborates with Cohiba Cuban cigars - The Telegraph.