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In a couple of hours, 2016 will be well and truly over for most of us (some have already put it behind them) and while it has been anything but a kind year in terms of celebrities\' lifespans, it has

The trend back towards smaller watches now seems to be in full flow - not as a replacement for the sizes of 40mm and above but more as a complement, offering a larger variety of options again. Fully i

'The Christmas story is penmanship of the most brilliant sort, where God crafted a beginning that would never be subject to an ending.' ? Craig D. Lounsbrough To Purists in general, and Montblanc foru

There used to be times - dark times - I may add, where PuristSPro did not yet exist. And where Montblanc was a manufacturer of fine writing utensils and leather goods but little else. Neither of the t

Nautische Instrumente Mühle - that lesser discussed player from Glashütte - is primairly known for two things: - the lawsuit Nomos successfully pursued against it in the past for not adhering to the c

Now in spite of Nico claiming I am young - I am receptive to flattery, even if it is factually incorrect - my age is not what I am refering to in the title. I will endeavour to write a fuller review o

'A journey , after all, neither begins in the instant we set out, nor ends when we have reached our door step once again. It starts much earlier and is really never over , because the film of memory c

Next to watches a certain soft drink tends to be a constant companion of my days, too As for the hierarchy, the titanium IWC Ref. 3520 clearly establishes its rightful primacy here Just a spontaneous

The Presage line that has been re-launched / extended at Baselworld in spring has certainly raised the odd eyebrow in the watch world. Where else can you get a chronograph with an in-house movement, a

A couple of days overdue (been the start of November) but the SBGH035 has now been in my collection for a year. And I do not regret it for a single special hi-beat second It is in many ways my most ve

In the last month I have had several opportunities to try on Habring2 watches and I have to say every single one got me closer to the decision on where the first purchase from the brand may lie. First

While Mille Miglia, Happy Diamonds & St. Moritz were the well known lines from the 1990s, there has been a raft of lesser known models, too. And in terms of simple three hand dress watches the 16/1168

I managed to squeeze in a quick visit to Vienna Time yesterday (sadly had to miss the opportunity to meet up with Ornatus Mund & Ms. R this afternoon) and one of the very interesting pieces on dis

As introduced by our dear moderator MTF recently here ( ) Chopard has just launched its first World Timer with an in-house movement - the Time Traveler One. [ Editor's Note: Officially, it is the L.U

As you have gathered from Arie's and Damjan's posts a handful of us gathered in Vienna in the recent past. Complete accident - I was running somewhat late and asked a group of friendly looking gentlem

Montblanc has been going from strength to strength lately and we have all been drooling over the Villeret Collections, the 1858s, and other Minerva influenced watches. Just as these are very good valu

After questioning the male centric IWC advertising (post here: http://www.watchprosite.com/page-wf.forumpost/fi-17/pi-7871513/ti-1075573/s-0/t--iwc-advertising-your-opinion/) I surprisingly turned int

My first impressions of the SRQ019J1 have been generally positive but I definitely still had some reservations. After having spent a bit more time with the watch, I also have more experience and I hav

I would imagine quite some watch brands consider social media seriously and can only hope that most of them have a social media strategy in place in the sense of using the channel for marketing purpos

The Mille Miglia 2014 Race Edition has been my second Chopard, entering our household about one year after the LUC Chrono One. I choose my words precisely, as it also changed ownership to my wife pret