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The original one (Ref. 3700) was a two hands and date only watch, but today there are several complicated pieces and even diamonds are available. The first one was puristic yet sophisticated. The curr

In the second post, we would like to present on the two top watches in the categories Men classic & Men complication which caught our attention  from Zenith and Breguet . In case you missed the first

The 176 th year is a good year for Patek Philippe, because the new pieces shown are very well balanced and fit perfectly in the already impressive collection. There are three major novelties, several

… some appetizers while we are already working on more detailed reports. Please have a look in alphabetical order, to get an idea about what is coming …

and there is more to come, after our appointments in Basel. So far we have 33 novelties, but I am quite sure there will be more - at least in the Rare Handcraft section. We have nice iterations, we ha

To be honest, more than 300 years before Basel 2015 and not even from Patek Philippe as it is unsigned. The doubleface pocketwatch shown here is not produced by PP, but a part of their collection show

even when you saw some nice and surprising watches Anyway, I have some pictures to share if you don´t mind. The UN with the superb enamel "horses dial" looks familiar, but so far I never managed to se

... Switzerland, because of the strong (expensive) Swiss Franc?! It is just a thought that came to my mind after some discussions we had recently. Is this possible at all? Aren´t most of the German wa

 for a very long time - about ten years, if I am correct. The watch I am talking about is kind of special without being complicated, for several reasons and a former moderator at PuristS even wrote:

LANGE 1 "jumping date": press release and some first live pictures. A new inner life for the brand icon The LANGE 1 has been the face of A. Lange & Shne since 1994. It became what might be called a M

ZEITWERK MINUTE REPEATER - press release and some first live pictures. Seven low tones, five double tones, and two high tones are struck at 7:52. The acoustic time faithfully corresponds to the time i

 but only presented as a working prototype. The technical specs had been fixed and only the design had to be finalized. At the show people got a press release, but without pictures. Also we had bee

... again making a strong commitment to its Genevan origins: a new construction project at its Plan-les-Ouates building complex has been launched to mark the start of the new year. We recently discuss

In a world where luxury is increasingly mass-produced, our mission is to help extraordinary artists that, on their own, are reinventing the future of watchmaking. F.P. Journe and the Acadmie Horlogr

A very busy year (with ups and downs; also in my regular business and with family) is almost over and I wanted to share something with you, if you don´t mind. After more than thirty days in behalf of

... for the collector and/or connoisseur, the references 5131-175G and 7131-175R ? A world timer (complication) from Patek Philippe sings loud to quite a lot of fellow PuristS here (and not only Puris

I am not only speaking about the exclusive caliber. Patek Philippe says: “This grand ballet of sight and sound is produced in a limited edition of 175 watches.” The latter is probably the only thing t

For me it was the first time to attend but it already was the 14 th edition of the GPHG and from what I know with record participation this time. There have been representations from all major watchma

Tachymeter , telemeter , pulsimeter : Patek Philippe has returned to the source of the chronograph by creating a multiple-scale instrument with a twist. It is not their first chronograph (or shall we

 plus the official press release . Both watches are part of the commemorative collection for the 175 th Anniversary of Patek Philippe. World time watches from PP in general are highly desired not onl