amanicoThis year, Jaeger Lecoultre unveils two different Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon. One I already reviewed, the Enamel, which you can rediscover here: It is a 40 mm white gold case, with a guilloché blue enameled dial AND a sub dial dedicated to the date. The second Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon is in rose gold, with the same size, thinner, with a 10, 77 mm height, compared to the 12, 13 mm thickness of the white gold blue enameled version, which is due to the presence of the enamel dial. The two Master Ultra .....Story

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maverickmaheshi own one harmless & humble Reverso and honestly I've not given time enough to understand what JLC is, beyond the 'Reverso'... that ignorance was put to an end yesterday - Big thanks to the Mr Aurelien Robert from Geneva boutique ! Also thanks to the immense patience of Ms. Anne-Laure Dujardin - a full day manufacture visit along with my son wouldn't have been possible without her (plus she is extremely knowledgable to explain detailed complications - hard to find such talent in today's marketing world) . .....Story

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maverickmaheshI’m happy to share with you guys the 2 nd part of the story...some of the intriguing offers of JLC from present catalog... you may have a quick look to the 'part 1' here the history @ Watchmaker's watchmaker - Manufacture Jaeger LecCoultre ! Let us start with a world timer...not just a normal WT...a beautifully domed dial with lot of work on the dial....what else...a tourbillon on top of it... well, the intriguing part of it - the tourbillon moves around the dial as you move the world timer disc - how cool ... ...Story

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foverstaTo properly celebrate the 50th anniversary of its El Primero movement this year, Zenith organizes an event each month in a different city, bringing together some fifty guests. The event, which is more than just a dinner, is called "Grenier Club". It is a way, of course, through this name to pay tribute to Charles Vermot who saved the plans, the tools, the machines from the destruction to avoid the definitive disappearance of the movement following the decision of the then owner of Zenith to dedicate the full ... ...Story

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foverstaThe novelties unveiled by Chopard at the 2019 edition of Baselworld mainly focus on the LUC collection and explore different types of blue dials. Through this collection, Chopard remains faithful to its line of conduct by offering classic, refined watches that all have a touch of originality. Chopard also took the opportunity to present, as tradition, the Mille Miglia Race Edition of the year. I propose you to discover these watches...Story

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SaschaDear friends and Hublotista, the collaboration between Lapo Elkann and his labels Italia Independent and Garage Italia has already produced some great watches. Watches like the Big Bang Unico Italia Independent from 2016 and 2017... ...the stunning Classic Fusion Italia Independent from 2018... .....Story

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cshimokitaAs per a previous post, I am testing out b&w film for when I use up my 'freezer' stock of Fujifilm Neopan 100 & 400. I had recently tested Kodak Tri-X 400 and since I prefer lower ISO, Ilford FP4 PLUS ISO 125 was a natural choice for a next test. According to some documentation from Fuji, Neopan ACROS 100 is an "Orthopanchromatic" and Ilford FP4 Plus 125 is "Panchromatic". More on that later but first a few (out of camera) test shots.....Story

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SaschaDear Friends and Hublotista! Baselworld 2019 was undoubtedly all about Ferrari for Hublot. In addition to the Classic Fusion Ferrari GT, which I have already presented in an article here in the Forum, Hublot also delighted visitors in Basel with three other Ferrari-associated watches. To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Scuderia Ferrari, the racing team, which apart from the Formal 1 also is performing in endurance races. This makes Scuderia Ferrari almost 20 years older than the car manufacturer Ferrari...Story

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SaschaDear friends & Hublotista, one of the technical highlights of Hublot's Basel novelties in 2019 was certainly the Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon in a 42mm case. And not only because of the great and maximum skeletonized Tourbillon movement with the designation HUB6020. This version of the Spirit of Big Bang is also the first representative of this collection to feature the ingenious One Click strap changing mechanism. The lovers of the Spirit of Big Bang have waited long and eagerly for this...Story

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SaschaDear friends and Hublotista, Hublot loves art. This is one of the official slogans of the brand. And so artists like Mark Ferrero, Tristan Eaton, Richard Orlinski or Maxime Büchi join the ranks of the brand's friends and partners. The first creative product of the collaboration between Hublot and the well-known graphic artist and tattoo artist Maxime Büchi and his label Sang Bleu was presented in 2016...Story

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