Tony.A.Find this on FB. Interesting, did you know that Citizen own Arnold & Sohn for example? ...Story

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Ornatus-MundiSmaller brands, micro brands especially, reach a considerable audience online, in blogs, social media and the like. But as watches are entirely tactile objects their full character reveals itself only if touched and put on one’s wrist. Here the smaller producers face the barrier of lacking contact points (i.e. dealers) or networks that faciliate direct contact to their clients...Story

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MTFLongest Blood Moon of the Century Blood Moon ©NASA The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century takes place today (Friday, 27th July 2018). The total period of "blood moon" eclipse will last 1 hour and 43 minutes, during which Earth's companion satellite will turn a proverbial red colour. From start to finish, the awesome celestial event will last nearly 4 hours. The Moon turns red or reddish brown instead of going completely dark during eclipses...Story

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foverstaMuch has been said and written about the Navitimer 8 collection since its presentation earlier this year. It is to date the most visible embodiment of the strategic orientations of the new management team of Breitling, with Georges Kern at its head. The fact that many speak about this collection is a first win for this team: Breitling is back on the front of the stage with a renewed ambition and increased visibility. The path however is not strewn with rose petals...Story

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foverstaStep by step, the young French brand Reservoir manages to impose its singularity on the watchmaking landscape. Its visibility grows, its distribution network expands and above all, its collection becomes larger as evidenced by the presentation of the Longbridge collection during the last edition of Baselworld. Reservoir offers first and foremost a very simple and effective starting point: the coherence between the design and the time display. The latter, based on the principles of jumping hours and retrograde .....Story

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MirandaSantos In 1904 Louis Cartier made a wrist watch for his friend Alberto Santos-Dumont, it was the first wristwatch made for a man (Patek had made wristwatches prior- but these wristlets were made for women). This square watch featured an extra long leather strap so the Santos-Dumont could wear it over his flying jacket- in a sense it was the first pilots watch. Santos-Dumont who wore it every time he flew and this visibility enhanced Cartier’s reputation but also garnished popularity for a wristwatch and in ... ...Story

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tick-talkIf only my watch could collect Air Miles. I picked-up this Chronometre Royal as a non-runner, which is a situation I generally recommend others avoid. But I knew a secret about the watch and it was just too much to resist. So it crossed the Atlantic for the first time and arrived into my waiting hands...Story

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Ornatus-MundiThe Vortic Watch Company , based in Fort Collins, Colorado, (USA) is a rather unusual watch company: created to preserve and put again in action as many as possible of the numerous, excellently made American pocket watches, or better: their movements. In doing so, they utilise vintage technology (watch movements) and high-tech production methods such as 3D printing (cases). During Baselworld I had the opportunity to sit down with Vortic CEO R.-T. Custler to get a first-hand introduction into the company, .....Story

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AnthonyTsaiMaxima Gallery invites all PuristS to the "Watchmakers - The Masters of Art Horology" Exhibition in New York City on Saturday April 28, 2018 at 4pm. We will have a tour of this amazing Independents exhibition along with light cocktails at the Phillips gallery on 450 Park Avenue (between 56th & 57th St.). And to top this event off, we'll also have a walk through of the Phillips Geneva auction highlights! You must RSVP for this event; so if you're interested in attending, please send me a PM or email me at ... ...Story

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