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Some thoughts on the date window

During my recent short stay in Paris, I tried on two watches with a date window about which I thought to myself : this is how it should be done . What do they have in common ? A framed aperture , well aligned with the hour markers. A date disc that matche
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 15400ST – The Blueprint of Modern Luxury Sports Watches

Discover why the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 15400ST defines modern luxury sports watches. Learn value, features, and how to buy certified pre-owned luxury watches from Haute Horologe. The Watch That Changed Everything The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref
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History of Modern Indian Watchmaking

We will Explore Together the History of Modern Indian Watchmaking and which brands are taking that tradition forward. HMT From 1961 till 2016, Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT), in collaboration with Citizen, produced millions of mechanical watches, defining
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Recent shaped watches

Shaped watches seem to be all the rage : here are nine recent examples , all produced between 2024 and today . Do you like shaped watches? Best, Emmanuel 2025 CARTIER TANK A GUICHETS WATCH ref. WGTA0234 Case: 24.8mm width x 37.6mm length x 6mm thickness -
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Expacts are the opposite of fostering local culture, tradition, local languages, contuinity, integration, heritage…

If you take this and understand the fact that many of the lower rated countries in your list have the burden of heavy immigration, you might begin to understand. I am Swiss. Every year we „welcome“ around 70‘000 immigrates. Many of them do not understand
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You may well be right hopefully an extract from the heritage department at Breguet may reveal more.

I was fully expecting it to be 5 mm and although my measuring may not be that accurate it is certainly under 5 mm. I did notice from the movement picture that the movement is virtually flat to the watch case thickness and that the caseback is only very sl
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Thank you for this very interesting thread, Bruno.

First, your Breguet Rattrapante is simply stunning and I easily understand why you rank it so high. For me, even though it was with the Cornes de Vache that I took the step towards high-end luxury watchmaking, and even though it shares some characteristic
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Yes, this is one of the two largest shaped watches I own (and can get away with without looking silly).

The other being the Parmigiani Fleurier Kalpa XL Hebdomadaire - probably even bigger. The Breguet Heritage, the Patek 5098, or a Cartier Tortue might work very well if a tonneau case appeals. Some of the smaller PF Kalpas from the previous decade, or the
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My first pocket watch

Friends, Sharing some pictures I took today of my first pocket watch. In 1998, under the leadership of Gino Macaluso, Girard-Perregaux acquired the Villa Marguerite to be the museum to house priceless heritage pieces for the brand. Many priceless pocket w
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