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The countdown to the 68th Berlinale has begun

All the world’s a stage The countdown to the 68th Berlinale has begun Several weeks in advance of the 68th Berlinale, everything at Glashütte Original is already revolving around the world of film. Looking forward with pleasure to the start of the world’s largest public film festival, the Saxon manufactory has sent its exclusive timepieces on a …

BASELWORLD 2015 : the countdown has begun

JAQUET DROZ Grande Seconde Deadbeat Deadbeats seconds is an extremely rare complication first introduced in the Age of Enlightenment, the very era when Pierre Jaquet-Droz was travelling the length and breadth of Europe to present his timepieces to royal courts across the continent. This technique means that the seconds hand no longer moves in a …

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GIRARD-PERREGAUX | Constant Escapement L.M. Girard-Perregaux introduces an authentic technical revolution in its Haute Horlogerie collection: a constant escapement. Thanks to this innovation protected by three patents, the escapement delivers constant energy to the regulator, whatever the energy left in the barrel, in order to ensure the perfect regularity – and thus optimal precision – of the …

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GRAFF | Diamond GyroGraff The perfect union of watchmaking and jewellery, this new timepiece from Graff shines the spotlight on a gyroscopic moon phase and a double-axis tourbillon, no less. The bezel is embellished with a mosaic of diamonds in a stunning and patented invisible setting, the work of the jeweller’s master craftsmen using a …

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MAURICE LACROIX | Pontos S Supercharged A super-powerful engine and equally forceful bodywork. Performance and style guaranteed to set the pulse of thrill-seekers racing. Such are the principles governing this new Pontos S Supercharged from Maurice Lacroix, propelled by the personalised automatic ETA Valgranges movement. While this authentic mechanical performance-accelerator is known for its reliability …

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BREITLING | Chronomat 44 GMT “Patrouille Suisse 50th Anniversary” 1964 saw the birth of the Patrouille Suisse, an aerobatics team composed of professional air force pilots, which established itself from 1995 onwards as one of the rare supersonic jet teams, flying on six F-5E Tiger II hunter planes. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this …

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BLANCPAIN | Collection Villeret, 8 jours The Villeret collection, named after the Manufacture’s birthplace, gives form to Blancpain’s deep-seated principle to always put authenticity first and to respect tradition. It is now joined by a remarkably sober watch whose grand feu enamel dial displays the essence of time. To produce its inalterable radiance, the enamel …