Monday, August 23rd, 2010

TAG Heuer's Commemorative Pieces for Third SingaporeGP

For the third running of the SingaporeGP and celebrating its 150th Anniversary, TAG Heuer launches not one but two watches for the occasion.This year, a special version of the Lady's TAG Heuer Formula 1 Edition is created too. Meanwhile some pictures of the prototypes before the pieces hit the boutiques soon.To view more, please click here .   ...

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By Kong: Monday, August 23rd, 2010-10:13 | comments (0)

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I am late...Some Tag Heuer V4 pics

Haha...I met V4 finally! Don't talk too much...letz these pic tell you!Yup...my hand again...and V4 Getting closer The case have a very fine finishing... The sapphire crystal was cut to fit the shape of monaco case. Let get closer on the most amazing part of V4. Mirco-belt are everwhere for transmitting energy between wheels. Tag use Femto laser to shape this mirco-belt with extremely small tolerance!The sand-polished blued hand is a second hand. It connects to escapement with an intermediate wheel (right)...

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By Ogygia: Thursday, August 19th, 2010-20:09 | comments (0)

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Small Steps … My Journe Journey

I credit François-Paul Journe with my interest in ‘modern’ horology. Seven years ago I picked up a watch magazine while transiting Singapore airport and sat on the plane mesmerised by pictures of the Tourbillon Souverain. Daydreaming about that watch certainly helped pass the time on the return flight home, and it has been my grail amongst grail watches ever since.   I remained patient and happy to wait until the day I would have my own tourbillon. But I recently decided to put my ...

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By AndrewD: Tuesday, August 17th, 2010-07:55 | comments (1)

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Real Pics of the LINDE WERDELIN 3-Timer Racing - Red & Yellow

The latest LINDE WERDELIN 3-Timer Racing Series launch with their partner in Singapore, E’collezione, is nicely timed to celebrate the annual FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX from 24 to 26 September. The variation, for these two pieces to commemorate the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2010 (limited to 9 pieces per colour), instead of changing the colour theme of the dial, the racing colour theme of RED and YELLOW are applied onto the bezel, the straps and the ardillon buckle. To view mor...

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By Kong: Thursday, August 12th, 2010-13:06 | comments (0)

One of the most significant products of 2010.

is the TAG Heuer Carrera 1887. When the 1887 calibre went online in December 2009, it caused an uproar. Beginning on certain French watch forums and spreading quickly, the news got out that the new Calibre 1887 from TAG Heuer was not what it was cracked up to be.... click here to read the rest of the article. - SJX   ...

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By SJX: Thursday, August 12th, 2010-09:36 | comments (0)

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Vulcain New Collection 2010 and Mission

As some may remember, the company was acquired by the Swiss-based Excellence Holding Group in December 2009, and was renamed as Manufacture des Montres Vulcain SA.A short chat with Mr Bernard Fleury just before the dinner event.  He did not disclose how much shareholding when asked.  As for what the company will be focusing in, he mentioned after the acquisition, the Group and he will concentrate to boost brand equity by intensifying its communication and continue to develop more innovativ...

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By Kong: Wednesday, August 11th, 2010-11:02 | comments (0)

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

One of the most exquisitely finished watches I have ever encountered...

The Seiko Credor Spring Drive Eichi. Though visually dfferent, it is finished to the same standard as the best of independent Swiss watchmaking. click here to see the rest of the article. - SJX ...

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By SJX: Saturday, August 7th, 2010-23:02 | comments (0) | photos(2)

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Watches for lunch ?

A visit to the Restaurant l'Orlogio, La Chaud-de-Fonds, Suisse Summer is the time to get out and discover new things, such a new restaurants.  We had heard from friends about l'Orlogio in La Chaud-de-Fonds and decided to see for ourselves.What is special about l'Orlogio? ....  well how does an horologically themed restaurant sound to you?  I guess you will say that is normal for La Chaux-de-Fonds, but I know of no other.The restaurant is high on the western side of the town in an old...

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By DonCorson: Friday, August 6th, 2010-12:26 | comments (3)

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

PIAGET: We always get our Man.....er.....Watch

PIAGET Polo 8P2 Vertical Stripe   Some time back, I posted a BOLO (Be On Look Out) or APB (All Points Bulletin) about a mystery Piaget Polo watch model with unusual vertical strips from the 1980s.     Mystery Piaget Polo - vertical lines on leather strap   Finally, we have a sighting from the PuristS Community!  Like the Canadian Mounties, we PuristS always get our Man....er....Watch!   Thanks to TJRB......please check out the 2 new posts with answers at the origina...

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By MTF: Wednesday, August 4th, 2010-21:28 | comments (0)

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

A celebration of Grand Seiko in Singapore.

Just yesterday Seiko and its local distributor Thong Sia hosted a group of watch collectors and Grand Seiko fans. The attendees enjoyed a presentation at the Thong Sia showroom followed by an excellent Japanese dinner. click here to see images of the event. - SJX ...

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By SJX: Thursday, July 15th, 2010-23:44 | comments (0) | photos(4)

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Sculpting Brass, Sculpture and Watchmaking

Sculpting Brass, Sculpture and WatchmakingAs I was working on the first part for my next watch, the lower plateau for the tourbillon, I was struck by how similar this is to making a sculpture from stone; removing the portions of the stone that don't belong to David. Please don't call me out on artistic prouesse in comparison to Michelangelo on this.  But lets play along on the methods.image: Wikipedia To see the rest click here ...

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By DonCorson: Sunday, July 11th, 2010-08:45 | comments (0)

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Sydney Purists GTG

I always knew watches would be the death of me, but now I think it will be the watch get-togethers that will do me in. After just about recovering from the 3.30am finish in Melbourne two days ago, three hardcore Purists talked till sunrise after a delightful meal at the Quay Restaurant in Sydney.   Again I will let the courses, wines and watches speak for themselves … Fresh milk curd with broth Sashimi tuna pearls, caviar, wasabi flowers, shaved green lipped abalone, oyster cream ...

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By AndrewD: Monday, July 5th, 2010-08:33 | comments (2)

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

PuristSPro interviews John Simonian of Westime

Passion and profession – It's rare that one comes across an individual who experiences one relative to the other.  Such a dynamic is reserved for the fortunate ones, the ones that don't count the hours before the end of the work day.  For John Simonian, not only does he not count the hours, he adds to them by arriving early and staying late.  One can almost say that he has no concept of time when it comes to work.  This is a bit ironic for a man who has a $440,000 pocket watch atta...

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By pingtsai: Tuesday, June 29th, 2010-13:43 | comments (0)

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

2010 Annual European PuristS GTG in Paris, one word : Thanks to all the attenders

First of all, my thoughts to all who couldn't attend, you know who you are, and we missed you a lot, sincerely.These GTGs are not only about watches.Of course, this Passion we have about watches is what lead us to meet, virtually, and most important or interesting, in the real life.Watches are a pretext, an excellent reason to meet, and to make some SOLID friendships.So, yesterday, we had a great moment all together, with friends coming from every part of the world, suhc as US, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands...

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By amanico: Thursday, June 24th, 2010-06:27 | comments (0)

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Marc Newson's latest timekeeper...

The Ikepod Newson Hourglass. A limited edition of 30 has been made for The Hour Glass, one of Asia's largest watch retailers, for its 30th anniversary. This is a sleek, unadorned, sculptural timepiece, it is the antithesis of the Big-Black-Bang-Titanic-Grand-Prix-Grande-XL-Carbon-Tourbillion-chronograph genre. click here  to continue reading.   ...

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By SJX: Friday, June 11th, 2010-09:13 | comments (0)

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Pictures of other TAG Heuer Basel 2010 Novelties

Continuing from the TAG Heuer Pendulum Concept Watch (posted  here ), here are the rest of the 2010 novelties with the Monaco Vintage Chronograph, TAG Heuer 300 SLR Calibre 1887 Chronograph and the CARRERA Calibre 1887 Chronograph. To view more, please  click here  . ...

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By Kong: Thursday, June 10th, 2010-09:04 | comments (0)

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Some Pictures of the ORIS 2010 Collection

More real pictures of the ORIS BaselWorld 2010 pieces taken during last ORIS Press event.To view more, please   click here  .    ...

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By Kong: Saturday, June 5th, 2010-12:19 | comments (0)

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Jacquemarts: Little Big Men Striking

Jacquemarts: Little Big Men Striking Marcus Hanke explores the history behind the tiny automatons on the dials of Ulysse Nardin's repeaters and hour strikers. My research for this article started nearly nine years ago. Already the first Ulysse Nardin catalogue I held in my hands some twelve years ago, confronted me with the term "jacquemart". However, the reference works at my disposition were no help, even my Enyclopedia Britannica did not mention the term. Internet search engines like Webcrawler and Yah...

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By Marcus Hanke: Friday, June 4th, 2010-02:03 | comments (1) | photos(25)

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Eyjafjallajökull and the return of Manuel Emch.

Manuel Emch created the Jaquet Droz brand as it is today, so it was to much surprise when he departed JD in late 2009 and emerged as CEO of Romain Jerome a few months later. Manuel was recently in Singapore to meet with his retailer Dickson Watch & Jewellery and I managed to catch up with him.  click here to read the rest of the interview. - SJX ...

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By SJX: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010-05:44 | comments (0)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

The Alternative Regulator without Hairpring - TAG Heuer Pendulum Concept

TAG Heuer continues in its quest to rethink out of the box with another 'under the nose reinvention', after substituting the traditional pinion and gear transmission with a belt-driven mechanical transmission (which many thought it could not be achieved when it was announced in 2004, and started shipping last November)  with "the first mechanical movement without hairspring". To celebrate its 150th anniversary this year, TAG Heuer announced a rework of the regulation system which was nearly unchanged s...

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By Kong: Monday, May 31st, 2010-10:18 | comments (0)

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Soon to be released Citizen high-end mechanical...

For its 80th anniversary, Citizen will unveiled its first high-end mechanical timepiece on May 28. Part of The Citizen range, which currently consists of only high-end, ultra-accurate quartz watches, this new mechanical model is conservative in design but appears to be an very high quality product. It comes with a 10 year warranty. click here to see more details. - SJX ...

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By SJX: Sunday, May 23rd, 2010-02:16 | comments (0)

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

LINDE WERDELIN Novelties in Singapore

13 May, 2010 -  E'COLLEZIONE, a new retailer  in Singapore ( located in Mandarin Gallery), celebrated the launch of  LINDE WERDELIN with the presence of the one of the founders of LINDE WERDELIN, Mr Jorn Werdelin. Mr Jorn Werdelin  brought along the 2010 novelties and the Instruments. And it is the first time, I could view the Instruments and at the same time, to find out, does the Instruments scratch the watch after repeated use. To view more, please click here.   &nbs...

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By Kong: Saturday, May 15th, 2010-01:00 | comments (0)

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Oris Baselworld 2010 showcase.

Just yesterday Oris presented its 2010 collection first seen at Baselworld to the Singapore press. It was held at Oriole, a great cafe I like very much and which is especially known for its coffee, Oriole's baristas were national champion and runner-up. click here to see the rest of the watches. - SJX Below: Oris BC3 Advanced   ...

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By SJX: Thursday, May 13th, 2010-03:43 | comments (0)

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Sienna Miller: The New Face of Piaget Possession

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By dxboon: Tuesday, May 11th, 2010-23:25 | comments (0)

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Photo report on Roger Dubuis 2010 novelties presentation in Singapore.

Since being acquired by Richemont two years ago Roger Dubuis is slowly gaining recognition for the remarkable technical developments, in an short space of time, that occurred since its founding in 1995. Ironically its rapid expansion was the cause of problems, like over production and spotty quality control, prior to the Richemont acquisition. But now run by Richemont employees (the current CEO is former IWC while the COO is ex-Cartier), the brand is back on track. Since 2008 the changes in the ...

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By SJX: Monday, May 10th, 2010-03:44 | comments (0)