Patrimony Midnight Blue Now Available

Introducing the "Midnight Blue” Patrimony. Staying true to Vacheron Constantin's expertise, classic meets elegant with this striking addition to the Patrimony collection. Housing the ultra-thin self-winding calibre 1120 QP,the sleek lines of the pink gold case highlight themidnight blue dial - unique to the Patrimony collection.  As a finishing touch the moon phase display, decorated with champlevé enamel,  evokes the beauty of a night sky. To find more here https://www.onceoff.com/product-category/timepieces/...

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8 Things to Look for in a Luxury Watch

The world of watchmaking is difficult to navigate.  This guide shows you the 8 things to look for in a luxury watch. It’s a wild world out there and the watch market is no exception. Flooded with choices and technical jargon that might be totally new to you.  Buying luxury watches can be a complicated and daunting process. Built to accompany you throughout your life, a luxury mechanical watch could even become a family heirloom if properly looked after as unlike quartz watches, they are made to last for decades and even centuries. Battery-operated quartz watches and even connected watches have their place in the watch arena. But just imagine the face of your heir when many years down the line they discover that you have bequeathed them your quartz watch that unlike a mechanical watch, it can't be fixed! So, to avoid a family drama, here are the things to look for in a...

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A Breguet masterpiece Watch No 217

Owned by one of Napoleon’s most brilliant generals and then the founder of the world’s first news agency, the story of Breguet No. 217 — one of only two watches of its kind from the very rare perpétuelle series — is extraordinary. Regarded as one of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s masterpieces, the reappearance of this exceptional perpétuelle watch after decades in an important private collection provides devotees with the opportunity to obtain one of the most complicated and desirable watches ever made. Its remarkable provenance includes one of Napoleon’s generals — later a rival — and Charles-Louis Havas, the founder of Agence France-Presse (AFP), the world’s first news agency. In addition to being from the self-winding or perpétuelle series, a great rarity in itself, Breguet No. 217 has the extra complications of both day and month calendar, power reserve and, most unusually and importantly, an equation of time indication. The equation of time in astronomy is...

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Bulgari’s mechanical smart watch

The Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept Watch One of the biggest dreams of tech-loving horology enthusiasts, like myself, is a traditional watch that doesn't betray its history and mechanics while incorporating key pieces of 21st century components; a true "smart" watch, not a smartphone on your wrist. Until now, there have only been smartwatches with bulky casings and digital displays, or traditional watches like the Withings Activité with activity trackers but no real smart features. [embed]https://youtu.be/GAyKfPOYwws[/embed] But now that dream is (almost) a reality, thanks to the Bulgari Diagono Magnesium Concept Watch. In partnership with WiseKey, a Swiss cybersecurity firm, Bulgari has created a truly beautiful watch featuring an automatic movement, magnesium case, and a ceramic bezel, that can also act as your encrypted digital wallet. Thanks to an NFC chip, the Diagono Magnesium will be able to store and access your personal information like your passwords, bank accounts, and credit cards, which can be managed through...

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Baselworld 2016 Inspiring new trends for the the 100th edition

New Swiss watches at Baselworld. Part IV: ULYSSE NARDIN, FREDERIQUE CONSTANT, CARL F. BUCHERER, HYT, ZENITH, BREITLING, DE GRISOGONO, TUDOR, HUBLOT, HERMES, and many more. Jewellery watches for ladies, classic timepieces and chronographs for men, promise to be the year’s major trends. The city of Basel, Switzerland is hosting 100th edition of Baselworld – the biggest international watch and jewellery show. Once again this year, the Swiss delegation is out in force with around 300 brands, mostly representing the watch segment, but also jewellery and related sectors. This is an event of the utmost importance for the Swiss watch industry, which was faced in 2015 with a more complex and fragile economic environment. The world’s biggest watch and jewellery fair, BASELWORLD is open March 16 to 24. Three hundred Swiss brands from the watchmaking, jewellery and related sectors arepresent at the heart of this global fair, which draws 1,500 exhibitors from across...

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