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Jan 22, 2025 | 
chrono24.com | Tim Breining
01/22/2025 4 minutes With versatile technologies and countless dial variants inspired by nature and culture, it’s no easy task to pick the best Grand Seiko watches. To cover all my bases, I’ve selected models that cover all three of the brand’s main technologies, stand out from one another, and can be worn for a variety of occasions.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
chrono24.com | Tim Breining
11/27/2024 5 minutes One aspect that makes the world of luxury watches and watch collecting so beautiful is the variety of models and watch brands – there’s truly something for every style, budget, and preference. But what if you had to choose just one watch brand for the rest of your life? We set our authors to work getting to the bottom of this.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
chrono24.com | Tim Breining
10/25/2024 7 minutes Long before the supposed demise of mechanical watches and the triumph of quartz timepieces, there were countless movement manufacturers. Years of a gloomy economy and consolidation in the industry took its toll, so that despite the resurgence of mechanical watches, only a few dominant movement suppliers remained.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
chrono24.co.za | Tim Breining |Elisabeth Schroeder |Thomas L. Hendricks
Long before the supposed demise of mechanical watches and the triumph of quartz timepieces, there were countless movement manufacturers. Years of a gloomy economy and consolidation in the industry took its toll, so that despite the resurgence of mechanical watches, only a few dominant movement suppliers remained.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
chrono24.com | Tim Breining
09/27/2024 6 minutes Around the year 2000, IWC cultivated the image of being the watch for men, as the legendary and infamous print campaigns of the time made unmistakably clear. A quarter of a century later, this position is no longer favorable and has been left far behind. Many women are fans of IWC watches – so much so that the brand has even created customized billboards for “Swifties” on the occasion of Taylor Swift’s world tour in Zurich.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
chrono24.co.za | Tim Breining |Elisabeth Schroeder |Thomas L. Hendricks
09/27/2024 6 minutes Around the year 2000, IWC cultivated the image of being the watch for men, as the legendary and infamous print campaigns of the time made unmistakably clear. A quarter of a century later, this position is no longer favorable and has been left far behind. Many women are fans of IWC watches – so much so that the brand has even created customized billboards for “Swifties” on the occasion of Taylor Swift’s world tour in Zurich.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
chrono24.co.za | Tim Breining |Thomas L. Hendricks
09/17/2024 4 minutes In our modern world, a reasonably up-to-date smartphone with GPS is enough to determine your position, accurate to a few feet. But it wasn’t so long ago that people had to use astronomical navigation to determine their current location. If you want to try this method yourself, Longines has the right timepiece for you – the Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
chrono24.co.za | Donato Andrioli |Pascal Gehrlein |Tim Breining |Thomas L. Hendricks
09/03/2024 4 minutes By Donato Emilio Andrioli One of the things that makes the world of luxury watches and watch collecting so beautiful is the variety of models and brands – there really is something for every style, budget and taste. But what if you had to choose just one watch brand to wear for the rest of your life? We asked our authors to weigh in. The rules are simple: You have to choose one watch brand to wear for the rest of your life. Money is no object.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
chrono24.co.za | Pascal Gehrlein |Donato Andrioli |Tim Breining |Thomas L. Hendricks
08/27/2024 6 minutes Entering the workforce is an important and exciting stage in life. Becoming a young professional often requires you to change your place of residence, your daily routine, and your social environs. What better way to mark such a pivotal point in your life than buying a watch to accompany you in your professional and personal development? Depending on your chosen career, a watch could be an essential part of your attire.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
chrono24.com | Tim Breining
Audemars Piguet, even more so than Patek Philippe, largely owes its success to a single model line: the Royal Oak. While Geneva-based competitor Patek Philippe has more pillars to stand on – albeit less stable ones – than the famous Nautilus, Audemars Piguet has found it more difficult to diversify beyond the Royal Oak and put a successful dress watch on the market. It remains to be seen whether the brand really needs to do this, but the discontinuation of the stainless steel ref.
