If you’ve spent any time exploring the upper reaches of independent watchmaking, then the name F.P. Journe will already echo with reverence. And if it doesn’t, it should. In a world filled with homage, heritage, and a fair few hollow gestures, François-Paul Journe stands among the very few who didn’t …
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One of the things I love most about horology is how it tells stories that history books often overlook. Stories that begin not in Switzerland or Germany, but in places like Istanbul, once the beating heart of an empire that spanned continents and centuries. The Ottoman Empire might not be …
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Can a single watch really be enough for a watch enthusiast? The very idea sounds almost heretical in a world where collecting has become not just a pastime but a way of life, where boxes of leather-lined trays are filled with steel, titanium, gold, and ceramic companions waiting for their …
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There’s a singular fascination in horology that’s captivated watchmakers and collectors for over a century: the pursuit of thinness. Not the superficial elegance that merely pleases the eye, not the convenience of a watch that slides easily under a cuff, but the relentless, uncompromising quest to reduce every element of …
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Anyone who sits long enough at a watchmaker’s bench learns quickly that the craft lives in little rituals and tiny corrective manoeuvres. The grand dramas of escapements and tourbillons are glorious, but what keeps a workshop functional are the small practices that prevent chaos: trays, trays, and more trays. Work …
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The story of Rolex begins not in Geneva or Geneva’s grand salons, but in London, in 1905, with a young German entrepreneur named Hans Wilsdorf. At the time, wristwatches were still largely considered feminine accessories, relegated to the dainty wrists of women, while men trusted the weight and gravitas of …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
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In the curious economy of horology, where objects no larger than a palm can hold the weight of lifetimes, fortunes, and stories, the question of insurance becomes more than a bureaucratic formality. For some, it feels like an obvious step—if you can insure a car or a home, why not …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
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