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What Makes The Sound Of A Minute Repeater So Magical?
The history of the minute repeater goes back to a time before electric light. As lighting an oil lamp was quite some work, watchmakers build repeating mechanisms in pocket watches so that they could sound the time on demand. The invention of the minute repeater was claimed by both Edward Barlow and Daniel Quare, but it was Quare who obtained a patent for it in 1687. Initially, watches equipped with a repeating mechanism used bells to chime the time, later to be replaced with wire gong, which took up less space. These weren't minute repeaters, at first, but quarter repeaters, chiming the time to the closest quarter.
4 Watches For Women Who Mean Business
In the corporate life, watches are more than daily companions; they are tools, pieces of jewelry, as well as an important part in shaping up our professional image. Depending on the industry you are in certain watches are off bounds while others fit in perfectly. Here are four powerful creations that mean business as much as you do!
Exploring The World Of The Traditional Tourbillon
Recently we already discussed how the tourbillon turned from a relatively obscure device to increase the precision of a watch or clock, to the favorite complication of collectors. Nowadays there is a wide variety of different tourbillons, but in this article, we are exploring the most traditional configuration, the one in which the back of the tourbillon is secured on the main plate, with a bridge securing the front.
Tourbillons: From Precision Device To Collectors Favorite Complication
The tourbillon is one of the most highly regarded complications you can buy in a wristwatch. The reasons for this are usually a combination of its perceived technical difficulty together with its aesthetic beauty. The contribution of a tourbillon to the precision of a wristwatch is always a heavily debated topic.
Blue Dials Of Baselworld 2018
When I started last year with 'Blue Dials of Baselworld' I did not expect it to become a reoccurring topic. Earlier this year at the SIHH, we already saw enough blue dials to warrant a similar article and this year at Baselworld....well, judge for yourself!
Haute Time’s Favorite Baselworld Watches: Part II
After Part I of Haute Time's Favorite Baselworld Watches, there are still a few new watches that we would like to highlight, as they made strong entries to our wishlists, and perhaps those of yours as well.
Watch of the Week: Breguet Marine Chronograph 5527
Last year during Baselworld, Breguet surprised us with the Marine Équation Marchante 5887, which combined a tourbillon with an equation of time complication. This year it became clear that this highly complicated watch was just at the forefront of a new generation of Marine watches. For Breguet an important collection, historically, as Abraham-Louis Breguet was appointed chronometer maker of the French Royal Navy in 1815, and commercially, as everybody loves a good sports watch!
Cool And Complicated New Watches From Baselworld
Baselworld is always a place full of surprizes, some large and some small. One of those big surprises is the Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Volant Heure Sautante Minute Rétrograde. This watch combines a jumping hour with retrograde minutes and a unique flying tourbillon.
Live From Basel: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5367 Grand Feu Enamel
A Breguet fitted with a tourbillon is always holding a special position in the world of watches. This is not only thanks to the fact that it was Abraham-Louis Breguet, the brand's founder, who invented this complication, which he patented in 1801 but also because the brand never stopped innovating. Perhaps the best example of this is the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique.
What New Watches To Expect At Baselworld 2018?
This month Baselworld will open its doors again, and it will be different from previous years. While the fair will not only be a few days shorter, it will also be smaller, as some brands have either moved to the SIHH or forgo the Swiss fairs at all in favour of more targeted, local events. The independents will, however, solidify their position further, and become a more prominent, and integrated part of Baselworld.
Four Ladies Watches To Kick Off 2018 In Style!
The start of a new year is a perfect, and traditional, time to reconsider where we want to stand in life. Many New Years resolutions are made, and why not also apply one to your wrist. Give the new year a fresh start, and start 2018 in style with one of these four watches!
Haute Time’s Favorite Watches Of 2017 Part I
When the new year is coming closer people tend to look back at what the current year has brought them. During the course of the year, the tide turned, and many brands enjoyed, once more, increased sales. This was in part due to some incredible new models that were introduced, which worked up an appetite with watch collectors and connoisseurs. At Haute Time we also look back, with our favorite watches of 2017!
Breguet Unveils Classique Grandes Complications 5367 With Grand Feu Enamel Dial
The watch provides a simple interpretation of the tourbillon with a titanium carriage and a small seconds display mounted at 5 o’clock on a dial that was deliberately paired down in order to focus on the complication
Exploring Tax And Estate Planning For Watch Collectors
Tax and estate planning might not be the first thing you think of when collecting watches, yet it can be definitely worth your while as we discovered when we explored the topic with an expert.
Throwback Thursday: Breguet Type XX
Military watches have always had a great appeal to collectors, especially when it concerns vintage examples. One of the most sought after pieces is the Breguet Type XX.
Where To Do Some Serious Watch Shopping In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills is the city of dreams and despite its modest size, one of the most famous places in the world. It is also the place where you can find the most fabulous watches, in the most stunning boutiques!
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, And These Watches Are Great Examples Of This
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend" There must be a lot of truth in these words which were made immortal when sang by Marilyn Monroe. These are some of Haute Time's favorite diamond set ladies watches!
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