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Today we have something special to look at. Straight from Glashütte, the PanoMaticLunar from Glashütte Original. A unique manufacture given their impressive vertical integration, allowing them to do much more things in-house than most. I’ll show you what’s so special about that, right now. To do justice to the

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Interview: FEARS Watches – “This is my legacy” (VIDEO)

We talk to Nicholas Bowman Scargill – The Fourth Managing Director from the Fears Watch Company. Fears has a fascinating story to tell and beautiful watches to share. If you’re looking for a clean watch design and a very wearable package,

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Without further delay, we are happy to present the second and final part of our Unscripted Interview with Mr Jean-Claude Biver. Mr Biver is one of just a few individuals to have dramatically impacted the Swiss Watch Industry and saved it

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At the close of last year we had the pleasure to visit H. Moser & Cie in Schaffhausen (Neuhausen am Rheinfall to be exact). In an industry dominated by giant-sized luxury groups, H. Moser & Cie is one of the few remaining independent & family owned Swiss manufactures out there.

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How A Vintage Dial Is Made At Glashütte Original

The dial is arguably the most interesting visual on a watch. Yet so often they turn out rather plain. Not so with the by now recognizable-from-a-mile Glashütte Original green Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date dials. Once seen, one simply does not forget. It is now with much personal delight

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