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Articles on the subject: History & Masterpieces

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History & Masterpieces
Magnificent métiers d’art at Vacheron Constantin

In Paris, Vacheron Constantin presented the most recent additions to its Métiers d’Art collection. They are the latest illustration of the collaboration, since 2019, between the Geneva-based Manufacture and the Musée du Louvre. This quartet of limited series looks to emblematic works by ancient civilisations and is a reminder of the extraordinary heights achieved in the artistic realm of watchmaking.

Monday, 20 June 2022
7 min read
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Nautilus ref. 5711-1A-014 of 2021 © Patek Philippe
History & Masterpieces
The end of the Nautilus 5711/1A: a wise move?

Is Patek Philippe right to discontinue the steel Nautilus 5711/1A? While experts applaud the decision, prices on the secondary market are sky-rocketing and collectors face the fact of a long wait for nothing.

Friday, 11 June 2021
4 min read
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Omega Seamaster cal.1040
History & Masterpieces
The Rise and Fall of the Central Minutes Chronograph

The apogee of the 'plain' chronograph in terms legibility and functionality was reached with the inexplicably rare central minute complication in the early 1970s. The big question among watch lovers and connoisseurs is why the big players no longer produce such marvels…

Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Ilias Yiannopoulos
10 min read
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Marie-Antoinette
History & Masterpieces
Breguet – Marie-Antoinette in the Land of the Rising Sun

What do Breguet, Versailles, Queen Marie-Antoinette and Japan have in common? A major retrospective edition to be held from October 25th to February 27th 2017 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo. Here, we take a look back at the exceptional bond that links Breguet to the last queen of France.

Monday, 15 August 2016
The FHH Journal editors
4 min read
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso
History & Masterpieces
The endless possibilities of the Reverso

From its sporting beginnings, the Reverso has brought its unmistakable identity to multiple styles and genres. It is an object of genius which brilliantly fulfilled its original brief, and has produced a host of equally brilliant interpretations… which its inventors were doubtless far from imagining, eighty-five years ago.

Tuesday, 09 August 2016
5 min read
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The Lemania Two-Pusher Royal Navy Chronograph
History & Masterpieces
The ultimate military chronograph

Before the introduction of electronics and GPS, an accurate mechanical watch was a very important piece of military equipment. The Lemania Two-Pusher Royal Navy Chronograph is a case study in minimalism.

Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Ilias Yiannopoulos
6 min read
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Rolex Air King
History & Masterpieces
Telling stories: the Rolex Air - King

Rolex surprised everyone at Baselworld 2016 when it reintroduced the Air-King, a model it had dropped from its collection two years earlier. The revamped Air-King's aviation backstory featured extensively in its launch, giving an example of a new trend in the industry.

Friday, 10 June 2016
Ilias Yiannopoulos
8 min read
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Cartier Tank Anglaise
History & Masterpieces
Tank: and Cartier created the form watch

When Louis Cartier imagined the first Tank watch in 1917, he broke with the convention of round cases to arrive at an exceptionally harmonious design. A century later, the Tank is a reference among wristwatches whose elegance remains intact.

Tuesday, 31 May 2016
5 min read
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Regulating organs

All about the incredible invention of escapement

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