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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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Brand ambassador Luke Evans wearing the Bulgari Bulgari in 2017
History & Masterpieces
Bulgari Bulgari, a name to remember

A classic among watches, instantly recognisable by the logo on its bezel, the Bulgari Bulgari marked the Italian firm's arrival as a watchmaker. Four decades later, it remains an icon of style.

Wednesday, 13 June 2018
5 min read
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Drawing of an anchor escapement’s lifts
History & Masterpieces
Regulating organs, from past to present – Part Two

Of all the inventions that have helped improve the precision of mechanical watches, none is more important, or less well-documented, than the development of the regulating organ. To help bridge that gap, we retrace the history of escapements from the earliest devices to the very latest silicon regulators. Part two: from the invention of the balance spring in 1675 to the detached lever escapement in the 1770s.

Wednesday, 06 June 2018
5 min read
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Angelo Bonati, CEO © Officine Panerai
History & Masterpieces
Angelo Bonati, the man who made Panerai

Appointed chief executive in 2000, three years after joining the brand, Angelo Bonati spent 17 years at the head of Panerai which, from its beginnings in Florence, is now a firm fixture of Swiss watchmaking. This "sweet seventeen" crowns one of the sector's biggest successes in recent decades. A testimonial to Mr. Bonati as he retires from the brand whose fortunes he admirably steered.

Wednesday, 30 May 2018
4 min read
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Audemars Piguet first book on 20th century complicated wristwatches
History & Masterpieces
Audemars Piguet publishes its "bible" of complicated wristwatches

Between 1892 and the end of the 1970s, Audemars Piguet produced 550 complicated wristwatches. They are documented in an impressive new book, which also narrates the Manufacture's efforts to safeguard this grand tradition.

Tuesday, 29 May 2018
The FHH Journal editors
1 min read
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H1 Titanium Black DLC © HYT
History & Masterpieces
Liquid assets: the H1 by HYT

Launched in 2012 by the hydro-mechanical watchmakers at HYT, the H1 is the first wristwatch with a fluid time display. Inspired by the pharaohs' water clock, this out-of-the-box project is science, technology, art and design rolled into one. Here's how this unconventional watch came to be…

Friday, 25 May 2018
5 min read
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Chronomètre à Résonance New York 2002 © F.P.Journe
History & Masterpieces
F.P.Journe Chronomètre à Résonance, 35 years and counting

Following in the footsteps of Antide Janvier, François-Paul Journe has mastered the phenomenon of resonance, but in a wristwatch. This has been a slow process that began 35 years ago and gave us the first Chronomètre à Résonance F.P. Journe in 2000.

Tuesday, 15 May 2018
The FHH Journal editors
3 min read
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Regulating organs

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