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Articles on the subject: Watch Stories

Elsa Zylberstein
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For Elsa Zylberstein, a watch must be more than a timepiece

She is one of the most brilliant French actresses of her generation. One of the most versatile, too, switching between comedy and drama with disconcerting ease. Elsa Zylberstein talks watches to FHH Journal.

Friday, 25 June 2021
Frank Rousseau
4 min read
American 1921 Pièce Unique (from 2021) and Heritage piece from 1921 © Vacheron Constantin
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Vacheron Constantin remakes history with the American 1921

For the 100th anniversary of the American 1921, Vacheron Constantin has recreated the original watch using only techniques and tools from a century ago. The fifteen-month project began with a deep dive into the Manufacture’s archives and its stock of period components.

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
4 min read
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
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Watchmaking or the temptation of art - V

Watchmaking, which counts time, is jealous of art, which has broken free of time. And is prey to doubts: is watchmaking also an art? Sometimes, yes. But is reproducing an existing pictorial work on a dial really the best way to achieve this coveted status? In which case the classics are a temptation that is hard to resist.

Friday, 14 October 2016
9 min read
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Jason Statham
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Jason Statham, Hollywood's toughest watch nut

He spends most of his screen time handing out slices of knuckle pie to anyone fool enough to diss him. King of atemi, virtuoso of the high-speed chase, master of the broadside skid in Transporter or Fast and Furious, Jason Statham isn't a 30 mph kind of guy, as he once again demonstrates in Mechanic: Resurrection.

Thursday, 06 October 2016
Frank Rousseau
5 min read
Polo S Piaget Joël Dicker
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The truth about the Piaget Polo S

You'd be surprised what you can find at an Italian deli in Geneva: Chianti, olive oil, the new Piaget Polo S and Joël Dicker.

Friday, 30 September 2016
4 min read
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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"If a fabulous watch catches your eye, why hold back"

Known for her stilettos, rollercoaster relationships and bitchy gossip, Sarah Jessica Parker, alias Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, became the favourite fiancée of New York's in crowd. Who could forget the successful writer with a passion for fashion, and fabulous watches?

Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Frank Rousseau
4 min read
Carmen Chaplin
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Jewels for the Serenissima!

The stars who walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival did so in dazzling company, as Jaeger-LeCoultre exclusively revealed its latest High Jewelry watches. The Manufacture, partner to the Mostra for the twelfth year running, also reiterated its support of the restoration of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, with its paintings by Tintoretto. Roll camera action!

Tuesday, 13 September 2016
4 min read
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Peter Speake-Marin Skull Face to Face Tourbillon
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Watchmaking or the temptation of art - IV

Suddenly they are everywhere. A sign of the times, perhaps? Skulls emerging from the dark corners of our epoch to remind us that ours is a fleeting existence. Here are some of the most recent models to link arms with Death. Would you "die" for them?

Friday, 09 September 2016
6 min read
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Vintage

The retro resurgence

“Back to the future”
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