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De Bethune’s watch inspired by the Mayan calendar – the Ninth Mayan Underworld

De Bethune’s watch inspired by the Mayan calendar – the Ninth Mayan Underworld

May 15, 2012 12:51 pm
As you must have heard, no matter whether you believe it or not, that we have entered the last year of the human civilization according to the ancient Mayan calendar. In honor...

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De Bethune Tourbillon Regulator

De Bethune Tourbillon Regulator

June 4, 2011 10:02 pm
Here at WatchAllure, we take immense pleasure in bringing you the finest mechanical wonders the world of haute horlogerie has to offer. Today is no different as we bring you...

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Plagiarism! What is it good for?

Plagiarism! What is it good for?

August 28, 2011 9:47 am
Plagiarism. Ugly word describing an even uglier activity. Inseparable with art, science and practically every other activity known to man. Since the time immemorial, since...

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De Bethune’s watch inspired by the Mayan calendar – the Ninth Mayan Underworld
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De Bethune’s watch inspired by the Mayan calendar – the Ninth Mayan Underworld

As you must have heard, no matter whether you believe it or not, that we have entered the last year of the human civilization according to the ancient Mayan calendar. In honor of this civilization De Bethune has created a watch, but will it be one of their last creations remains to be seen. The watch [...]

Published by on May 15, 2012 12:51 pm
Schaumburg MooN Collection
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Schaumburg MooN Collection

This is definitely turning out to be an era of moon phase watches. This complication is enormously popular with all the prestigious brands and we have seen some very creative adaptations and designs of this complication these days. Today I give you the German brand Schaumburg with their MooN collection. The MooN collection features five timepieces, [...]

Published by on May 15, 2012 12:43 am
Harry Winston limited editions for China
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Harry Winston limited editions for China

To celebrate the opening of their first boutique store in China, the folks at Harry Winston have made five new timepieces all of limited edition. The Shanghai store will definitely be crowded these days! So in a way we actually have five new collections so to speak. The first one I’ll show you is a timepiece [...]

Published by on May 13, 2012 8:56 pm
Chopard and Grand Prix de Monaco
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Chopard and Grand Prix de Monaco

We continue to see almost on daily basis new fruits of collaborative labors between renowned watch brands and equally renowned sporting collectives. This time we are talking about a racing event, perhaps not as famous as its big brother F1 Grand Prix of Monaco, but nevertheless not the least bit less cool event that precedes [...]

Published by on May 11, 2012 9:55 pm
Girard-Perregaux and Boucheron team up once again
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Girard-Perregaux and Boucheron team up once again

In case you missed the 2010 and 2011 pieces that resulted from the cooperation between these two luxury brands, Boucheron is one of the leading jewelry houses out there, specializing in jewels, perfume and watches. The collaboration of such two brands, both masterminds in their own fields, proved to be a dazzling success twice before. There [...]

Published by on May 9, 2012 10:49 pm
Chopard L.U.C 8HF – faster and more precise
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Chopard L.U.C 8HF – faster and more precise

Chopard has been in the center of media attention these days. So what is the big deal behind their new timepiece?   First of all, the dial doesn’t give the secret away. What we have before us is a case 42 mm in diameter and 11.47 mm of height which we can say is more or [...]

Published by on May 7, 2012 11:41 pm
Another Angular Momentum Manu Propria timepiece – The Classic Skymaker
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Another Angular Momentum Manu Propria timepiece – The Classic Skymaker

Angular Momentum is a small watch brand from Bern, the capital of Switzerland. The impressive thing about this brand is that they are really a small watchmaking center but they are nevertheless renowned throughout the globe, and not for a good reason. What is impressive about Angular Momentum is the ambition of the founder, Martin [...]

Published by on May 6, 2012 3:56 pm
Nixon Trader – yet another bulletproof watch
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Nixon Trader – yet another bulletproof watch

Nixon is probably one of the most recognizable names of wristwatch brands out there. Their specialty is making sports watches of high quality and most importantly those that can endure a lot. The word is that their new Trader can endure a bomb explosion, or a bullet hit. At first impressive, but has Nixon really [...]

Published by on May 5, 2012 12:32 pm
MB&F’s new Performance Art timepiece – the Moonmachine
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MB&F’s new Performance Art timepiece – the Moonmachine

The Performance Art collection is MB&F‘s project where they work with some of the finest artists in the watchmaking world. The idea is to create limited edition timepieces that will be innovative, that will trigger your imagination and that should, as they say, “astound and challenge convention”. Now, this timepiece is similar to some previous MB&F timepieces [...]

Published by on May 3, 2012 3:08 pm
The new Sports Watch model from Jaquet Droz
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The new Sports Watch model from Jaquet Droz

Jaquet Droz continues to blend tradition and contemporary trends in 2012, as we will see in the new models which are added to the Sports Watch (SW) collection. This is another brand that opted for the endurance typical of sports watches, housed in a very elegant case.   When talking about Jaquet Droz we can [...]

Published by on May 2, 2012 1:53 pm
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