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Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Quantum: “Lit” Non-Traditional High Watchmaking

Doerr Louis Vuitton has the advantage of not historically coming from an haute horlogerie background. This leaves the brand best known for its leather and high fashion lots of latitude to play with watches. And Louis Vuitton…

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John McGonigle Oileán H-B1 Triple Calendar Chronograph: I Don’t Know Of A More Beautiful Complicated Movement Available For The Money

The word “Ireland” might inspire images of verdant land, creamy dark Guinness, lucky shamrocks, and mischievous leprechauns, but few are likely to associate the country with fine watchmaking. Even when Irish watchmakers…

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Greubel Forsey Balancier S2: 20 Years In The Making

On a cold winter day when it doesn’t look like the best weather to be outside, sometimes it is best to relax with a good book. What can make it even better is sitting in your favorite chair to crack…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel: Once In A Blue Moon

Jaeger-LeCoultre is a brand that does many things very well. Its movements have a stellar reputation – and not only among watch collectors and connoisseurs, as these calibers have powered many watches made by competitors…

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Tutima M2 Coastline Chronograph Tested On A Cold And Stormy Coastline

I have always had a passion for the Dutch beach, most likely because I grew up relatively close to it. Unlike many, I prefer going to the beach in the autumn and winter in addition to the warmer seasons because…

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Ian’s Top 10 Watches Of 2021 Plus 2 Honorable Mentions (Spoiler Alert: No Rolexes, But A Couple Of Fun Watches)

Never let it be said that there was a bandwagon I didn’t jump on. It looks like it’s the season for everyone to be sharing their favorite watches of 2021 so here are my horological highlights of the last 12…

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Book Review: ‘Konstantin Chaykin: Haute Horlogerie, With Russian Soul’ – If You Love Independent Watchmaking, You Will Love This Book

I met Russian watch journalist Alexey Kutkovoy 16 years ago and still remember the day. I don’t speak Russian, nor had I heard of him before. But I really enjoyed his company, both on that and every day after when…

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Why I Bought It: Collector Koen Simon And His Two-Tone Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Orion

Koen Simon is a 26-year-old watch collector from The Netherlands. A regular reader of Quill & Pad, he is a fan of high-end watchmaking. He recently sent me this story to add to our “Why I Bought It”…

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CH24.PL Watch Of The Year (WOTY) 2021: 7 Wonderful Winning Watches And One Iconic Personality

he twelfth edition of Poland’s Watch of the Year by CH24.PL included all timepieces introduced in 2021 competing across six categories. The watches in contention were nominated by the international jury comprising…

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Biondi-Santi Brunello Di Montalcino: One Of The World’s Great Wine Estates And One With An Extraordinary History

The annual doctors’ lunch (a bunch of friends who are mostly from the medical profession) was even more welcome this year as it was the first lunch with friends I’ve been able to attend in more than six months thanks…

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