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Vintage watch dial makers: the historic cadrani...
Throughout the 20th century the Swiss watch industry ran on a fragmented, hyper-specialized supply chain that has almost nothing in common with today's vertically integrated manufactures. Legendary houses such as...
Vintage watch dial makers: the historic cadrani...
Throughout the 20th century the Swiss watch industry ran on a fragmented, hyper-specialized supply chain that has almost nothing in common with today's vertically integrated manufactures. Legendary houses such as...
Unpolished vintage watch cases: a technical gui...
In the global market for high-end vintage watches, the valuation matrix has undergone a major paradigm shift. While cosmetic restoration and mirror-polishing were once standard procedures to make an old...
Unpolished vintage watch cases: a technical gui...
In the global market for high-end vintage watches, the valuation matrix has undergone a major paradigm shift. While cosmetic restoration and mirror-polishing were once standard procedures to make an old...
Gérald Genta and the invention of the luxury sp...
There are designers who sign an object, and designers who invent a language. Gérald Genta belongs to the second category. Born in Geneva in 1931 to an Italian father and...
Gérald Genta and the invention of the luxury sp...
There are designers who sign an object, and designers who invent a language. Gérald Genta belongs to the second category. Born in Geneva in 1931 to an Italian father and...
Vintage Rolex Submariner: the complete referenc...
In the world of vintage watches, some objects are collected — and some created a category. The Rolex Submariner belongs firmly to the second family. When Rolex introduced its first...
Vintage Rolex Submariner: the complete referenc...
In the world of vintage watches, some objects are collected — and some created a category. The Rolex Submariner belongs firmly to the second family. When Rolex introduced its first...
Gay Frères bracelets: the forgotten masterpiece...
In the world of vintage watch collecting, the bracelet is rarely the starting point of a conversation. Discussions typically begin with the movement, the dial, the reference number. And yet,...
Gay Frères bracelets: the forgotten masterpiece...
In the world of vintage watch collecting, the bracelet is rarely the starting point of a conversation. Discussions typically begin with the movement, the dial, the reference number. And yet,...
Radium, Tritium and Superluminova: the complete...
In vintage watch collecting, few details generate as much fascination — and as many questions — as the luminous material applied to dials and hands. Collectors call it simply "lume."...
Radium, Tritium and Superluminova: the complete...
In vintage watch collecting, few details generate as much fascination — and as many questions — as the luminous material applied to dials and hands. Collectors call it simply "lume."...
