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Introducing Ferdinand Berthoud FB 2RE

Today we have the pleasure of going behind the scene of the new FB2 by Ferdinand Berthoud, a timepiece selected in the final round of the 2020 GPHG in the chronometry category and you will rapidly understand why in this video. For instance and for the very first time in a timepiece you will find the combination of a "fusée chaine" mechanism and a "remontoir d’égalité” resulting in surprising performances, but the path to achieve this was obviously a complicated one.

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FP Journe & The 20th Anniversary of the Chronomètre à Résonance

In today's video, we come back on one of this iconic timepiece of the last 20 years with the Chronomètre à Résonance from FP Journe.

We were indeed fortunate to get our hands on many early models, including the original prototype movement but also the very first model, and I have to say that this was quite a privilege to see and even manipulate so many Résonance at once!!

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Don't Do This At Home: Vacheron Constantin World Time Pocket Watch

In this episode, we will be deconstructing a vintage Vacheron Constantin pocket watch from 1949, a World Time Pocket Watch to be precise.

It had been a while we didn't produce such a video and we really love making them with our good friend Peter. They are always really interesting and instructive and of course something one should avoid trying by oneself!

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Geneva Auction Xll - Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo

Always a pleasure to get our hands on some pretty exceptional timepieces as we have the chance of collaborating with the team of Phillips when it comes to the main lots put on sale during the Geneva auction.

So obviously there are the usual suspects when it comes to Patek Philippe and Rolex, but we have more, in particular an amazing and crazy looking clock (can't really say it's a table clock) developed and manufactured by Swiss specialist La Vallée.

This last one is seriously on of the most amazing time telling object we have seen in years, really totally original and we are happy to share this with you.

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Introducing: MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO

The Legacy Machine Perpetual is definitely part of my holy grail club of watches, but the brand has now come up with an evolution version with the clear intention of making it a more "daily wearable" timepiece, for instance water-resistant to 80 meters.

The LMP Evo comes in three colours, each limited to 15 pieces, and you will find out in our video report what motivated them in developing this new version.

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PRIMETIME - October 2020

And off we go for a new edition of PRIMETIME as we come back on some very recent product launches from URWERK, Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille, Breguet and Omega.

But of course we also had to talk about some business news in this very tough environment for brands and even more so for the many suppliers of the industry.

And the biggest news for our good patrons is that we are finally going to a private live session with you guys where you will be able to ask whatever you want!!!

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MB&F - LM Timepieces by Eddy Jaquet

MB&F just released a series of 8 timepieces taking the Legacy Machine Split Escapement as the vehicle for Mr Eddy Jaquet to express his mastery of the art of engraving. He not only spent more than 3 months to engrave each dial of these watches, but he also came with the design ideas after having read almost every single book written by Jules Verne.

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Hermès Horloger Introduces its New Timepieces of 2020

Last year was an important stepping stone for Hermès with L'Heure de la Lune which definitely put the brand in the league of the big player in terms of high-end watchmaking. This timepiece came in two versions, both limited to 100 pieces and they are now adding very limited edition versions with some extremely rare lunar and martian meteorite dials.

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UNBOXING - Grand Seiko Professional Diver's 600M

We're returning for some proper UNBOXING, but this time we have a little surprise as we will develop with our good friend Peter Speake on the characteristics of the very clever Spring Drive movement.

The timepiece featured in this video is the limited edition to 700 pieces of the Professional Diver's 600M in which is encased the very latest version of this movement called the Calibre 9AR5. It's thinner, holds more power reserve and is more accurate, as simple as that and is part of the brand's 60th Anniversary series of new watches.

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Czapek Presents The Abyss

In today's video we meet with the enthusiastic Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek, who speak with us about the brand's new timepiece, the Abyss.

After the success of their subscription campaign, Terre Adélie who was the first model of Czapek new collection called Antarctique. The brand comes with a new Special Edition with the Abyss which is limited to 10 timepieces.

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Bvlgari Presents its Latest Timepieces

Today we are talking with Bulgari’s CEO Jean-Christophe Babin on the latest timepieces introduced by the brand, including yet another record for the thinnest automatic tourbillon chronograph in the Octo collection, but also a new Gerald Genta bi-retrograde watch, as well as the re-introduction of the Aluminium collection. This last one being a pretty smart move and will make the brand available to a much wider consumer group.

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PRIMETIME - Geneva Watch Days Special

Though we haven't yet published all our individual video reports on what just happened in Geneva, here you go with our latest edition of PRIMETIME with a recap of the event and our view on its successful format.

I sincerely believe that it sets the premises of what the future of what we should experience in the future; a mix of decentralised organisation, cool and informal atmosphere and no need of going too crazy when you want to showcase your new products!

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De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels Sapphire Tourbillon

Always a pleasure to discover a new De Bethune timepiece especially when it is presented to us by our good friend and creator Dennis Flageollet who explains the intricacy of this new DB28.

The addition of this delicate blue transparent sapphire arch does indeed bring something original to this watch featuring their famous tourbillon movement, but it was hard to achieve!

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