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Andrew Hildreth, Ph.D is a Liveryman at the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and a Freeman of the City of London, which permits him the pretty cool title of "Citizen and Clockmaker of London." He is a luxury watch and travel specialist: journalist and photographer, who is interested in testing watches for the purpose for which they have been designed and made; and researching the history of complications and escapements. His articles cover vintage car racing, sailing, aviation, and travel; a…

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Heavens Above! Explaining the Genius of the Vacheron Constantin Celestia Calibre 3600 | Watches B...

Heavens Above! Explaining the Genius of the Vacheron Constantin Celestia Calibre 3600 | Watches B...

Vacheron Constantin's headline watch at SIHH this year was a grand complication that concentrated on astronom…

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In-Depth: The Greubel Forsey Signature 1

In-Depth: The Greubel Forsey Signature 1

It was the talk of SIHH 2016. Greubel Forsey, the watchmakers known for the art of invention - of making the …

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Zen and the Art of Watchmaking: the Grand Seiko GS44

Zen and the Art of Watchmaking: the Grand Seiko GS44

In the late-1960s the sun was definitely rising in the East. Sean Connery, as the quintessential James Bond, …

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Found: Five Star General Omar Bradley's Special Bulova Accutron

Found: Five Star General Omar Bradley's Special Bulova Accutron

Finding an actual Bulova Accutron watch owned and worn by five star General Omar Bradley was a surprise. I kn…

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In-Depth: The Famed Enamel Dials Of The Patek Philippe Ref. 2526, And A Visit To The Factory Wher...

In-Depth: The Famed Enamel Dials Of The Patek Philippe Ref. 2526, And A Visit To The Factory Wher...

The famed enamel dials of the Patek Philippe Ref. 2526, and a visit to the factory where they're trying tirel…

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Horological Meandering - Preserving Purity in Watchmaking: the Guardians of Time "Naissance d'une...

Horological Meandering - Preserving Purity in Watchmaking: the Guardians of Time "Naissance d'une...

Phillipe Dufour placed his bag on the chair next to him, sat on the seat directly behind him, leaned back and…

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A Continental in Hornfleur

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By Andrew Hildreth
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Ahead lay three days in Normandy behind the wheel of the new Bentley Continental GTC Speed. A dream of a car to drive, it came in Dove Grey with blackware insignia, 22-inch dark-tint Speed wheels, black-painted carbon-ceramic brakes and a cabin trimmed in Cricketball leather with Beluga accents. A Naim audio system could have filled a concert hall. It is the modern Continental gran turismo, sine pari.
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A Continental in Honfleur

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By Andrew Hildreth
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Ahead lay three days in Normandy behind the wheel of the new Bentley Continental GTC Speed. A dream of a car to drive, it came in Dove Grey with blackware insignia, 22-inch dark-tint Speed wheels, black-painted carbon-ceramic brakes and a cabin trimmed in Cricketball leather with Beluga accents. A Naim audio system could have filled a concert hall. It is the modern Continental gran turismo, sine pari.
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Breguet and the Art of Gravity

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By Andrew Hildreth
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On 26 June 1801, or 7 Messidor, Year IX in the language of Revolutionary France, Abraham-Louis Breguet received a ten-year patent for a new type of regulator he called the tourbillon. The mechanism was his answer to one of watchmaking’s most persistent problems: gravity acting on the regulating organ of a pocket watch, carried vertically in a waistcoat pocket.
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