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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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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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Space Watches: From Mercury to Artemis II

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By Andrew Hildreth
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Back in the 1950s, the media coined the term “the space race” to describe the intense Cold War technological rivalry between the United States and the USSR for space superiority. Throughout mankind’s reach for the stars, there has been a parallel race between watch firms to be on the wrist of astronauts. In the 1950s, Mercury astronauts were issued with specially modified 24-hour Jaeger-LeCoultre Quartermaster watches by NASA.
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Route 66 Turns 100

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By Andrew Hildreth
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Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026, Route 66 shows no sign of losing its hold on the American imagination. Established in 1926 as one of the original roads in the United States Numbered Highway System, it became far more than a way of getting from one place to another. From Chicago to Santa Monica, its 2,448 miles cut through eight states, crossing small towns, deserts, diners, motels, gas stations and myths.
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