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A PACK DESIGNED FOR THE SCRUM The watchmaking brand beefs up its proposals with chronometers tailored for accompanying you anywhere, anytime in your daily life. Crouch, bind, set. The calls made by the referee are reverently adhered to by the packs comprising 8 players during the scrums. This figure corresponds to the number of models making up Tissot’s brand-new sports line, the SuperSport Chrono. Pure coincidence? Definitely not, as the brand has been involved in the world of the oval-shaped ball for many years now, in particular as official timekeeper…

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CHROMATIC SUBTLETIES A new limited series imagined by Ulysse Nardin enhances the eponymous Swiss distributor’s collection. And, just like the other references, this model takes on the incomparable flagship color codes. Ulysse Nardin makes a striking appearance in the Bucherer Blue collection with a Freak model that flaunts the nuances requisite for entering in. This version stands out from the original model as several of its components dazzle with vivid blue. The color, intended as a tribute to the oceans, covers the rounded tips of the large openworked elements dial-side…

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SOVEREIGN COLORS Red and white adorn this Hublot-signed limited edition. And, not without reason! These hues, chosen by the Grimaldi family in the 14th century, also feature on Monaco’s flag. Place de Casino epitomizes the vibrant heart of Monaco. This highly-modern, fanned-out esplanade is surrounded by illustrious Belle Époque buildings. One of them, the Hôtel de Paris, hosts Hublot’s boutique, opened just a year ago. The brand celebrates the first anniversary of existence of this refined Monégasque gem with a limited series, the Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Special Edition ‘Boutique…

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MASTERFUL PIECE Fine watchmaking excellence reigns supreme at the heart of this timepiece. Once again, Patek Philippe gifts us with a majestic visual and acoustic performance. Patek Philippe doesn’t do things by half when it comes to grande complications. The new 5303R-001 model once again center stages the extent of the manufacture watchmakers’ talent. The host of creations imagined in the past has constantly enriched the brand’s savoir-faire in particular in the field of chiming motors. Yet, until now, there has never been a watch equipped with a minute repeater…

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GREEN FOR THE BIG BLUE The hammerhead shark is an endangered species that is being studied in order to protect it better. The watchmakers at Brassus have designed a limited edition to help save them. Ocean diversity is a key concern for Blancpain. The Manufacture’s Ocean Commitment (BOC) campaigns participate in the study of the oceans. The 50-piece Bathyscaphe Mokarran Limited Edition is dedicated to observing and helping to protect the great hammerhead shark. Each customer who acquires a timepiece in this series joins forces with Blancpain to support the…

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This brand new duo, inspired by the Bienne watchmaker’s famous chronograph but in a somewhat more delicate and precious version, proposed with or without diamonds, displays time in an exquisitely-elegant way No, chronographs are not watches reserved exclusively for masculine elite but feature a functionality that’s designed for everybody. However, if truth be told these pieces, used to measure short-cycle times, are generally rather imposing on the wrist. Omega drew its inspiration from its legendary chronograph to create the Speedmaster 38 mm, a collection of elegant timepieces featuring oval-shaped counters…

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MAKING GOOD USE OF GREY MATTER As in all its new creations, Richard Mille combines innovation and luxury. Here, grey Cermet is used for the first time, transforming the esthetics of sports watches. Richard Mille used brown Cermet for the first time in the composition of the case on the RM 52-05 Tourbillon Pharrell Williams. This composite metallic matrix provides amazing features that make it perfect for use in fine watchmaking. It combines a lightness close to that of titanium and a hardness close to that of diamond. For the…

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NATURAL DISTINCTION The manufacture welcomes a new limited-series-issued member which stands out with an elegant presentation of its functions to its highly-select club dedicated to collectors. The Patrimony Moon Phase Retrograde Date, unveiled in two variations, one in grey gold, the other in rose gold, joins the Collection Excellence Platine. Since 2006, this Vacheron Constantin-signed range has been welcoming timepieces designed as limited editions. Their particularity? They all boast a dial, a case, a crown and a strap clasp fashioned in 950 platinum. This precious metal is therefore omnipresent in…

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