Collector's Guide | Swisswatches Magazine https://swisswatches-magazine.com/guides/collectors-guide/ A horological journey Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:28:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/image-48x48.jpg Collector's Guide | Swisswatches Magazine https://swisswatches-magazine.com/guides/collectors-guide/ 32 32 169749213 The Hublot Masterpiece Collection: Where Innovation Meets Extravagance https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-hublot-masterpiece-collection-highlights/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=55343 Launched in 2011, following the Big Bang, King Power, and Classic Fusion lines, Hublot’s Masterpiece (MP) collection marked the brand’s intensified focus on grand complications. Jean-Claude Biver, then CEO of Hublot, described the collection as the next step towards “more…

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]]> 55343 A Symphony of 72 Masterpieces: 30 Years of Calibre Development at A. Lange & Söhne https://swisswatches-magazine.com/a-lange-soehne-72-movements-in-30-years/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=54365 30 years is actually not a very long period in the watch industry, which tends to move in generations. But when A. Lange & Söhne looks back this autumn to October 24, 1994, the collector community won’t be able to…

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]]> 54365 The Ultimate Guide to Zenith’s El Primero https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-zeniths-el-primero/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=42743 Most of the young watch collectors of today are looking for the names of famous watch models. This is perfectly fair, given these names were created to be remembered. But anyone who takes a closer look at superstars such as…

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]]> 42743 Pushing the Boundaries of Watchmaking: Patek Philippe Advanced Research https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-patek-philippe-advanced-research/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=30971 Looking closely at the remarkably innovative spirit of Patek Philippe, one comes to the conclusion that the slogan of the Geneva-based manufacture should be “Vorsprung durch Technik” (or in English, “Innovation through technology”), Audi’s catchy mantra. But the horology house’s…

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]]> 30971 The Ultimate Guide to The Patek Philippe Nautilus https://swisswatches-magazine.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-patek-philippe-nautilus/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=22698 Why Three Hands And Steel Is Just The Beginning See how you were drawn towards this article? Of course you were – everyone is. No matter whether a collector, new customer, horology expert, or simply here for the ride, everyone…

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]]> 22698 All You Need To Know About The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona https://swisswatches-magazine.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-rolex-cosmograph-daytona/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:07:58 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=15755 The Rolex Daytona is one of the most revered models in the world, but why? We are here to answer all of the questions you ever had when it comes to the most famous chronograph of all time. Where it…

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]]> 15755 Collector Brands On The Rise – Series 1: Montblanc’s Mechanical Watches And a Well-Kept Secret Named Minerva https://swisswatches-magazine.com/collector-brands-of-the-rise-series-one-montblanc-and-minerva/ Sun, 18 Jul 2021 12:00:59 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=20391 Let’s be honest. Hand on heart, who just looked at this headline and immediately thought, “Perfect, I can find out which watches are currently cheap but clearly going to increase in value”? Admittedly, I found myself considering something similar in…

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