I really liked the original model. Hermès’ new Le Temps Suspendu is pretty nice too, in the Arceau form. Not a fan of the Cut model, though.
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Also - have you considered vintage?
I don't know if your budget is four figures or six figures!
I'm not in those circles, but how much do you want to spend? I'd suggest, on a general level, going with a brand that has more 'watch world' recognition rather than general public recognition. Also prob depends on national vs int. security or defense or diplomacy. Might differ.
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NEW: ochs und junior's new due ore mese 42 two timezones + date brings this model from a customised form to a serially produced model. #watches #timezonewatch
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Have you ever wondered about the history of the DEI’s regulator clock? In May’s Object of the Month blog our work experience student Dominic explores its origins, and the important role it played in the daily lives of the residents of Exeter.
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Can’t visit our #UnfoldingTime exhibition before it closes on 15 May?
No problem — you can now experience it in 3D online! 🧊🖥️
Wander through the gallery virtually and tap on the circular tags to discover more about the exhibits. 🟣🟢🔵
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NEW: Breguet's rather lovely Classique Souscription 2025, its historical antecedents, and a reminder that @thenakedwatchmaker.bsky.social has a deconstruction of the pocket watch. #watches #breguet
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The new GoS Fullerö Sword, inspired by a Viking Era sword found in 1969, and its link with a Viking tradesman's toolbox. #watches #vikings #Damascussteel #swordmaking
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They were replaced by plain cups and a new dial and hand made by Vulliamy when he presented the clock. The names on the clock are in French, and the geographical outlines are those found on the world maps of Pierre Duval, first published in the last quarter of the 17th century.
Those portions of the globe north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn are missing on the Society's clock, and with the latter the original dial and hands. These parts of the world might have given precise information for the dating of the clock on geographic grounds.
It is driven off the movement proper of the clock, which also indicates both hours and minutes on a small dial on the underside of the globe. This second-time indication, and the inclusion of a minute hand, make the clock exceptional.
The Society's specimen is a much more elaborate piece, the ball taking the form of a terrestrial globe. The central moving hour-circle is replaced by an hour-band carrying twenty-four skeleton numerals. As it revolves once a day, this band gives a universal time-reading for any part of the globe.
They generally took the form of a plain sphere, around the diameter of which was placed an hour circle. This revolved once in 24 hours, the time being read off the figure of a cherub or other indicating device, as the moving hour-circle passed by.
A limited number of clocks in the shape of a sphere, suspended around a central arbor and driven by their own weight, were made towards the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries, mainly in France.
Clock in the shape of a sphere suspended around a central arbor and driven by its own weight, made towards the end of the seventeenth or the beginning of the eighteenth century, France.
Clock in the shape of a sphere suspended around a central arbor and driven by its own weight, made towards the end of the seventeenth or the beginning of the eighteenth century, France.
Clock in the shape of a sphere suspended around a central arbor and driven by its own weight, made towards the end of the seventeenth or the beginning of the eighteenth century, France.
The Society's falling ball timepiece of silver gilt was presented in 1852 with full description and diagrams by BL Vulliamy.
De Bthune's new DB25 Monopusher Chronograph - a simple clean dial in this smaller and slightly different iteration on the EIGHT.
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NEW: Louis Moinet's 1816 Chronograph is their first watch with an integrated bracelet, which gives it quite a different look to what we're used to from the brand. #watches #chronograph
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Hermès said today it will open a new factory in France, hiring 260 artisans to staff a leather workshop in Normandy just as its just as its main competitor, LVMH, is threatening to increase production to the US at Europe's expense.
NEW: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Biretrograde Calendar goes back to the brand's beginning.
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Geneva International Airport would like to use facial recognition to improve passenger flow and security. This was revealed yesterday by public broadcaster RTS. The project is awaiting the green light from the federal government.
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Bernard Arnault appelle à la création d’une zone de libre-échange entre les Etats-Unis et l’Union européenne, face aux tensions commerciales
The global luxury sector, which has been facing slowing demand and an eroding customer base in the last several months, could be further hit by the escalating trade war between China and the US.
NEW: Zenith's new G.F.J. Chronometer Limited Edition and the history behind the multiple-award winning movement that this watch commemorates. #watches #zenith #zenithwatches #cal135 #chronometer
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