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CronotempVs 8 by D.Dornblüth & Sohn

February 11, 2021@rgfinerthingsClub Watch, Editor's choice, Editorial, Friend of the Club, News

My connection to D.Dornblüth & Sohn began in 2007. I’ve visited the manufacture in Kalbe/Milde on several occasions and I sincerely appreciate the special attributes of this highly regarded independent watchmaker. As a passionate collector and enthusiast of the brand I had enjoyed Dirk Dornblüth’s willingness to collaborate on bespoke iterations of his standard offerings,...

Feb

Spirit of Sixty-Five by Oris

February 2, 2021CronotempVs CollectorsActualidad, Collectors Editions, Editor's choice, Friend of the Club, Independents, News, Presentation, Press Release

CronotempVs Collectors presents a new take on the Sixty-Five by Oris with an exclusive limited edition of 65 units In the sixties, explorers of the magnitude of Jacques Costeau, Hans Hass o Christian J. Lambertse where implicated witnesses of the advances in deep sea diving. An adequate legibility of the instruments was key to control diving...

Feb

Habring² Endurance CronotempVs Collectors

October 5, 2020CronotempVs CollectorsCollectors Editions, Editor's choice, Editorial, Friend of the Club, Independents, Press Release

Habring² and CronotempVs Collectors unite to recreate a unique timepiece that rescues the Top Second, an indication from the 60’s The creative process of the “Endurance” is inspired by a feat of human resistance. When Habring² and CronotempVs Collectors got together to create the Endurance, a watch with unique characteristics, Ernest Shackleton and his arctic...

Oct

Zenith DEFY El Primero 21 PINK EDITION

August 20, 2020CronotempVs CollectorsEditor's choice, Lady's, News, Press Release, Society

Pink for summer, pink for hope: Zenith takes on a worthy cause for women with the Defy 21 Pink Edition 2020 is a milestone year for Zenith in its creation of watches tailored exclusively for women. Never afraid to adopt colours rarely explored in watchmaking, Zenith has created its most flamboyantly feminine watch to date....

Aug

A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph “Pour Le Merite”

July 19, 2020Dapper Luxury LifestyleDapper Luxury Lifestyle, Editorial, News

The epitome of classic watchmaking The fifth masterpiece in A. Lange & Söhne‘s “Pour le Mérite” series combines the fusée-and-chain transmission with a tourbillon, a chronograph, a rattrapante function and a perpetual calendar. The combination of these five complications makes the A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph “Pour le Mérite” a peerless timepiece. In October 1994,...

A. Lange & Söhne Tourbograph "Pour Le Merite"

Jul

Royal Officer – by Angelo del Mare

July 6, 2020CronotempVs CollectorsBoutique-Brand, Collectors Editions, Editor's choice, News, Photoreportage, Watches

It has been less than a year now since the delivery of the Royal Officer “CC Edition” by Angelo del Mare , and now has come the time for its bronze to shine The Royal Officer “CC Edition” by Angelo del Mare is a nostalgic “look back” at the first diver/activity/action watches from the 50’s but adjusted...

Angelo del Mare - Royal Officer "CC Edition"

Jul

The Master Control by Jaeger-LeCoultre

June 19, 2020CronotempVs CollectorsEditorial, News, Photoreportage

One afternoon with the The Master Control by Jaeger-LeCoultre “prototypes” I admit I was a bit eager to make first contact with the Master Control by Jaeger-leCoultre. A great opportunity to do a first test-drive of the new Hoyo de Monterrey “Rio Seco” together with a (as is customary now…) Ximenez-Spinola 10,000. Now I need...

Jun

Breitling Superocean Heritage 57′

May 31, 2020CronotempVs CollectorsNews, Press Release, Society

A NEW RAINBOW TO HONOR OUR FRONTLINE HEROES BREITLING’S LIMITED-EDITION WATCH SUPPORTS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TACKLING COVID-19 In April this year, Breitling introduced a watch that attracted enormous attention. The Breitling Superocean Heritage ’57 Limited Edition was launched during the brand’s first-ever Summit Webcast which, because of the pandemic and lockdowns, was streamed globally. The Summit...

May

Speake-Marin “The Marin 1 Mk2”

May 23, 2020ScaramangaIndependents, Photoreportage

Here is the Speake-Marin “The Marin 1 Mk2”. This is one instance when words are superfluous… I rest my case. Speake-Marin…

May

URWERK “UR105-CC” by SKULLY

February 27, 2018CronotempVs CollectorsEditor's choice, Editorial, Independents, Presentation, Spirits

By now most fortunate owners have received the “little” invitation to the official delivery event. Presenting the URWERK “UR105-CC” by SKULLY invitation. This 4.5L Gin bottle has been numbered and matched to each individual owner of the URWERK UR105-CC. The instructions and details as to the delivery event will only be disclosed to the fortunate...

Feb

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