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Thursday, Aug 13 2009

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AP Royal Oak Bukit Bintang Edition: Forget The Hamptons, Kuala Lumpur Is Where It's At

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 13. Aug 2009 16:20 |

You have probably seen a lot of news recently about Audemars Piguet's new Royal Oak Offshore dedicated to that ever annoying piece of two lane road due east of here, the Montauk highway (rt. 27). Our friend Robert-Jan covered it, as did the good folks at Professional …

Universal Geneve Microtor UG 101 Is Every-man’s Micro Rotor Watch

aBlogtoWatch | 13. Aug 2009 10:01 |

Last year at Baselworld Universal Geneve presented its Cabriolet watch with the new UG 101 movement. Important to the movement was its use of a micro rotor used to automatically wind the movement (Universal Geneve calls it the "Microtor"). Micro rotors are nothing new, but …

Mont Blanc Nicolas Rieussec Monopusher Chronograph Open Date

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 13. Aug 2009 05:20 |

Earlier this year Montblanc introduced their first in-house caliber, the MB R100. They named it after the inventor of the chronograph, Nicolas Rieussec. Rieussec's technique of two rotating discs provided the inspiration for the design of the new chronograph.