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Thursday, Oct 27 2011

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Piaget Altiplano Skeleton

PROFESSIONAL WATCHES | 27. Oct 2011 17:41 |

The Piaget Altiplano was already the thinnest automatic watch in the world at 5.34 mm in height, powered by the thinnest movement in the world at 2.4 mm in height. And now, Piaget holds the title for the thinnest skeleton watch and movement in the world, with the …

ORIS Kittiwake Limited Edition DIVER

OceanicTime | 27. Oct 2011 16:31 |

By TLex ORIS have released a Limited Edition DIVER to commemorate the deliberate sinking of the USS Kittiwake in Grand Cayman, which was done in order to create an artificial reef. The Kittiwake DIVER measures 49mm and has a water-resistance of 100 bar or 1000m. It is a …

Just Because: A Wittnauer Given To Slim Gaillard By Louis Prima

Wristwatch News, Reviews, & … | 27. Oct 2011 15:56 |

You never know what we'll run into.  Last time we found a Vulcain Cricket with a Presidential seal on the dial, and this time we have a watch shared by two 20th century musical greats.  This triple calendar chronograph from Wittnauer is a pretty cool looking watch.  Nice …

Want To Carry A Painting On Your Wrist?

WristWatchReview.com | 27. Oct 2011 14:11 |

Then you had better get yourself over to the opening of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s new boutique in St. Petersberg.  This very limited edition watch (only five pieces have been made) has a very interesting twist to it.  Under it’s unassuming dial hides an enamel reproduction of a …

Blancpain Villeret Grande Decoration Watch

aBlogtoWatch | 27. Oct 2011 09:31 |

Just a nice large-sized thin watch from Blancpain? Not exactly. On the surface this handsome timepiece in the Villeret collection sports a rather thin manually-wound movement and minimalist looking two-hand dial in black or white enamel. The dial has just … Continue reading →