Blancpain Villeret 18 ct gold manual winding Kal. 23 Ref. 0023-1418-55 Reviews

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Moritz Grossmann Debuts Tremblage Watches
In today's watch industry landscape, dial finishing can take on a seemingly infinite variety of forms, ranging from simple matte coats and sunbursts to intricately textured recreations of snowdrifts or tree bark. Although there may be more variety in dial finishes than ever before, many of the classical hand-finishing techniques used in watchmaking for centuries are gradually becoming lost art forms, kept alive by a handful of skilled artisans. The complex process of tremblage-the art of allowing a burin to wobble back and forth to create a uniform pattern-is one of these rare traditional techniques, and to celebrate the 13th anniversary of its current iteration German brand Moritz Grossmann has created a pair of designs showcasing this delicate engraving style. The new Moritz Grossmann Tremblage series is a stunningly refined showcase of the classical German horological aesthetic, combining intricate finishing for both the dial and movement with a balanced and restrained form.Moritz G
URWERK Black Cobra Watch: Can Comics Sell Luxury Watches?
While it is hard to give proper credit, Linde Werdelin is the first luxury watch brand that I know of that employed the use of comics (ahem, graphic novels) to sell high-end timepieces. They still do that, and certainly are going to carry that idea into the future. UPDATE: I just learned that I had it wrong. Linde Werdelin might have been the first to disseminate marketing comic imagery online (that I know of), but Urwerk had published comic content as far back as 2008 (republished here – thanks Ian).