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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (40+ words) Part of the appeal of watchmaking is that watchmakers often set themselves seemingly impossible goals: an ultra-thin movement, a highly complex movement, a highly skeletonized movement, a transparent movement, a movement with a power reserve that far exceeds practical requirements....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (727+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...

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2+ week, 3+ day ago   (629+ words) One of Britain’s oldest family-run watch companies, first established in 1846 by Edwin Fear in Bristol, the Fears Watch Company ran for 130 years until it closed in 1976. In 2016, it was re-established by Edwin Fear’s great-great-great-grandson, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill. Until now, the brand…...

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3+ week, 5+ day ago   (275+ words) The sapphire openings in the middle case are among the most interesting details. Through them light enters the movement from the sides, and they offer views of the pillar-mounted architecture from angles rarely available on a conventional watch. The fluted…...