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In the 18th century, Abraham-Louis Breguet created the first repeating watches that struck a spring blade instead of a bell-type gong, which allowed the sound to be focused and amplified in a smaller space. Today, the brand pays tribute to this invention with the Breguet Répétition Minutes 7637. The piece features a handcrafted rose- or white-gold case housing the calibre 567.2 and a grand feu enamelled dial. We admire both the acoustic mastery—it takes an artisan a month to tune the gold gongs—and the vintage aesthetics of the Roman numeral dial held within the 42mm case.

From black spinels to white diamonds—precious stones pay homage to the legacy of luxury ABSOLUTE CLARITY Project Z16 is luxury jeweller Harry Winston’s first watch with a full calendar displaying the date, day and month. Limited to 100 pieces, it features an openworked dial showcasing a 3D cityscape of gears, inspired by the columns and bridges of New York’s architecture, all made of Zalium, a zirconium-aluminium alloy. The intricate details, with star-shaped discs arranging the days and months and red indicators pointing to them, make it one of the most advanced complication watches the house has revealed to date. It’s powered by the in-house Harry Winston HW3200 automatic movement, and the highlight of the watch’s functionality is its dual retrograde indicators. Both hands are skeletonised for maximum visibility against the…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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