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Nowadays no one would ask if Omega is a renowned brand. Rather, it is worth asking whether there is any place in the world where it does not evoke anything! Indeed, the Bienne brand has become a formidable winning machine. Its president, Stephen Urquhart, relates.

In essence, what is new horology? The only difference from traditional horology is that, generally, new horology is made of strong-minded independents who want to express their art without concessions. For this to happen, ideas and creativity are indispensable, two ingredients that the Antoine Martin factory does not lack.

Minute-repeaters, Carrousels, Tourbillons and Grandes Dates are among the complications to which Blancpain pays tribute this year. Preview of these exceptional novelties.

From cars and power tools to stereos and watches, men are attracted to mechanical things. That’s why brands, since the invention of quartz in the 1970’s, have catered to men with the majority of models. If a woman wanted a mechanical watch, she had slim pickings. What passed as a woman’s watch was a smaller man’s dressed up in jewels. Some of them were even pretty. Still, you couldn’t get around the fact that women were an afterthought in the equation.