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Liu Bolin – The Art Of Camouflage And Watch Magazines

Robert-Jan — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:30 +0000

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Liu Bolin (1973) is an artist from China who’s famous for his camouflage work. On himself. You probably have seen some of his work on Facebook updates or other blogs, where he totally disappears or embeds in the background. Liu Bolin is also known as “The Invisible Man” and most popular works are from his “Hiding [...]

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Baselworld 2013 – Stainless Steel Rolex Yacht-Master II Reference 116680

Robert-Jan — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:08:35 +0000

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For us, one of the nice surprises this last Baselworld was definitely the stainless steel Rolex Yacht-Master II ref. 116680. A few years ago, Rolex introduced the Yacht-Master II. It wasn't a successor to the Yacht-Master ref. 16622 but an addition to the collection. While the Yacht-Master was connected with yachting, there was no specific feature of the watch that would support the men on boats. Except for being water resistant. The Yacht-Master II is one of the few Rolex watches with a 'real' complication besides a date feature. The regatta (countdown) chronograph will help skippers in the yachting competition to have a perfect start. In this article, we will tell you how it works.

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Fratellowatches In DigitalSLR Photography Magazine

Robert-Jan — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:08:07 +0000

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Although we have been mentioned in various magazines (e.g. Chronos, WATCH, Style:Men) and newspapers (e.g. FT) before, Fratellowatches also got a mention in the February issue of DigitalSLR Photography magazine. Thanks to our guest contributor Ming Thein who did a number of photo essays for us and a very interesting interview with Linde Werdelin's co-founder Jorn Werdelin.

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Speedy Tuesday – Interview With Chuck Maddox (Repost)

Robert-Jan — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:04:16 +0000

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It is Speedy Tuesday! What better way to honour my watch friend Chuck Maddox by reposting our interview we did in 2004 on this Speedy Tuesday? Last Sunday, it was 5 years ago that he passed away. Some parts of the interview are perhaps a bit out dated as the interview is 9 years old. It makes me wonder how Chuck Maddox would have perceived the new road that OMEGA has taken with their in-house movements (caliber 8500 and 9300) and how he would have thought about the Speedmaster 9300 Co-Axial models.

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AMG And IWC Ingenieur Event At The Race Track

Robert-Jan — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:11:26 +0000

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Remember our give-away of tickets to the AMG and IWC event at the Zandvoort Racing Track in The Netherlands? The conditions to participate were quite strict, you needed to have an IWC Ingenieur already AND live in The Netherlands, Belgium or Luxemburg. We had to disappoint quite a few people who mailed us from Denmark, UK, Franc and even Italy. In the end, we had two people who met all requirements!

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Patek Philippe Introduces The Rose Gold Nautilus Chronograph 5980/1R – Live Pictures and Official Price

Robert-Jan — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:44:40 +0000

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Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph 5980 in gold Patek Philippe surprised us this year with an all gold Nautilus Chronograph reference 5980/1R and gold/steel combination of the watch as well (reference 5980/1AR). Although we feel that a Nautilus should be in stainless steel (unless you are Scott Disick), we actually could appreciate these gold versions of [...]

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Speedy Tuesday – True Story About The New Speedmaster Racing

Robert-Jan — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:50:48 +0000

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Speedmaster 311.30.42.30.01.004 Remember our post about the Speedmaster Racing a few weeks ago? Well, there’s more to it! During our appointment with Jean Claude Monachon (Head of Product Development) of OMEGA we’ve heard the true story about the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional 311.30.42.30.01.004 ‘Racing’ that was introduced during Baselworld 2013. Tintin – Destination Moon Tintin Destination [...]

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