Vol 25

REVOLUTION DIGITAL

Celebrating the Machine with a Heartbeat

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Founder's Note
ALRIGHT, BEFORE I GET TO THE WATCHES and the overall mood of the 2018 Geneva Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), I need to get something off my chest. Baselworld – the temporary second home of those plying our trade in that glorious me
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Past Times: Princess Margaret
Royalty is, or once was, the height of privilege. Money helps, but it’s no substitute for blue blood. With privilege comes an attitude of what the Italians call menefreghismo: the act of simply not giving a damn. When, as with HRH The Princess Margar
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Rolex Mentors Announced For 2018-19
Never a brand to shout about its philanthropic work, we at Revolution believe that Rolex deserves to be applauded for its ongoing work in the arts, environment and science. For the current edition of The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, four
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A Picture Paints 1,000 Words
You may have missed out on Paul Newman’s record-breaking Daytona, but there’s no reason you can’t enjoy a souvenir that marked the event. “The Gift”, a painting by artist Diana Viacheslavovna Walsworth, was commissioned in honour of the October 2017
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By Georges, It’s Breitling!
Imagine the cataclysmic tremor throughout Formula One when Lewis Hamilton departed McLaren. The weeping and wailing when Angelina split from Brad, when Jeff Beck left the Yardbirds, when George Clooney quit ER. Yes, that’s the scale of the shock that
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They Wear It Well
“After beginning my apprenticeship in London’s East End, I started on Savile Row at Kilgour & French. A few years later, I joined a company in Burlington Arcade called Donaldson, Williams & Ward and it was here that I met a young chap called Tommy Nu
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Taking A Montblanc To The Mont Blanc
Halfway up Mont Blanc in Courmayeur’s impressive 360°-turning SkyWay cable car, we suddenly leave the sun in the valley as we enter a layer of clouds that are spitting out snow in a fury. Our small group of adventurers had been hoping for sunshine, b
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Brightest Hour
MOVEMENT Self-winding, extra-thin (3mm) Calibre 581 with tourbillon CASE 42mm rose gold or platinum with fluted caseband; sapphire caseback STRAP Brown or blue alligator-leather with gold folding clasp Breguet must surely be on a high, thanks to its
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Chopard’s Happy Days
MOVEMENT In-house, self-winding Chopard 09.01-C CASE 30mm in either steel, stone-set steel, rose gold, or stone-set rose gold STRAP Alligator leather One of the watch world’s most joyous collections, Chopard’s Happy Diamonds, with its beloved free-fl
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Corum Coins It
MOVEMENT Calibre CO 082 Automatic showing hours and minutes CASE 43mm diameter, made from a US silver dollar coin STRAP Blue denim Skulls and coins are nothing new in horology. Clocks dating back to the earliest days of mechanical timekeeping came in
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Full Auto
MOVEMENT In-house, self-winding DUW 6101 Neomatik calibre; small seconds; date CASE 41mm stainless steel; water-resistant to 100m STRAP Black nylon strap Baselworld 2018 saw Nomos Glashütte introduce its first motor-inspired watch: the Autobahn. Taki
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Urban Planning
MOVEMENT Automatic Miyota Calibre 8245; 42-hour power reserve CASE 40mm stainless steel; sapphire crystal caseback; water-resistant to 50m STRAP Calfskin leather No vagueness about this watch’s mission statement: MeisterSinger states that the new Urb
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On Your Marks
MOVEMENT Self-winding ETA 2824-2; hours, minutes, seconds; date CASE 44mm vapour-blasted stainless steel STRAP Customer’s choice from a vast selection If any watch brand marches to the sound of its own drum, it has to be the English house, Schofield.
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The New Black
MOVEMENT Automatic Calibre 4R36; 41-hour power reserve CASE 45mm blackened stainless steel; uni-directional rotating bezel; Hardlex crystal; screw caseback; screw-down crown; water-resistant to 200m STRAP Silicon band Here at Revolution, there are tw
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A Sound Dive
MOVEMENT Automatic in-house Calibre 956; hours, minutes, seconds; date; alarm; 44-hour power reserve; 4 Hz (28,800vph) CASE 42mm stainless steel; water resistant to 200m STRAP lack rubber strap with Clous de Paris pattern and steel folding buckle Whe
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BVLGARI’S CLASS ACT Laura Harrier
Last year’s movie Spider-Man: Homecoming was a huge hit at the box office and acclaimed by the critics. How was the experience of working on the film and has life changed for you since its release? The entire journey from beginning to end still feels
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Breaking Traditions
Bvlgari was founded in 1884, and the name has been synonymous with Italian style and elegance ever since. Steeped in tradition, most of the brand’s products have a link to the history of the maison. At the same time that the Roman brand has been focu
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Chanel’s Big Three
Internationally known for its fashion-statement watch the J12, as well as its inspiring collaborations with movement powerhouse Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi, Chanel started to work on in-house calibres 10 years ago. Since acquiring a share in the Le
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Making Its Mark: The Patek Philippe Ref. 5970
Patek Philippe’s Geneva Salon on the Rue du Rhône is one of the great landmarks of the horological world. When I first visited it over 25 years ago, you could still refer to it as the headquarters: above the shop were offices, workshops, and a few it
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Burlington Life
David Duggan is one of the UK’s best-known watch dealers, with a world-class reputation for selling pre-owned Rolex and Patek Philippe watches. In 2016, he was the UK’s first pre-owned watch retailer to be awarded Tudor “Authorised Dealer” status. A
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A. LANGE & SÖHNE’S MUSIC MAN
When one thinks of chiming watches, there are many brands that provide instant recall, but for decades A. Lange & Söhne was not one of them. A maker of the most exquisite German watches, Lange is synonymous with finishing and precision rather than pe
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If Only Every Work Day Could Be Like This
The Oris Baselworld preview doesn’t kick off, surprisingly, with watches, but with a morning of intensive skiing on the slopes of the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt. There is nothing like the sting of winter air on your cheeks, the light from the sun sp
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Bella Ora
For many people, Bella Hadid needs no introduction. But if you’re like me and, I suspect, many Revolution readers who are not millennials or Gen Z-ers (and are decades away from being one), some backstory is likely needed for this 21-year-old “It Gir
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Best Of Sihh
Dear watch brand CEO, head of communications or chief watch designer. If a journalist looks you right in the eyes and says the following words, “It’s such an incredible activation of your DNA, simultaneously reaching into your past while audaciously
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Partners in Time
Watch brands collaborating with industries and disciplines outside of horology is something that has been increasingly explored in recent years. From aeroplane manufactures to car designers and boat builders; from artists, musicians and photographers
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The Watch That Started It All
I’ve always been interested in watches, but there are two ones that really got me started. There was my grandfather’s Rolex Datejust, which was given to my uncle, who then gave it to me when I was 16 years old. But that watch has unfortunately been s
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Traditionally Ticking
As consumer tastes move on from complications for the sake of complications and with the value-for-money trend gaining ever more momentum in the watch industry, simple three hand watches are having something of a renaissance. This year, Cartier reboo
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The Rockstars
They are famous and cool as liquid nitrogen, reachable only by a select few though everyone admires them – rockstars are like that, and in the watchmaking world, these three pieces represent different degrees of cool, from Mick Jagger to Eric Clapton
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Seriously Complicated
The word “complication” has a specific meaning in watchmaking: it’s a function that affects the time display, and not just how the watch works. The tourbillon, for example, is not a complication per se, but brands have used the term so loosely that i
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Looking Back in Time
The idea of comparing old and new watches always seems to be a game of contrasts: short lugs versus long ones, enamel versus lacquer dials, thick versus ultra-thin cases, and the list goes on. So, when is a homage piece a true homage without being a
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The Art of Travel
Knowing the time in one place might be well and good, but why do we, as the intrepid global travellers that we imagine ourselves to be, limit our choices horologically speaking, when there are so many ways to know the time in another place at the sam
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Art in Time
Watch fairs are generally a tornado of noise, speed walking and frantic note-taking for us journalists – it’s both exciting and exhausting, and this edition of SIHH was no different. That being said, when brands present their newest pieces for the ye
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Girl Power
According to estimates by the United Nations, for every 100 women there are 101.8 men, and yet when it comes to luxury watchmaking the gender split is hugely male-dominated. Unfortunately, this year’s SIHH didn’t re-address the equality issue, with m
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Salon Secrets
Don’t be alarmed. Salon Secrets isn’t a list of watches at SIHH that were sneakily hidden from the public. You must understand that with 35 exhibitors on full throttle for five days straight means that not everything new that’s been brought to the fa
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Love At First Sight
For someone who’s in her mid-thirties, I have an embarrassing number of crushes on inanimate objects. Stick me in the middle of an SIHH situation and my oxytocin levels rocket off the charts. It’s a strong year for slim watches, as both Audemars Pigu
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Price Tag Surprises
A price tag surprise is not about the price, really. It’s about value. Even if something is priced at one million dollars, it could still be a price tag surprise if you think it’s worth more than that one million dollars. While roaming the halls and
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Carré On Watchmakers
To appreciate the game-changer that was SIHH 2018, and the role of the Carré des Horlogers, one needs to consider that other show: Baselworld. The Carré, a special hall created for bijou/specialist brands, is filled with refugees from Basel’s giganti
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César Azpilicueta Tanco Spanish Footballer And Roger Dubuis Fan
Roger Dubuis is a brand for connoisseurs. How did you discover it? I first saw the watches five years ago and, at the time, it was a completely new brand to me. I had the opportunity to meet the people who worked there and to see what they do. I felt
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BRUNO BELAMICH BELL & ROSS CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Bell & Ross has always been an uncompromising avant-garde brand, but lately vintage seems to be becoming increasingly important. Each year we have to introduce novelties… this is a big, big part of our business. Everybody wants novelties – journalist
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NICO HÜLKENBERG F1 DRIVER AND BELL & ROSS AMBASSADOR
German driver Nico Hülkenberg has followed a pretty formulaic route into F1. Starting with go-karting as a child, he has driven in the GP2 series, the 3 Euro Series and the A1 Grand Prix as well as competing in the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championsh
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Star-struck
Star-spotters love SIHH, Baselworld and other high-profile watch events because that’s when the brands get to flaunt their A-list – or in some cases, Z-list – ambassadors. And yeah, it is kinda cool bumping into Pierce or Bryan. From actors to tennis
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Revolution E-commerce Mission Statement
When we started Revolution 13 years ago, we did so with one mission: to place the mechanical watch in the spotlight on the centre stage of contemporary culture. We wanted to make all the aesthetic poetry, technical might and artisanal value represent
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Daniel Compton Audemars Piguet General Manager UK
Congratulations on your new job. How long have you been with Audemars Piguet and what has been your progression through the company? I have been working with Audemars Piguet for almost five years. I started in a commercial role, looking after sales i
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Johnny ‘King Nerd’ Dowell Master Engraver
Engraving is a fairly niche profession. How did you start on this path? I’ve always been artistic, but my first loves were drawing, painting and fashion and I studied Art and English at A level in order to get into Central Saint Martins. But just bef
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URWERK x REVOLUTION UR-105 BRONZE SAMURAI
Since the beginning of time, since the dawn of Homo erectus, and seen in evidence from the Serengeti plains reaching back 500,000 years, mankind and his forebears have left their decorative mark on the talismans, armour, weapons and tools that popula
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Bwd X Revolution X Huitcinq1988
The coolest watches with the most enduring designs, those that conjure up feats of heroism and courage in the face of innumerable odds, are invariably born as pragmatic tools. The fact that every aspect of their design was optimised for performance i
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George Bamford Founder Of Bamford Watch Department
For enquires, email shop@revolutionmagazines.com For both you and BWD, 2017 was a year of major change. Tell us about that. I think I would say it has been the pivotal moment in my career. Yes, I’ve kind of become official with the customisation side
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The Tale Of Zenith’s A. Cairelli Chronograph
Last year, when Zenith reissued the legendary “A. Cairelli” CP-2 chronograph, collectors – appropriately – offered thanks to the heavens. The stunning re-edition reminded them of a rarely recalled chapter in the history of military watches, well-know
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Exploring The Explorer
Rolex is, without doubt, one of the biggest and most recognised brands on the planet. The stories behind the company are as fascinating as they are numerous, with Rolex’s involvement in exploration, scientific advancement and the arts. From setting n
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TAG HEUER x THE RAKE & REVOLUTION CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH “BLUE DREAMER”
“Ciao come stai? Tutto Bene. Fammi un martini secco per favore! Grazie!” If you’re bellowing this through a loudspeaker to the staff at the Capri Palace as they watch in slack-jawed awe as you — still resplendent in your silk shantung dinner jacket a
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The Voyage Of The Skipper
Founded in 1860, Ed. Heuer & Co. quickly earned its reputation for developing stopwatches, chronographs and other timers to address the most specialised and challenging requirements. Heuer made timers for the engineer using 1/10,000 hour measurements
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The Icons Of Tudor
With the unexpected transformation of Tudor over the past decade, from cult status to a shoo-in for successive “Brand of the Year” titles, its collectability has skyrocketed. Gone are the days when Tudors could be found languishing in the back of jew
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The Tudor Oyster
The Tudor Oyster is the genetic heart of the brand’s watches. They first started to appear in 1946 and feature robust, Tudor-modified Fleurier calibres housed in 34mm steel Oyster cases. From a collector’s viewpoint, one of the most exciting elements
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The Tudor “Canadian Milsub”
For enquires, email shop@revolutionmagazines.com A rare variant on the MilSub, my years of research into military Tudors has brought me into contact with a number of Canadian Navy divers whose invaluable information has helped shape research on these
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The Tudor “Monte Carlo”
Tudor unveiled their second series of chronographs in 1971, known as the 7100 series. Following the chronos, known as the “Homeplate,” Tudor continued to embrace a flamboyant use of colour – an emerging hallmark of the brand. Alongside the vibrant co
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The Tudor “Big Block”
From Tudor’s illustrious back catalogue, the three-register chrono has, until recently, been viewed as the unsung hero, but I would argue that it is one of the brand’s most innovative and exciting watches. The Big Blocks were Tudor’s third series of
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Vertex X Revolution X Daluca The Return Of A British Legend
Thanks to the efforts of Don Cochrane, few watch lovers could have missed the name Vertex popping up everywhere over the past year. An unexpected by-product is that, in its wake, said enthusiasts have been absorbing a little about the British militar
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Revolution X Watchbox
In the past two decades, the proliferation of watch culture through the world can be attributed to a handful of retailers who moved beyond their simple transactional role and became ambassadors dedicated to transmitting the extraordinary craft, breat
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Snow Business
Think about Wei, a symbol of style, travelling with rare cigars, cashmere gloves handmade in Naples, and a floor-length fur coat barely covering his bespoke calfskin boots and under which could be found a Ralph Lauren teddy bear sweater. Now, imagine

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