This Week’s Watch News In 60 Seconds

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Weekly Recap © WorldTempus
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There is lots to catch up on this week from new team members and moonphases to exciting new releases. See what you missed in our special weekly round-up

Editorial – The WorldTempus Family is Growing

To kick off the week, our editor-in-chief Suzanne Wong announces some exciting news: our WorldTempus family is growing! We have welcomed our latest addition to the editorial team: Steven Rogers, watch industry veteran and our new Senior Editor. Make sure to read all of his articles here.

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Trilobe – Shooting for the Moon 

Speaking of Steven’s articles, here he takes a closer look at the new Trilobe “Les Matinaux” L’Heure Exquise which was unveiled this week. This launch is a big step for the independent Parisian brand, as this is its first-ever complication, a moonphase indicator. 

Les Matinaux L’Heure Exquise
Les Matinaux L’Heure Exquise © Trilobe

Beauregard – An Ode to Nature 

Next up, Beauregard released a “Jardin d’Hiver” box set this week. Our correspondent Hervé Borne gives us all the details about the six timepieces included in the set - each a work of high jewellery, hand-crafted from exceptional gemstones. Find out more here

Jardin d’Hiver, un coffret édité en série limitée à 6 exemplaires renfermant 6 montres Lili Bouton en or rose et diamants dont chacun présente un cadran unique au choix en Opale rouge, Opale Fanta du Chiapas mexicain, Opale jaune du Brésil, Chrysoprase Australienne, Topaze d’Arizona et Améthyste Péruvienne... CHF 230'000 © Beauregard
‘Jardin d'Hiver’ Boxed Set. A limited edition of six. Each set contains six Lili Bouton watches in rose gold and diamonds with a unique dial in Red Opal, Mexican Chiapas Fanta Opal, Brazilian Yellow Opal, Australian Chrysoprase, Arizona Topaz or Peruvian Amethyst. CHF 230,000 © Beauregard

The Origins of the A. Lange & Söhne Outsize Date 

In this new column, our journalists explore the history of some of the most groundbreaking watches of our time. This week, we delve into the famous A. Lange & Söhne outsize date display: from its beginnings during the brand’s revival in 1990, to how it became a signature characteristic for an A. Lange & Söhne watch. 

The origins of the A. Lange & Söhne Outsize Date

Carl F. Bucherer: On the Edge of Time 

Moving along, this week, the Carl F. Bucherer Manufacture in Lucerne unveiled three highly collectable variations of its T3000 movement featuring a peripheral tourbillon and rotor. Our correspondent Olivier Müller gives us all of the details here

Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral © Carl F. Bucherer
Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral © Carl F. Bucherer

Czapek’s New Antarctique Expedition

Next up, the independent brand Czapek unveiled the inaugural edition of its sought-after Antarctique model with a blue lamé dial and gold case. We strongly suggest you hurry to get your hands on them, as only 100 pieces will be crafted each year…

Antarctique Terre Adélie © Czapek & Cie
Antarctique Mount Erebus Deep Blue © Czapek & Cie

New Releases

Last but not least, apart from the Beauregard “Jardin d’Hiver”, the Carl F. Bucherer Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral, the Czapek & Cie Antarctique Mount Erebus Deep Blue and the Trilobe “Les Matinaux” collection, for our new releases of the week, we have the Breitling Navitimer models, the Corum Admiral collection, the Jaquet Droz Tourbillon Skelet Ceramic - Skull Pink Pointillism and the Singer Reimagined Divetrack

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Navitimer 41 Auto, Navitimer 41 GMT and Cosmonaute B12
Breitling Navitimer models © Breitling
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Admiral 42 Meteorite © CORUM
Admiral 38 Automatic © Corum
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Tourbillon Skelet Ceramic - Skull Pink Pointillism © Jaquet Droz
Jaquet Droz Tourbillon Skelet Ceramic - Skull Pink Pointillism © Jaquet Droz
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DIVETRACK © Singer
Divetrack © Singer Reimagined
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