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Badollet Ivresse Watch + Manufacture Visit

Badollet is a brand that is not very well-known but has been quietly gaining recognition for this particular piece, the Ivresse, which I had a chance to see being made at their atelier in La Vall e de Joux near Geneva.For those who do not know, Badollet is a young company, having started recently in 2006. The circumstances under which the company was born however are very interesting and speaks to the long history of Swiss watchmaking. ?Badollet in its current conception is a revival of an old company name.The original Badollet was a company that was started by Jean Badollet

Bremont U-2 Watch Review

The romance of flight, the mystique of secret flight, the durability of extensive testing. Each of these concepts is a major part of the Bremont U-2 watch - new limited edition made specially for pilots of the U-2 spy plane. This review is really a review of two watches - the U-2 as well as the Bremont Martin Baker watches (that I wrote about previously here). Bremont shouldn't require any introduction at this point as I have been gushing about their pieces frequently. I was happy to report on the sexy look of their Supermarine watches here, and now for something more flight oriented.

Marvin M014 Watch Review

Those of you who are entirely mechanically minded might miss the point of most watches out there - that being, to look good. "Looking good" and machinery don't always mix, but when they do the result is most satisfying. For that reason most functional things try to emulate machinery as close as possible to strive for the beautiful sweet spot of an item that is in perfect equilibrium between form and function.I mention this as a prelude to the Marvin M014 watch as a means of explaining it. Gear heads out there might miss the point. In summation, the watch is a mechanically inspired wa

REMINDER: New York Event With Girard-Perregaux July 25th

We would like to remind New York City and surrounding area residents that July 25th, 2013 is the evening of the aBlogtoWatch & Girard-Perregaux Summer Soiree event at the Girard-Perregaux Boutique on Madison Avenue. The event begins at 6pm and continues at the adjacent Club Macanudo next door at 8pm. We have a bit more room for guests at the boutique, and anyone unable to get a space can join us at Club Macanudo.All the relevant details can be found here when we announced our evening of horological entertainment with Girard-Perregaux. All participants must RSVP and be confirmed. N