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The Fears Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar and the price of moving upmarket

By Brent Robillard Fears’ first solo high complication is beautiful, compact, and exceptionally expensive. Its most interesting feature may be the debate it opens about how collectors value independent watchmaking. How much is independence worth? Fears made my job difficult with the Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar. I went into my Geneva appointment ready to scrutinize a £26,950 stainless-steel watch powered by a modular movement. I … Continue reading The Fears Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar and the price of moving upmarket

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Benrus Sky Chief: A 36mm Chronograph Reborn

By Vincent Deschamps Pilot’s chronograph Benrus, originally founded in New York City in 1921 by three Romanian brothers—Oscar, Benjamin, and Ralph Lazrus—was a pioneer in many domains. It was not only the first watch brand to make a woman CEO (Alice Christian who managed the brand from Switzerland for nearly three decades) but also one to support early debonair adventurers and explorers such as Charles … Continue reading Benrus Sky Chief: A 36mm Chronograph Reborn

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Hands on with the Micromilspec Fieldmaster: A Modern Field Watch Shaped by Military Feedback

By Brent Robillard Thirty serving personnel spent three years testing the watches that led to the Fieldmaster. In Geneva, I finally had the opportunity to see what their feedback produced. Back from the field The last time I wrote about the Micromilspec Milgraph, I joked that Theo de Turckheim and I would always have Geneva Watch Days. This year, the joke finally resolved itself. Yesterday, … Continue reading Hands on with the Micromilspec Fieldmaster: A Modern Field Watch Shaped by Military Feedback

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