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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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anOrdain Model 1 Porcelain

By Brent Robillard With a handmade porcelain dial, custom typography and beautifully judged proportions, the anOrdain Model 1 Porcelain encourages a different kind of watch collecting Tea cups. That is what I think of when someone says “porcelain.” Ming Dynasty vases, blue-painted dinnerware and the Chinoiserie that found its way into European homes during the 17th and 18th centuries. Watches do not immediately come to … Continue reading anOrdain Model 1 Porcelain

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