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Reasoning: Why the Vagabondage Dials are not Branded
The Vagabondage series was first launched in 2004 with the release of three pieces donated by François-Paul Journe to the Antiquorum auction house in celebration of their 30th anniversary. The three pieces each represented one decade of the house, with each piece engraved with “10 years”, “20 years”, and 30″ years” respectively, as I…
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Technical Perspective: Calibrating the Power Reserve
The power reserve indicator happens to be of great importance to some and of far less importance to others, understandably so. For starters, one could always argue that winding a manual watch and not knowing when to stop (especially if it’s your first time) can be rather intimidating. Yet again, even in automatics, it’s…
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In-Depth: The Tourbillon Souverain Vertical
It’s been 20 years since the launch of Montres Journe SA, and 20 years since the launch of Journe’s first production model, the Tourbillon Souverain. Twenty years might not seem like much on contrast to other better known brands, but the fact that some Journe’s from 1999 are considered to be “vintage” should be enough…
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A Closer Look at Accuracy vs. Precision
“Accuracy” and “Precision” are two words that have cherished value to watch connoisseurs yet, often get lightly interchanged with the impression that they mean the same thing, which they don’t. Different, not entirely related, but in a perfect world the goal is to have both when it comes to a watch. Outside Watches Perhaps the…