De Bethune, the two-faced watchmaker
It’s the sales. For every watch purchased, De Bethune offers you the second. Or almost… Olivier Müller Two-sided watches are not a novelty, but novelties in two-sided watches… are rare.…
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Glashütte Original and the forgotten tourbillon
2021 will be the year of the 220th anniversary of the Tourbillon, patented by Breguet in 1801. However, we should not forget its younger brother, the flying tourbillon, rightly put…
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Collector’s Test Drive: Porsche 911 (993)
Who has never dreamed of driving a 911? Who hasn’t fantasized about the sound of the driver’s door closing on his little person sitting behind the wheel of the mythical…
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Collector’s Test Drive: Jaguar E-Type (2/2)
Now that you know almost everything about buying the Jaguar E-Type, here’s what’s in store for you if you’re lucky enough to get behind the wheel. By François Tauriac First,…
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The Pléiade: a very French adventure
The look, already. Singular and prestigious. Just by its shape, the Pleiades evokes many values. It must be said that the manufacturing of the works, carried out in the Babouot workshops, north-east of Paris, leaves nothing to chance. Printed in the province, the text blocks are here cut, assembled in booklets, sewn and then dressed with this iconic full leather cover gilded with fine gold. Upstream, it is colored according to a code adapted to the century of the work. Before being slipped into its case, each copy is covered with a transparent rhodoïd film that Gjyslaine, 42 years of house, urges to keep.
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