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Fit For Purpose
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Fit For Purpose

Watches and Wonders Geneva 2023 has wrapped up, and presented the world with watchmaking's carefully curated talking points for the year. The editors of WOW Singapore and Thailand weigh in with their own thoughts

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Watchmaker's Market
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Watchmaker's Market

Watches and Wonders Geneva crowns itself as the world's preeminent global watch fair, with zealous security to match

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CONTEMPORARY ALCHEMY
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CONTEMPORARY ALCHEMY

At the very edge of watchmaking, we find the art of turning powdered oxides into synthetic crystals, and complicated marriages of two (or more) materials. This is the world of composites and sapphire crystal, and it is getting colourful

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FUNKY TRIO
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FUNKY TRIO

Tissot dares to be different with the new Sideral collection, which comes from the archives but is also strikingly contemporary

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EXQUISITE DIALS
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EXQUISITE DIALS

Craftsmanship is key in fine watchmaking, with the Seiko Presage limited editions leading the way in extraordinary accessibility

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MAGNETIC APPEAL
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MAGNETIC APPEAL

IWC positions Ingenieur 40 as the right watch for the right time, in more ways than one

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BACK TO NORMALE
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BACK TO NORMALE

Cartier returns the original 1917 design of the Tank to the contemporary collection with the Privé Tank Normale

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BLUE MONDAY
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BLUE MONDAY

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona celebrates its 60th in ice blue form, with an exhibition caseback revealing a new calibre

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HERITAGE TRAIL
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HERITAGE TRAIL

We get to the substance of the 2023 Carrera collection, on the occasion of its 60th birthday, with TAG Heuer Heritage Director Nicholas Biebuyck

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ROAD MAP
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ROAD MAP

The TAG Heuer Carrera was born to race but its 60-year legacy of precision timing makes it fit for life far beyond the track too

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FRIENDLY TERRITORY
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FRIENDLY TERRITORY

Here's our curation of five watch brands at an interesting price point for real-world, daily use

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JAPAN CALLING
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JAPAN CALLING

For our visit to Japan after the pandemic, we have the Seiko Museum Ginza and the Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi as our first priorities

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DANGER ZONES
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DANGER ZONES

The return of global travel sparks an examination of international time zones. You might know about GMT and UTC, but it might surprise you to learn that the matter is far from settled

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EVERGREEN ICON
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EVERGREEN ICON

Here's everything you need to know about the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust, still the best-seller, and for good reason

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WINNING FORM
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WINNING FORM

The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 39mm represents a fresh start, with some deliciously quirky touches

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THE CONVERSATION: PARTING WAYS
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THE CONVERSATION: PARTING WAYS

Not every watch in a collection is destined to make its way to the next generation. Sometimes, one just needs to sell a few pieces to make room. The editors of WOW propose when you might want to consider selling one of your own timepieces

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SECOND ACTS
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SECOND ACTS

Once a hotbed of horological activity, British watchmaking completely collapsed in the 20th century. As demand for mechanical timepieces surges past the capacity of Swiss brands, weird watch people have already turned to the British isles for alternatives

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ROOM NEAR THE TOP
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ROOM NEAR THE TOP

While the present sees the top brands in watchmaking consolidating their positions, there is certainly room near the top for a few dark horses

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STATE OF PLAY
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STATE OF PLAY

Buyers of watches are in for a rough time this year, although the investment angle looks set to stay. Enthusiasts can look forward to the easing of constrained supply - maybe. We break down the complex situation, with the help of a variety of trade sources, helpfully distilled into one story

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INDEPENDENT THINKING
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INDEPENDENT THINKING

We follow up on our own dark predictions from 2022, and suggest some solutions to persistent problems. The story begins with embracing independent watchmakers, who do not only operate at stratospheric price brackets

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BLUE SERENITY
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BLUE SERENITY

Grand Seiko captures the pre-dawn moments of Lake Suwa with its new timepiece, which extends the Evolution 9 collection with yet another poetic touch

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FRENCH CONNECTION
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FRENCH CONNECTION

Cartier returns the Tank Francaise to the collection in a variety of sizes, in steel and yellow gold

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CLEAN SWEEP
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CLEAN SWEEP

With minute hands that extend and retract, Breguet's new Reine de Naples timepieces offer an elegant solution to the challenging geometry posed by elongated dials

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WINDOWS 22
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WINDOWS 22

The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk has been reworked to give it more power and better functionality

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LEFTFIELD
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LEFTFIELD

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II gets an upgrade for southpaws, paving the way for more such variants in future?

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GOING DEEP
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GOING DEEP

Blancpain celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms this year. We dig into the archives for the exceptional story on the genesis of the original dive watch

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HIGH LIFE
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HIGH LIFE

We take a brief look at how jewellery and timepieces have influenced each other

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GLAMOUR DISTILLED
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GLAMOUR DISTILLED

Revisiting the 1980s with the CHANEL Première Original Edition

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ARTISTIC ASSOCIATION
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ARTISTIC ASSOCIATION

Breguet participated in the Frieze for the second time, and debuted two new watch models

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FAIRLY FANTASTIC
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FAIRLY FANTASTIC

The LVMH Watch Week comes to Singapore for the first time, giving us a preview of watchmaking directions in 2023

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