September 4, 2012
Published by By NAZANIN LANKARANI at September 4, 2012
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Vuitton Lifts Profile in the Watch World

Louis Vuitton has in the last two years taken giant steps to turn itself into a significant player in the watchmaking world, both by raising its visibility and by strengthening its technical capabilities.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By FELICIA CRADDOCK at September 4, 2012
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The British Are Back on the Watchmaking Scene

English clock and chronometer makers dominated for about 200 years from the mid-17th century onward. Now a small band of English watchmakers is staging a comeback.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By FELICIA CRADDOCK at September 4, 2012
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Histories Lost as Timepieces Are Stripped for Gold

With gold prices soaring, many pocket watch cases are now destined for the smelter's furnace.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP at September 4, 2012
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Fragile, but Full of Protection

The appeal of jade, especially in Asia, overrides difficulties of using the precious stone in watch designs.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By VICTORIA GOMELSKY at September 4, 2012
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Computerized Machines Aid Human Watchmakers

Mechanical watches may be a throwback to an obsolete Renaissance technology, but many of the world's finest examples are built in factories resembling NASA test labs.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By PALKO KARASZ at September 4, 2012
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A Master Emerges From Humble Means

Xu Jiabao, the son of Chinese farmers, found his calling early and has spent a lifetime fulfilling his dream of creating timepieces.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP at September 4, 2012
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The Complex Challenge of Chinese Time

With the growing importance of the Chinese market, Blancpain is now offering a watch that displays both Gregorian and traditional Chinese time and dates.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP at September 4, 2012
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When Watches Reached the Workingman

A New York exhibition shows how the Industrial Revolution and mass-produced steel democratized the making and wearing of watches.
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