Breguet and the Louvre: June 25 – September 7
An exhibition of Breguet timepieces will be held at the Louvre Museum from June 25 �C September 7, 2009. The exhibition will be located in the Sully Wing, salle de la Chapelle. This event provides an exceptional opportunity to view an extraordinary variety of watches by Breguet, including items from the Louvre's own collection and from the Breguet Museum. The exhibition will also display a number of remarkable items on loan from private collections and prestigious institutions such as the British Royal Collections, the Mus��e des Arts et M��tiers in Paris, the Kremlin Museum and the Swiss National Museum. No. 1160, the modern Marie-Antoinette, is included in the exhibit.Exhibition curatorsMarc Bascou, curator, Department of Decorative Arts, at the mus��e du Louvre and Emmanuel Breguet, historian, specializing in the works of Breguet, at Montres Breguet S.A.Visitor information: Opening times: daily except Tuesdays, 9am-6pm. Late-night opening until 10 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.Admission:

Inside The Manufacture: Two Days With Parmigiani Fleurier (And Some Thoughts On What 'In-House' Really Means)
When we talk about fine watchmaking, the words “in-house” and “manufacture” invariably come up. We use them to describe how vertically integrated a company is – in other words how much of a watch is actually made by the company whose name is on the dial, rather than purchased from outside suppliers. Many a watch guy will say that, everything else being equal, the more in-house the better. When thinking about high degrees of vertical integration in the watch industry, the two brands at the very top of the ladder are Rolex and Seiko. However, arguably just one rung down on that ladder is Parmigiani Fleurier. HODINKEE took a trip to the beautiful town of Fleurier in Switzerland's Val-de-Travers to learn more. 1 OF 34 Fleurier, Val-de-Travers History Parmigiani Fleurier's namesake, Michel Parmigiani, is a world-renowned horological restoration specialist. He got his start in restoration work during the quartz crisis of the 197

Audemars Piguet Maple Wood Luxury Eyeglass Loupe
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Being Royal
As a member of the Royal class, I had to make the difficult decision of choosing my Royal Crown for when I'm holding court .. I chose 3 crowns made from solid 18kt yellow gold Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lets see some BLNR on Nato straps
Do they work well with one another?