Chronoswiss Opens Boutique in NYC’s SoHo
Chronoswiss has opened its first USA boutique at 339 West Broadway in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. The boutique is open to the public now, and the grand opening celebration will be on Wednesday, December 2nd from 7 p.m. �C 11 p.m. Chronoswiss teams up with jewelry designer and goldsmith Kristen Farrell to operate this premier location. The timing of the opening, right before the holidays couldn't be better and New York City is the ideal market for holiday shopping, said Hartmut Kraft, President of Chronoswiss North America. We are very excited about this exceptional partnership with Kristen Farrell that enabled us to open up a Boutique only one year after the brand’s groundbreaking restructuring in the U.S. market. We are proud of having a particularly selective retail network that emphasizes personal relationships with our authorized retail partners. Having our own Manhattan outlet will further increase brand recognition and add to the strong retail position with o

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One of the coolest tourbillons we saw at SIHH in January was A. Lange & Sohne's Richard Lange Tourbillon "Pour le Merite."? This is the watch, designed after a 19th century pocketwatch (pictured below), that has a dial that is only fully visible during half of the day.? The point of the disappearing dial? Simple, really. The folks at ALS just want the wearer of this Pour le Merite to be able to view the fantastic tourbillon that he or she is paying for.The Richard Lange Tourbillon is a regulator, with the minutes being displayed on the top dial while hours on bottom right, seconds via the tourbillon at bottom left. During the hours of 12-6, half of the hour dial is missing to display the full tourbillon.? Once the watch hits 6, the dial pops back into place and a full circle is displayed again.? As this is a "poure le merite" watch, it is driven by a fus��e and chain transmission to ensure regular power delivery while the watch is being wound and as it works through its power reserve.On

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I'm turning 19 in a couple of weeks and I am getting ready to purchase my first luxury watch, after many years of being a gigantic watch enthusiast. I was originally set on the Submariner but to be completely frank, I am put off by the idea of wearing a Rolex watch at my age. I feel like a Speedmaster would be much more fitting for a young man, since it does not scream rich and spoiled yuppie the way the Submariner might. Should I buy a Speedmaster and save the Submariner for when I am older and more mature, or should I just get the Sub now? I would love to get your opinions. Thank you so much

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Should I send 5712 to HSWA under warranty?
My 5712 has consistently been running 4 seconds fast per day. I've had the time peace for over year and a half and it's coming up on warranty expiration. If it was your personal timepiece , would you all send it to HSWA to have it looked at before warranty expires? I know about Patek turnaround being quite long. Curious to get your thoughts an responses.Thanks