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Patek Philippe & Poorprice History of the Company
On May 1st, 1839 two Polish immigrants, Antoni Patek (Businessman) and Franciszek Czapek (Watchmaker) joined forces to found « Patek, Czapek & Cie » in Geneva. In 1844, Mr. Patek met the French watchmaker, Mr. Adrien Philippe in Paris where the latter presented his pioneering stem winding and setting system by the crown. In 1845 when Czapek..... By: M.I Moni
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Baume & Mercier with poorprice.com 1834 • The Baumes had already spent decades making watches when the company BAUME FRERES was founded in Bois (Suisse Romande), producing above all enamelled fob watches.1844 • Joseph Célestin Baume established contacts in England. He sold watches signed WATERLOO, DIVIKO and SIRDAR in Australia and New Zealand.1893 • Baume won the chronometry competition of the KEW TEDDINGTON Observatory with..... By: M.I Moni
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Rolex Tudor Genex Unicorn Bucherer Marconi & poorprice.com
Automatic movements
The first self-winding Rolex wristwatch was offered to the public in 1931, preceded to the market by Harwood which patented the design in 1923 and produced the first self-winding watch in 1928, powered by an internal mechanism that used the movement of the wearer's arm. This not only made watch-winding unnecessary, but kept the power from the mainspring more..... By: M.I Moni
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Jaeger-LeCoultre & poorprice.com
Jaeger-LeCoultre and Vasilis Orfanos at the Dakar Rally 2011
Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph - an exceptional watch for an extreme competition
Jaeger-LeCoultre is supporting famous Greek motorbike rider Vasilis Orfanos during his 5th participation in the world’s toughest car rally: the Dakar Rally 2011. For this extreme competition he is wearing the exceptional Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph. The Dakar Rally..... By: M.I Moni
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Ulysse Nardin & poorprice.com Ulysse Nardin Macho Palladium 950
With the Macho Palladium Ulysse Nardin introduces a material previously used only in jewelry to the Haute Orlogerie world. Palladium is a material, discovered in 1803, similar to Platinum but slightly whiter, much lighter and about 12% stronger. The movement on this watch also has a distinguishable feature which was first used on a Ulysse Nardin..... By: Monirul I Moni
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Rado The Great Wristwatch In 2002 the Rado Watch Company, Ltd. of Switzerland celebrated the 40th anniversary of the introduction of their groundbreaking oval DiaStar ('The Original') scratch-resistant watch. Rado, who is best known today for their elegant dress watches and use of high-tech materials, is one of a select group of companies who have continuously produced automatic watches during the past four decades...... By: M.I Moni
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