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Few watches scream haute horology like a perpetual calendar. In fact, in the eyes of many enthusiasts, a QP is the nonpareil of complicated timepieces … which is totally understandable, especially when you consider that these infinitesimal mechanical movements are capable of accurately giving owners so much information. What’s more interesting still is how different one QP can look to the next. With that in mind, we thought we’d share with you five of the most exciting perpetual calendar watches of the last year: HABRING PERPETUAL-DOPPEL Arguably Austria’s best known watch brand stormed into 2019 with the Habring Perpetual-Doppel, which is a new perpetual calendar with the added complication of a rattrapante chronograph. It was released to celebrate the brand’s 15th birthday. This model comes in two dial variants. The dial-side modifications made in-house to relatively straightforward movements by the husband-and-wife-led team are really something. This particular Habring manages to display a huge amount of information in a clear, aesthetically distinct and unconsciously cool manner. Ref No: Perpetual-Doppel / Case size: 43mm / Case material: Steel / Movement: A11P / Price: $34,000 IWC BIG PILOT’S WATCH PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPITFIRE The Big Pilot series is one of the most iconic ranges…

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It was during a particularly cold snap in January that I decided to get off the couch and out of the house. I was restless. The internet had been bombarding me with watch photos, opinions, reviews and advertising. I’m quite sure the only Google algorithm pointed at me is for watches. On that frigid January evening all these influences conspired to push me toward the mall (which is a recognised natural habitat for most Canadians in the winter months). Luckily, as everyone else had stayed home, I had near-exclusive access to a great boutique which housed an impressive selection of my favourite watch brands. The sales rep was extremely patient with me and after much head scratching, it was down to two Omegas: the relatively new Seamaster Diver 300M and the venerable Speedmaster Moonwatch, both of which are priced within $300 of each other on a bracelet. If you haven’t already, you can read right here about some of the reasons it’s hard for me to buy a Speedy; however, I have to say, the Seamaster Diver simply charmed the wallet out of my pocket. The model I purchased was released in 2018 as an overhaul of the early 1990s…

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**UPDATE: We have had confirmation from Franck Muller Australia that the stolen model is a round diamond watch, model number 4200 QZ R D3 CD 5 N with serial number 36. If you come across this watch, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. No pictures of the watch are available at this time.** Our thoughts this morning go out to the staff at the Franck Muller boutique who, on Wednesday morning at 10:40am were subjected to a terrifying experience, when a man in an unconvincing long wig, and black rubber gloves (which are commonly spotted in the Melbourne on people, and particularly tourists, during this Coronavirus outbreak) entered the store, threatened them with an uncapped syringe and gesturing to a hammer concealed in his pants. He proceeded to take out the hammer, smash a glass display case and steal a rose gold and diamond model worth $100,000AUD. We do not know the exact model at this time, but will update the story if more information is shared with us. The entire burglary took around 45 seconds. Police have said “We are concerned that if someone is prepared to do that during the day, we want to identify and locate…

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