Nico Bandl, Author at Swisswatches Magazine

Breitling Embraces Blue: Chronomat GMT 40 Sylt Edition

Nico Bandl — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

For the third year in a row, Breitling is launching a Sylt Edition. The Chronomat GMT 40 Sylt Edition is limited to 288 pieces and is available exclusively in Germany. In addition, Breitling and the jeweller Spliedt in Kampen, a…

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Hublot x Bucherer Big Bang Unico Limited Editions

Nico Bandl — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

This is the third time that Swiss watchmaker Hublot and luxury retailer Bucherer have teamed up. Already in 2019 and 2021, the Hublot Classic Fusion Bronze Bucherer Blue and Big Bang Unico Bucherer Blue are two models that experiment with…

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Lunch With: Norqain CEO Ben Küffer

Nico Bandl — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:15:20 +0000

Ben Küffer, CEO and co-founder of the Norqain brand, is the wunderkind of Swiss watch start-ups. No other young watch brand has been able to establish itself so successfully so quickly. Only founded in 2018, Küffer was already able to…

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Interview With Tim Malachard – CMO Richard Mille

Nico Bandl — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000

At the beginning of April, we made our way to the French luxury ski resort of Courchevel, where Richard Mille gathered brand ambassadors such as professional skier Alexis Pinturault, biathlete Johannes Thingnes Bø and snowboarder Ester Ledecká as part of…

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75 Years of Porsche Sports Cars: Porsche Design Presents the Limited Anniversary Edition Chronograph 1 – 75 Years Porsche Edition

Nico Bandl — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Exactly 75 years ago, the first Porsche sports car was registered in 1948. Ferry Porsche wanted a light, efficient sports car. Since one of that kind did not exist according to his ideas, he simply built one himself. Thus, the…

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Audemars Piguet x Marvel: Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon Spider-Man

Nico Bandl — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

If there were a superhero in the watch industry, it would probably be François-Henry Bennahmias, the head of the Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet. The success he has helped the brand achieve over the past 11 years as CEO is…

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Oris ProPilot Altimeter – How an Altimeter Works in a Mechanical Watch

Nico Bandl — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000

If you want to use an altimeter when mountaineering or hiking, you can of course do so with countless electronically operated gadgets. But it gets exciting when the display is built into a purely mechanical wristwatch. The watch manufacture Oris…

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Watches & Wonders 2023: Rolex Highlights

Nico Bandl — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Rolex’s legendary Daytona celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. As a result, our anticipation was particularly high in the run-up to what the horology house would come up with to mark this important birthday. Now the secret is out. Rolex…

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Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42: Six New Anniversary Models

Nico Bandl — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:01:00 +0000

Anniversaries always provide a nice opportunity to pay attention to important milestones. Swiss watch manufacture Breitling has such an anniversary coming up: one of their most important chronographs, the Premier, is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. Of course, Breitling…

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Patek Philippe Boutique Berlin

Nico Bandl — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Swisswatches is delighted to present the watch community with the industry’s very first ‘Boutique Travel Guide’. In this new segment, we will share not only the very best watch boutiques in town, but also the other most exciting things available…

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Piaget Polo: The Evolution And Revolution of a Watch Classic

Nico Bandl — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

July 14, 2016, was a particularly memorable day for Yves Piaget, the fourth and final direct descendant of the founding family of the eponymous watch and jewellery manufacture. For the launch of the Piaget Polo S, he returned to the…

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 41 mm in Titanium

Nico Bandl — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:03:00 +0000

The ultra-thin Royal Oak with perpetual calendar, first appearing in 2018 as a prototype with the name RD#2, continues to evolve. This year, it returns with a new dial design and a new material for the case, bezel and bracelet.…

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