After seeing Vianney Halter's magnificent April Fools joke, I just had to share some photos of one of the most beautiful timepieces of all times, the Antiqua Perpetual Calendar.

Not only Vianney Halter came up with a April Fools joke, the guys from Watchonista also created a magnificent April Fools joke for Hublot. But now back to the steam-punk creation of Vianney Halter... the Antiqua!
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Hublot and National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) will customize the helipads of Sao Paolo in preparation of the World Cup Sao Paolo.

This press release just reached us. Hublot, well-known for their cooperation with football clubs, the FIFA and F1 Racing, just added a new affiliate business. All over the world, helipads are recognizable by the letter "H", so why not transform this to the Hublot "H"?
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14 Years after presenting his Antiqua, Vianney Halter offers you to explore the Silent World. As a big fan of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Halter turns his precious perpetual calendar watch into a stainless steel tool watch, purposely made for scuba diving, the Antiqua Ocean.

Like on the Antiqua of the early days, the various functions are dispatched on several portholes. The time is in the upper right porthole, while the date is just underneath.
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This is the first of a series of interviews with collectors that I got to know through the years. They all have one thing in common, which is a true passion for watches, mechanical watches that is.

Through Facebook I got in touch with Boris, who collects vintage watches and I asked him about the vintage Omega Speedmaster Professional he just posted for sale. The reason for this, is that I'm searching for a Speedmaster from 1971, my year of birth. Boris told me about his Speedmaster and how he got interesting in collecting vintage watches.
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In stead of the usual Weekly Watch Photo I share some photos made by friends. No photos of a watch, but photos of a dinner we enjoyed during Baselworld. A dinner that also was the award ceremony of the Timezone Watch of the Year 2011.

A few weeks ago, during Baselworld 2012, I organized what was supposed to be a small informal dinner for independent watchmakers and online journalists. The responses were overwhelming and we could skip the word 'small', however it was still informal and a lot of fun.
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It's already two years ago since Stepan Sarpaneva showed his

Hublot and National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) will customize the helipads of Sao Paolo in preparation of the World...

14 Years after presenting his Antiqua, Vianney Halter offers you to explore the Silent World. As a big fan...

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