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The Esquire editors pick their favourite new and upcoming watches from big Swiss brands and under-the-radar newbies

In 2012 Chopard played a pioneering role in commercialising the world's first chronometer-certified timepiece oscillating at a frequency of 8Hz, for achieving a higher precision.

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These are the best desk clocks from luxury watchmakers From a timepiece inspired by Chopard’s ‘Classic Racing’ range to a transparent Jaeger-LeCoultre desk accessory, these are the best desk clocks… Words: Jonathan Wells The last year has been tough on us — and our watches. With nowhere to go, we’ve had less need for our trusty timepieces, and have buckled them onto our wrists far less as a result. Instead, we’ve left them on our dressing tables, or spinning aimlessly in their wi...

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Share This addition to the technically focused L.U.C collection celebrates 25 years of horological mettle, with a quadruple-barreled movement and ‘jumping hour’ display — a first for Chopard. Along with the release of its customary high jewellery novelties, Chopard is debuting its first ‘jumping hour’ wristwatch just in time for Watches & Wonders 2021. Dubbed the ‘Quattro Spirit 25’, this new release embodies the Maison at its most regal — a visually and mechanically strikin...

Share In the blink of an eye, we’ve now entered March. Bulgari, Hublot, Zenith and TAG Heuer had given us a taste of what’s to come for this year during LVMH Watch Week in January. And Watches & Wonders, to be hosted digitally this year, is just around the corner. What can we all expect? We ask our industry experts to give us their take on what happened last year and what watches they’re hoping to see in 2021. Carson Chan, Consultant for FHH for Greater China; Barbara Palumbo, a veter...

The Top 10 Luxury Watch Brands for Men — And Where You Can Buy Them SPY 2/22/2021 © Courtesy of Mr Porter The world of luxury watches can be a bit confusing when you first enter it. There are so many luxury watch brands that it feels like it’s hard to identify all the brands, their rankings and what makes them so special. It could be simpler to think that luxury watch brands are like comic books. Yes, comic books. Comic books have limited runs, and of course, number ones or special edit...

MALHEUR COUNTY Enrollment numbers for the 2020-21 school year show schools in Malheur County as pretty near the mark for the prior enrollment year which finished amidst the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some schools saw enrollment dip or rise by anywhere from two to 43 students, according to data in the Oregon Department of Education’s 2020-21 Fall Membership Report released on Feb. 4. Overall, the data shows enrollment declines at all school districts except one, and points to a 3.7% dr...

The best mens watches to give a loved one As is so often the way, with their 2020 watch launches, many brands have saved the best for last The Cartier Tank Asymetrique Credit: Cartier Tank Asymetrique While the watch industry could have been forgiven for erring on the side of caution this year and paring back in terms of innovation and variety, in reality, the reverse has been true. New models have been released continuously and have – in the most part – sold well, with buyers feeling encou...