Originally known as the “Jubilee”, for the being introduced concurrently with Rolex’s famous Jubilee bracelet…
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THE GREAT CANADIAN WATCH COMPANY
When people think horology, they usually don’t think Canada, and rightly so as we’ve never really had a watch industry comparable to even the US or Germany.
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Vintage Philip watch in 18kt gold / Credit: Money Money e Oro
PHILIP, NOT PHILIPPE: THE HISTORY OF PHILIP WATCHES
There’s many forgotten watch brands we’ve discussed so far: Universal Genève, Minerva, and the few that have made comebacks after an acquisition.
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Universal Genève Polerouter Date / Credit: Analog/Shift
WHAT HAPPENED TO UNIVERSAL GENÈVE
When people think Universal Genève, they usually think of its recent history, its success in the mid-20th century, and of watch models like the the Polerouter or the Tri-Compax.
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From low paid workers at Walmart and Amazon, to privacy concerns at Facebook and Google; big companies have been under fire lately.
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When people think Russian watches, the mind often turns to Yuri Gagarin and the 17-jewel Sturmanskie he had on when he became the first person in space.
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Here at Montres Publiques, we adhere to the policy of ‘saving the best for last’, so even though we already discussed Big Ben…
Read MoreTHE GODFATHER OF WATCHMAKING
We’ve discussed a number of watchmakers to date, from Breguet to Philippe Dufour; Berthoud and Daniel Roth.
Read MoreTHE ALIEN HUNTER
When people think ‘movie watches’, they often think James Bond (Omega Seamaster or Rolex Submariner) and maybe Top Gun or Le Mans.
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