WatchTime - August 2012
WatchTime - August 2012
WatchTime - August 2012
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CONTENTS<br />
<strong>WatchTime</strong>, July-<strong>August</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
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COVER STORY<br />
MAKING IT NEW<br />
The Luminor 1950 3 Days 47 mm is a near-<br />
replica of a coveted vintage Panerai. Inside,<br />
though, is a new in-house movement. How do<br />
case and caliber fare under our close scrutiny?<br />
TESTS & REVIEWS<br />
AND BABY MAKES THREE<br />
With the launch of Reference 5204 this year,<br />
Patek Philippe completes its trilogy of in-house<br />
chronograph movements.<br />
100 POINTS OF TIME<br />
We take a close look at TAG Heuer’s unusual<br />
Carrera Mikrograph 1/100, a watch with two<br />
separate escapements.<br />
ABOVE THE CLOUDS<br />
Whether in the air or on the ground, the Zenith<br />
Pilot Big Date Special is always at home. We put<br />
this high flyer through our rigorous test.<br />
TOUGH TIME<br />
This two-time-zone watch from Mühle-Glashütte<br />
is rugged enough for any off-road journey. How<br />
did it stand up to WT’s rough-and-tumble test?<br />
FEATURES<br />
PILOT PROJECTS<br />
TAG Heuer’s jet pilot turned physicist Guy<br />
Sémon is designing mechanical chronographs that<br />
measure time to the millisecond and beyond.<br />
BABIN AT EASE<br />
TAG Heuer’s on-the-go CEO (and former aidede-camp<br />
to Admiral Philippe de Gaulle) talks<br />
about his life, his career, and why he’s not harried<br />
by the hairspring shortage.
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