November 2020 Esslinger Newsletter
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How an Independent Engineer Produces Handmade Watches and Pens from Scratch
A young product designer and engineer, Ian Schon, produces handmade fountain pens and watches mostly from scratch. He is on a mission to provide a service to pe... Read More...
The Most Technologically Advanced Wrist Watches Ever Made
Watches have been making advancements in their technology and capabilities since their inception. We are on a never ending quest for the newest and best technol... Read More...
442 Carat Diamond Found by Miner Worth $18 Million
Gem Diamonds Ltd. just found a 442 carat diamond at its mine Lesotho, where they have previously found other large gems. This mine has the largest average selli... Read More...
Family Hand Me Down Watches Could be Worth Small Fortune
You were gifted your grandfather’s old watch that comes with a history; it’s exciting! But that seemingly innocent watch might just be worth a lot of money in t... Read More...
September 2020 Esslinger Newsletter
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Chinese Watches Not So Inferior as Once Thought
Chinese watchmakers have been making and producing watches for a long time, but with a ‘Made in China’ stigma, they don’t sell as well as their Swiss counterpar... Read More...
August 2020 Esslinger Newsletter
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Horological Society of New York to Launch Virtual Tutoring Program
The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) just announced that they will begin hosting virtual classes that cover basic watch theory (for beginners) to more adv... Read More...
July 2020 Esslinger Newsletter
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Coronavirus Pushes Digital Transition for Luxury Watches
With the coronavirus running rampant through our communities, businesses had to close their physical stores as well as manufacturing facilities. This has caused... Read More...
Swiss Watchmaking Falls Significantly Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Switzerland’s Jura Arc, the cradle of Swiss watchmaking, has seen significant decline in work for the 50,000 people in the watchmaking and manufacturing industr... Read More...
Audemars Piguet Opens Doors to New Spiral Museum to Celebrate Watchmaking History
A new museum has been designed for Audemars Piguet near their headquarters in Le Brassus in the Vallee de Joux in Switzerland. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) designe... Read More...
June 2020 Esslinger Newsletter
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Horological Society of New York to Host Charity Auction
During the recent and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the Horological Society of New York (HSNY) had to postpone their April 1 Gala and Charity Auction and move it to... Read More...
Open Source Watch Movement to Change Swiss Watchmaking
An independent watchmaker in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland is changing things up by developing the first open source watch movement and will provide the techni... Read More...