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Luxury watch reviews, news and opinions. Deployant is for watch collectors, by watch collectors helping enrich your horological journey through the reviews and viewpoints of actual collectors. Peter founded Deployant with 2 other close friends in 2014 and runs the editorials. He is a veteran watch collector and have been an active commentator and participant in watch communities since the 1990.
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4h ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
Fujifilm updated their flagship lineup, and replaced their GFX 100 with the GFX 100 II. We spent a fortnight using the camera on our watch shoots and in conjunction with their two tilt shift lenses. And here are our thoughts on the new camera. We are grateful to Fujifilm Singapore for the loan of the [...]
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2d ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
And Chester takes his picks from the new watches in this year’s Watches & Wonders Geneva. Armchair Picks: Chester’s 3 of the best new watches from WWG24 IWC Horizon Blue Perpetual Calendar IWC has been creating many new shades of colors that ventures from the conventional colors used on dials. The latest iteration is a [...]
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3d ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
The past week might have just gone by like a whirlwind, but it had certainly left a deep impression on the horological scene with some incredible watches. As usual, the team will take a step back to consider all the novelties over the course of the week and decide on our top 3 favourite timepieces [...]
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4d ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
With Watches & Wonders over and the dust finally settled, it’s that time again where we look back and deliberate on our favourite debutants. While some have missed the mark, many others shone and remind us of why we love fine watchmaking. Although we had boots on site to cover the event, not all of [...]
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6d ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
Finally, after a full 6 days of running around in Geneva, Stanley and I have clocked some 15,000 steps a day. Watches & Wonders Geneva 24: “It is finished”, but more new stories soon! I have remained in PalExpo covering the exhibiting maisons all week. But Stanley had a more varied week. On Monday April [...]
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6d ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
The new Grand Seiko SLGW002 and SLGW003 have made a remarkable entrance at watches and wonders 2024, with its new manual winding movement. The SLGW002, a limited edition in 18k rose gold, is a boutique only 80 piece edition. The SLGW003, crafted from Brilliant Hard Titanium, offers a more accessible yet equally sophisticated option. Press [...]
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1w ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
Jager-LeCoultre returns to its roots in watchmaking with the release of several incredible products in the Duometre collection. Live from WW 24: new watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre The Duometre collection saw a refresh in the Duometre Quantieme Lunaire, a new movement on the Duometre Chronograph Moon and a brand new Duometre Heliotourbillon Perpetual. We focus on [...]
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1w ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
UN focuses their attention this year with the release of the UN Freak S Nomad. See our release notes and commentary here. Live from WWG 24: the new Ulysse Nardin Freak S Nomad We now cover with our first impressions when handling the watch with live photographs. This novelty is a reworking of the Freak [...]
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1w ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
Model refresh is the order of the day with Speake Marin. And here are our impressions after the hands-on, live from PalExpo. Live from WWG 24: new watches from Speake Marin New Ripples Date models New dial expressions on the Ripples Date in two variants. And the first model is the Dune Date and is [...]
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1w ago
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors
We covered the press release with commentary by Frank Chuo on Monday, and today, we are have our hands-on session. Here are our impressions of the two key highlights. Live from WWG24: new watches from Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Chronograph Collection Excellence Platine Appearing for the first time in the Traditionnelle Platinum collection, [...]
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