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A series of limited edition timepieces are to be released by watchmaker Seiko as a way of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Grand Seiko standard.The collection will be limited to just 800 pieces, of which these will be divided up into designs using Spring Drive, mechanical and quartz features, Professional Jeweller has reported.Each timepiece will be marked with the fact that they celebrate a landmark for the company, as a lion emblem will be present on either the dial or, in the case of both the Spring Drive and mechanical products, the oscillating weight.Furthermore, consumers lucky enough to get their hands on these analogue watches will also be treated to a 72-hour power reserve and a second accuracy of between minus one and plus five per day.Seiko honoured the standard, which is celebrating its half century in the industry, by saying: "From the very first Grand Seiko watch in 1960 until the all-new 36,000 vph automatic caliber of today, every Grand Seiko watch has shared the functional beauty and design purity that are now its hallmark."Recently, Hodinkee reported that the whole range of products from Seiko, which also includes radio and digital watches, offer buyers elegance and a sense of craftsmanship.

Jules Audemars (1815-1918) & Edouard Piguet (1853-1919) met in Le Brassus in the Swiss Jura Mountains in 1875. Said by many to the Rolls Royce of get a load ofes owned by many a Rolls Royce owner. The meeting of its two founders is reminiscent of the founding fathers of the famous car corporation meeting in a Manchester Hotel. Audemars was a maker of dial frames & Piguet was a finisher. Their trade mark was first ledgered in December 1882. The 2 founders died within a year of each other. The company has always maintained a detailed register of every watch made & sold. The most famous collection is the La Grande Complication of which only 100 were made between 1915 and 1989, the Grande Sonnerie, the Perp��tuelle Calendar Watch and the Skeleton watch. The grand Oak was the first luxury wristwatch ever created in stainless steel. The watch is named after the indented tree trunk in which King Charles II is said to have sought refuge. The Manufacture The story of Audemars begins in Le Brassus, Vall��e de Joux, Switzerland, in 1875.Two master watchmakers, Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, joined forces to create complicated watches. They found instantaneous acent hit and their enterprise was officially founded in December 1881. Audemars Piguet is one of the rare Swiss watch-making manufactures to remain in the hands of its founding families. It still adheres to the principles of its founders: innovation in harmony with tradition. This has enabled the “Manufacture” to achieve fascinating watch-making feats and astonishing world firsts.Audemars Piguet Replica Watches