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■First Feature: How to Appraise High-Quality Watches 2023

When you look at watch-related media, including social media and this magazine, you'll always see new and attractive models being featured. However, while there's an increase in news about watches, there's still a lack of information about why a particular watch is good. So, what made you think that particular watch was good?

This time, we'd like to expand on our popular "ABCs of How to Look at a Watch" and bring you a topic that will allow you to look at watches in more depth. The subject this time is the exterior of watches in general. We'd like to share what you should look for along with each company's excellent, masterpiece, and ambitious works.

■Second Feature: Portrait of an Iconic Piece 74 Longines "Hour Angle Watch"

Among the many iconic Longines models, the Hour Angle Watch stands out as a particularly shining example. This watch, created with the cooperation of the famous Lindbergh, became a must-have for pilots in the 1930s and has since become a Longines icon since the 80s. The hour angle continues to change in response to the demands of the times. We will reveal the full story.

■Third Feature: Why choose personalization?

Personalization is the process of customizing an existing model to create a unique piece. While this has long been an approach in the automotive industry, it has only recently become popular in the watch industry. We will explore the efforts of various companies and consider what customers can enjoy through this service.

■Watch Paranoia Chronicles No. 52 "Bvlgari Manufacture at the Forefront"

Bvlgari is a world-renowned high jeweler. However, it is also an haute horlogerie (luxury watch) manufacturer that produces ultra-complex timepieces that even specialized watch manufacturers cannot create. We visited each of Bvlgari's locations in Switzerland to understand the full extent of the vertical integration that the company has been promoting since 2000.

[Special supplement] The complete story of FP Journe, the genius watchmaker of his time