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With these modifications Christopher Ward suddenly had a sonnerie au passage link a watch that chimes once to signal the passing of the hour powered by an automatic SW200 link Sellita base movement called the new Calibre FS01. The movement was first used by German brand MeisterSinger for their own sonnerie released in 2021 link for around 3800. And while that watch got some attention it was nothing like what would follow.
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I always enjoy collector interviews especially of people link who were on a trend before it was a trend. That's exactly how I'd link described Singaporean Tom Chng who's been collecting '80s and '90s Audemars Piguet for a while a substratum of the now-trendy "neo-vintage" link era. And with all the new AP releases this week Chng's perspective on the brand's history provides valuable context for its modern releases.
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