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Hands-On: Speake-Marin Ripples Skeleton Watch

Not long ago, Swiss watchmaker Speake-Marin introduced the Ripples Skeleton. I personally got a chance to see the new Ripples Skeleton with Speake-Marin in Geneva and was quite impressed. I think the easiest fact to miss about this watch is that isn’t just a skeletonized-movement version of the standard Speake-Marin Ripples, but it’s also significantly…

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Reading Time At HSNY: Watch Your Tongue!

This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by HSNY’s librarian, Miranda Marraccini. Wie spaet ist es? Vad är klockan? Horas, minutos y segundos. Do you feel like you stumbled into a Duolingo nightmare without warning? Don’t worry. I began with the phrases above to give you an idea of the…

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Hands-On: Vulcain TWA Flight Center Desk Clock

When discussing the bygone golden age of air travel, a handful of defunct airlines consistently dominate the conversation. Pan-Am, BOAC, and the vividly painted planes of Braniff International have justly earned a place of admiration among aviation buffs, but there’s one name that arguably stands out above the rest: TWA. With its clean read-and-white livery,…

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