In five millennia of existence, it has not changed, or almost.
The bronze arms were followed by watches with a case cut from this alloy of copper and tin.
A moving, living material, with a warm hue, which will acquire a patina over time.
But also an atmosphere, that of the sea and diving.
Of course, the alchemists of watchmaking manufactures keep a watchful eye and know how to incorporate a few additives into the cocktail of their bronze novelties that can block aging.
The only solution to prevent them from tarnishing irreparably.
Apart from a foray by the always brilliant Gérald Genta, in 1984, the time of a bronze Gefica watch, which had been ordered from him by a trio of hunters, it is in fact only a few years since this elegant material has turned into new watchmaking star.
After the success of the first limited editions, unveiled by Panerai and Tudor, the biggest names in
Swiss Made
will seize it.
This year again,
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