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Interview of Techné's founder by Russian blog Getat.ru

saturday 04 may 2013 at 12h37

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A few weeks ago, editor of Getat.ru contacted Techné's founder Franck J. to run an interview on the young brand's history, mission and future plans.

Harrier in stock

tuesday 19 march 2013 at 03h22

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The brand new collection Harrier is now available for purchase.
We have spend 6 months developing this model in three versions:

Techné's modern interpretation of the classical flieger watch

friday 01 march 2013 at 13h04

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Techné Instruments is proud to unveil the Harrier, a modern interpretation of the classical fliegeruhr (military pilot watch).

New Partnership with Retailer in the USA

sunday 23 december 2012 at 03h26

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Techné Instruments is proud to announce a partnership with Ardent Watches (http://www.ardentwatches.com) in Alexandria, Virginia USA.

Second and Third Brick & Mortar Retailers

sunday 23 december 2012 at 01h34

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Techné watches can now be seen and purchased in two brick-and-mortar stores near Brussels, Belgium.
Both stores agreed to carry Techné watches after talks with Time2Give, distributor of Techné watches for Belgium.

First Brick and Mortar Retailer

thursday 01 november 2012 at 12h43

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Techné instruments is proud to announce the first brick and mortar reseller for East South Central USA.
MinorJewelry.comYour Full Service Jeweller, is a friendly family business located at the 12th Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee.
With generations of experience, their team strives to courteously provide assistance to customers.

Digital version of the User Manual

thursday 27 september 2012 at 13h54

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Our User Manual is now available in a digital format at issuu.

ISO Testing

tuesday 10 july 2012 at 08h52

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As part of our commitment to quality, we are proud to announce that the Techné Goshawk (Ref. 411) passed testing for ISO 2281 and ISO 764 certification with flying colors.

Screw-Down Crown on the Goshawk Ref. 411

tuesday 15 may 2012 at 07h07

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This video shows how to navigate between the four different positions of the Screw-Down crown on the Goshawk (Ref. 411).

Availability of Ref. 411 (Goshawk) with sapphire crystal

sunday 06 may 2012 at 03h54

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Re-edition of the 2009 model featuring self-winding and Military Time reading.

What is so special about this new calibre?

monday 02 january 2012 at 11h14

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We are very enthusiastic about this new calibre VK63 because it uses a novelty energy-efficient construction not seen for the last 15 years.

Picture gallery of the SparrowHawk II

wednesday 28 december 2011 at 06h57

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We have recently published under Creative Common license high-resolution pictures of the new collection SparrowHawk II.
Feel free to download for use as desktop background or for redistribution.

Finally!

monday 19 december 2011 at 02h03

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After much waiting, we took delivery of the new SparrowHawk II collection. The suppliers did a great job with the dial and the hands.

Terminage 2 and 3 of the SparrowHawk II collection

tuesday 06 december 2011 at 10h09

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After receiving and inspecting all components from the respective suppliers, the factory started the Terminage 2 and Terminage 3 of the new SparrowHawk II collection on the weekend 48.

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A Quick Fit

The gasket system used by Rolex to seal their sapphire crystal (the “glass” that protects the dial and hands) to the watch’s case, is one of the best in the industry. I have yet to encounter a better engineered, more reliable, or impermeable system than the one they employ on their Oyster cases. In an [...]

Another Slice of History

Here’s another interesting page out of the annals of horological history in North America. The following is a price list for “Watch Repairs To The Trade” that I came across not too long ago, in a box of old watch movements and watch literature from the 1950s, at an estate sale. While I can’t say [...]

The Last 100 Years

I recently was reading in the September 1969 edition of the AWI NEWS Bulletin when I read the following editorial from D.W. Lawrence of the Elgin National Watch Company. He spells out many of the improvements which were implemented by the watch industry from the 1920s through 1969. It’s a fun read. Click on the [...]