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Museum of Contemporary Horological Art by Watchismo
Part of the Tempus Temple of Time watch fair in Singapore, Mocha (Museum of Contemporary Horological Art) just opened and they are hosting their first show ever. Housing some of the most important and rare contemporary watch collections, the first exhibition is a retrospective of sorts cataloguing changes in horological art over the past 30 years. Some of the modern masterpieces represented include, Urwerk, Vianney Halter, MB&F, DeBethune, Audemars, Piguet, among many others.
See all the watches from the exhibit at Watching Horology.
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