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Shortly after its 45th birthday in Alsace, the Pierre Lannier watchmaker proposes its brand new timepiece lines

..while the skeleton watch was created around 1760 by a French courtisan André-Charles Caron. Which type of watch would you...

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Why not diving into the Arcachon Bay, within Les 12 de Larros Hotel in Gujan-Mestras, nearby La Maison de l’Huître!

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