Being Australian, there is a citizenship requirement to be interested in the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups at a very bare minimum. Although I know and have known people actively interested in the industry, the nature of the equine racing biz… Read More ›
Month: April 2013
EXHIBITION : Breguet – inventor of the tourbillon
This year Montres Breguet is celebrating the Breguet tourbillon via a worldwide travelling exhibition that was launched at Geneva’s Cité du Temps during SIHH 2013, where it was on display for a month. Entitled “Breguet, the innovator. Inventor of the… Read More ›
Made in England : a visit to Meridian Watches
Earlier this year I accompanied the watchnerd to visit Meridian Watches in the heart of Norwich, Norfolk. A new English brand, it is the culmination of a longstanding friendship between locals Simon Michlmayr, a WOSTEP and Peter Roberts Hackney trained… Read More ›
Can a watch be ‘art’?
That must constitute one of the oldest and most re-hashed discussions possible amongst the human species, but though whether something might constitute ‘art’ will inevitably result in animated discussion amongst the great and good (and the rest of us), perhaps… Read More ›
DE BETHUNE : Starry nights and a deadbeat seconds perpetual calendar
Having had the opportunity to meet David and Alessandro Zanetta of De Bethune when they were in Sydney last year, it was with pleasure that I found myself in their Geneva salon at the Four Seasons Hotel at the end… Read More ›
From floral folly to Métiers d’art
Watch brands, by and large, tend to focus on watches for the male of the species rather than the female in their major yearly launches, but this year Vacheron Constantin focused on women, bringing out some Métiers d’art pieces for… Read More ›
HYT presents the new H2
The HYT team have announced the new H2, a further development of last year’s H1 using the same basic concepts and technology, this time created in collaboration with Renaud & Papi. You can read more about the H1 at the… Read More ›