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NEW : TUDOR Pelagos LHD
To say that Tudor’s Heritage Pelagos line has been stonkingly successful since its 2012 launch would be an understatement. In fact my post on the Pelagos versus the Black Bay is one of my most read ones. The hugely popular… Read More ›
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MORITZ GROSSMANN : BENU Power Reserve
A little while ago we shared with you a rather intriguing mesh-dialled watch from Moritz Grossmann’s ATUM Collection. Today we bring you another new 2016 member of the Grossmann family, the BENU Power Reserve. Coming in a rose or white… Read More ›
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RAYMOND WEIL : Freelancer Diver
This year Raymond Weil has been supporting the Realteam sailing team in the form of being its official timing partner for the D35 Trophy on Lake Geneva and the GB32 Racing Tour worldwide. As part of this partnership, they have… Read More ›
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FABERGÉ : Visionnaire DTZ
Today’s post is about a watch that took me by surprise. After a fleeting opportunity to see the movement (sans the case) earlier this year and then some effort on the part of partner site #thewatchnerd, we had to opportunity to look at… Read More ›
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MB&F : the Canadian-American Challenge Cup inspired HM8
By SRC MB&F have always been a brand that I have kept a keen eye on because of their unconventional approach to watchmaking, so I was excited about the opportunity to again meet MB&F’s Head of Communication Charris Yadigaroglou, and… Read More ›
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NEWS : Global personal luxury goods market steady but Chinese shoppers’ share of global luxury purchases drops
Bain & Company’s annual global luxury study, released in collaboration with the Italian luxury goods manufacturers’ industry foundation Fondziona Altagamma, has found that the global luxury market is growing at 4% to an estimated 1.08 trillion EUR in 2016. China… Read More ›
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NEWS : Richemont announces consolidated results for six months to 30 September 2016 and major management changes
On 5 November 2016 the Richemont Group announced their most recent six month results, which were significantly below the same period last year, reflecting the difficult period that the watch industry is still under. Most markets reported a downturn, and… Read More ›
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Van Cleef & Arpels : Lady Jour des Fleurs
With the arrival of Van Cleef & Arpels boutiques in Australia (at present in Melbourne, the Sydney boutique due to open on Castlereagh St diagonally opposite to Westfield) and a change in the seasons we bring you the Lady Jour… Read More ›
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CHOPARD : L.U.C. Time Traveler One
In part as a celebration of two decades of its Manufacture, Chopard has just launched announced two new L.U.C. Travel-related watches, one a GMT/ dual time and the second, which is the subject of today’s post, called the L.U.C. Time… Read More ›
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KARI VOUTILAINEN : Limited edition mobile phones (now updated)
In Beijing on the 18th of October 2016, independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen joined with new partner Chinese phone brand 8848 and company founder Du Yingying to launch a series of limited edition (180 units) of mobile phones based on the 8848 Titanium… Read More ›
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