Watch magazines, particularly print ones, tend to be photograph-heavy, with visual content largely either close-ups of the watches or highly stylised set pieces. In a rare example of a change from this norm, Chronos FEMME, a Japanese watch and jewellery… Read More ›
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BASELWORLD 2013 : Hublot’s Antikythera SunMoon watch
At Baselworld last year Hublot presented the groundbreaking ‘Tribute to the Antikythera Mechanism’ movement, reproducing the mechanism in miniature to wristwatch dimensions and adding to it hours, minutes and a tourbillon. This year during Baselworld 2013 they proved that 2012… Read More ›
An interview with Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe
Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe recently made a short visit to Australia, his first visit here. In conjunction with Ferrari Australia, Mr Guadalupe launched the new Big Bang Ferrari models at functions in Sydney and Melbourne at each city’s respective Ferrari… Read More ›
Space shuttle tiles, tank armour – it’s the Bullet BANG!
So, is Hublot’s Big Bang Bullet Bang (hereafter called ‘Bullet Bang’ for ease) bulletproof? The case and bezel are made of micro-blasted Cermet, an alloy made from CERamic and METal (bronze in this case). Cermet is used for tank armour,… Read More ›
Footballer gives £36,000 watch to waiter
Most watch enthusiasts know about Vladimir Putin’s penchant for expensive timepieces and of how, on 15 September 2009, the then Russian Prime Minister handed over his Blancpain Léman Aqua Lung Grande Date to Russian factory worker Viktor Zagaevsky when the… Read More ›