Well. We all know about the famous Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) clock and its more retail manifestation in Mondaine, but apparently Apple doesn’t. The new look of their iPad clock which came with iOS6 bears, as you can see, a… Read More ›
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The new LE Ennebi Fondale 44
I’m going to go out on a rather safe limb and suggest that there’s a strong correlation between those who know of Ennebi and Panerai owners (well, Paneristi, to be honest), and that second to them, the brand is then… Read More ›
Baume et Mercier’s 160 Year Australian Anniversary Tour
The first ‘adult luxury watch’ that I desired was a Baume et Mercier. I was in my early-mid teens, and can’t remember where or when I first saw a photo of it, but I do remember that I saw it… Read More ›
An introduction to Bruno Söhnle Uhren
This post is going to be about a quartz watch. Not a quartz watch of major historical significance, nor one of any particular design note, but simply a quartz watch that a friend of mine recently purchased. Why? It’s simple,… Read More ›
Citizen looks to purchase Swiss luxury watch brand
The Japan Times reports that Citizen Holdings President Toshi Tokura said in a recent interview that the company plans to acquire a luxury Swiss watch brand within three years to increase its competitive edge in key markets such as China…. Read More ›
Retrograde Dreams
Recently, I blogged about a watch that didn’t quite match expectations in the translation from photo to the physical watch. As a counterpoint, I thought that I’d blog about a watch that I fell in love with in photos, and… Read More ›
A truly iconic calibre – the 13ZN Longines
As mentioned in the ‘who are we?‘ post, there are many types of watch enthusiasts. A lot of them get quite excited by movements, and a subset of these are driven to find examples of iconic or important movements. One… Read More ›
Happy 30th birthday, G-SHOCK
It’s not quite the Royal Oak 40th anniversary celebration, but the Casio G-SHOCK is a formidably successful design, and celebrating its 30th birthday next year. To kick off a series of events which will culminate in April 2013 with the… Read More ›
Tudor’s Black Bay vs. Pelagos
Photoshopping and its related manipulative ilk. We talk about such electronic chicanery a lot for human models, but not so much for watch models. Why? We can be similarly seduced, mislead, astonished, disappointed, persuaded into reckless expenditure, after all. No… 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 ›
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