[NOTE – You may find that this post sounds familiar. Unfortunately I did not know at the time of its original posting that there was a worldwide embargo on the new collection of which these form a part until its… Read More ›
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NEWS : Swatch launches contactless payment watch
When I saw the tweet a couple of days ago from Swatch announcing their new ‘Bellamy’ range of watches which will double as a mobile form contactless form of payment, I was intrigued. Touted by some as Swatch’s foray into… Read More ›
NEW : Tudor Heritage Black Bay ‘Black’
A long time ago in a watch cycle far away we wrote about the Tudor Heritage Black Bay and Pelagos watches, two very different pieces that have nonetheless both proven to be huge successes for the brand. To quickly recap,… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015: Piaget Limelight Stella
One of the foci of Piaget’s Watches & Wonders 2015 releases was that of their first automatic complication watch for their women’s collection in the form of the Limelight Stella watches. The complication in question? A moonphase, courtesy of the… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Baume et Mercier Clifton 1830 Pocket Watch
In this the year of its 185th birthday Baume & Mercier has chosen to mark it with an unexpected offering that was launched in Hong Kong at Watches & Wonders – a five-minute repeater pocket watch. Named after the year in which… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Cartier Clé de Cartier Mysterious Hour
The new Clé (key) shape was revealed by Cartier at SIHH 2015 and covered earlier by us at this link. There are two distinguishing features to this new collection – the ‘key’ of the name which refers to the new crown… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second and Geophysic Universal Time
When the talk started about the Geophysic 1958 model being not a one (or rather two) off but part of a new collection, people wondered a bit. The 1958 was a successful and well-received homage/ reissue for Jaeger-LeCoultre that… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Pocket Watch Instrument
In thinking about what watch/ timepiece to post first from Hong Kong there have clearly been a lot of timepieces from which to choose, but interestingly, there have been one or two mini themes that have popped up. One of these… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Opening Ceremony
With the CEOs and Managing Directors of participating brands in attendance, Fabienne Lupo, President of the Fondation de la Haute horlogerie and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board Dr Peter Lam welcomed guests at the opening ceremony of… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Piaget Gouverneur Tourbillon
As this point, Australia is not a market with a Piaget boutique, and thus it is difficult for locals to be able to see some of their more complicated and ‘haute’ pieces, although there is obviously nothing stopping someone from… Read More ›
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