This time it is Tissot which has reached back into its archives for a historically-inspired chronograph revival. However, unlike the Bulova Parking Meter Chronograph, they’ve kept an eye on the movement as well. Whether you call it an update or… Read More ›
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NEWS: Luxury watch groups suspend operations in Russia
It is obviously a constantly changing situation, but the list of companies from financial and other services to sporting associations, film/ entertainment, automobile, technology, fashion, sporting, logistics groups, retailers and more who are suspending operations in Russia increases by the… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: Swatch Group announces management changes for brands
There may be fewer releases this year, with many brands deciding to hold back new models until the situation is more stable, but it is by no means a totally quiet period. The Swatch Group has announced changes to its… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Tissot Antimagnetic Heritage
During Baselworld 2018 one of the releases we wrote about was the Tissot Antimagnetic Heritage, based on a 1943 model which was part of the brand’s very successful Antimagnétique collection that they launched in the 1930s. As mentioned in March,… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : Swatch Group withdraws from Baselworld
The SIHH may be expanding in terms of exhibitors (although reduced in days), but Baselworld has been shrinking both in terms of participants and length, with the 2019 edition to be even more noticeably smaller than this year’s due to… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2018 : Tissot Antimagnetic Heritage 2018
The Tissot Heritage collection may not be its most widely known one nor its best selling, but it is where you can find some good looking modernised versions of the brand’s historical pieces at an affordable price point. This year… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : Oris opens online store on Tmall
Oris is the latest watch brand to become a part of Tmall, an online e-commerce platform run by China’s Alibaba Group. They join Tag Heuer, Zenith, and Tissot, all hoping to reach Alibaba’s 500 million users. The Alibaba Group have… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2016 : Tissot Heritage 1936
When visiting Tissot at Baselworld 2016 I was told that there were over two hundred new models. The chances of my being able to see them all in half an hour were zero, so after a bit of consultation we… Read More ›
Would you like to own one of Clark Gable’s watches?
Now what sort of watch do you think Clark Gable wore? Well it turns out that he didn’t restrict himself to a single watch, and that he was a man of varied tastes. Two of his watches, both looking lovingly… Read More ›
A GTG at Scopri Italian Restaurant
Scopri 191 Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3053 Ph : (03) 9347 8252 A week after having spent a few days in Melbourne, I found myself there again for the Melbourne Watchband’s end of year dinner last month, having been talked… Read More ›