First things first – for those who are in Australia Van Cleef & Arpels are coming very soon, with their first opening in Melbourne. So if you’ve ever been curious but not had the opportunity to look at the watches… Read More ›
Van Cleef & Arpels
FILM : Celebrating the AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants
You may recall the announcement last year of a short film about the AHCI and featuring some of its members, retailers, and industry veterans, talking about the work of independent watchmakers both as individuals and in terms of their importance… 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 ›
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS : the ‘wow’ factor
At the end of SIHH 2015 I was asked, in a private conversation, what stood out for me during those four days. A part of the ensuing conversation was a comment by me that, upon further reflection a few weeks… Read More ›
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS : Lady Arpels Heures Filantes
Some watch fair releases seem to garner more coverage than others, so today’s post is an introduction to a Watches & Wonders 2014 piece that may well have slipped under your radar, but which fits neatly within Van Cleef & Arpels’ unashamedly… Read More ›
LIVE : From Watches & Wonders 2014
I am writing to you live from Hong Kong, where it is the ‘preview day’ for the second “Watches & Wonders : The Haute Horlogerie Exhibition in Asia”. The fair runs from 30 September – 2 October 2014 at the… Read More ›
SIHH 2014 : VAN CLEEF & ARPELS’ Pierre Arpels Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs
For me, at my second SIHH and still very much a ‘newbie’ fair wise, an unexpected watch, especially when part of a polished and engaging press presentation, still has the ability to make me forget about the crowds and occasionally… Read More ›
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2013 Prize Winners
The Grand Théâtre de Genève was the scene of the 2013 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). One and a half thousand guests joined the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr Ueli Maurer, to celebrate the watch industry, with fifteen… Read More ›
Can a watch be ‘art’?
That must constitute one of the oldest and most re-hashed discussions possible amongst the human species, but though whether something might constitute ‘art’ will inevitably result in animated discussion amongst the great and good (and the rest of us), perhaps… Read More ›
SIHH 2013 : What is being at SIHH actually like?
I thought that I’d start my SIHH posts by giving those of you who have never been a ‘feel’ for Palexpo and what the fair looks like. As it was my first SIHH, I had no idea of what to… Read More ›
HOROLOGIUM 