Today we have a guest post from collector/ enthusiast @crunchylatte in which he shares his horological adventures visiting some key Tokyo watch destinations. Enjoy. DISCLAIMER: These are merely the ramblings of one watch enthusiast, and all views expressed are his… Read More ›
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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 ›
PHOTOS : MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual
This has been some tenth anniversary for MB&F, with releases such as the HMX and Melchior, but a few weeks ago a rather remarkable watch appeared, the Legacy Machine Perpetual, about which we wrote about here. This time, the ‘Friend’… Read More ›
NEW : Tudor Fastrider Black Shield Black
Fast. That’s one way to describe Tudor’s worldwide growth in recent years. As discussed with Bani McSpedden of watch-next.com at the recent launch of the Fastrider Black Shield ‘Black’ held in Sydney by Gregory Jewellers, it really seems as though… Read More ›
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 ›
EVENT : Jaeger-LeCoultre SIHH 2015 Sydney Collectors’ Dinners
A couple of years ago Jaeger-LeCoultre Australia started hosting annual ‘collectors’ dinners’ in Sydney and Melbourne to showcase some of the year’s SIHH novelties. What started off as a single function in each city has grown. Last year there were… Read More ›
VIDEO : Breitling boutique
There will be a number of posts coming up featuring new releases from Breitling’s Baselworld 2015 collection but as a teaser introduction here is a short film of the Breitling Sydney boutique by Lumiere Photographie, with guest appearances by… Read More ›
TRIVIA : watchmakers and clockmakers of Australia
A random snippet courtesy of the whimsical and occasionally perplexing Twitter account of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ national Census, which was last conducted in 2011. Australia’s next Census will be held during August, 2016.
EVENT : Grand Finals weekend, Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo 2014
You may have heard of or seen the Blancpain Super Trofeo watches and be aware of Blancpain’s support of motorsports, but perhaps you may not be totally across about what the Super Trofeo is. I confess that I wasn’t as… Read More ›
NEWS : Watch brands crack down on smartwatch face designs
A couple of years ago Apple got into trademark trouble with Swiss railway operator SBB for an iPad clock that looked rather too similar to their design, one which most of us know through Mondaine watches. Well it seems that… Read More ›