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 ›
News
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 ›
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 ›
George Daniels’ estate launches educational trust
Upon his death in October last year, the late great Dr. George Daniels left a significant amount of money in his estate to set up an educational fund to help watchmakers wishing to further their careers. The George Daniels Educational… Read More ›
Gang targeting luxury watch owners on French Riviera
French Riviera police are on the hunt for a gang that has made off with more than a million Euros worth of luxury watches since mid-July. All stolen watches have been taken from the wrists of their wealthy owners, and… Read More ›
A Monaco ‘worn by Steve McQueen’ fetches an astonishing $650,000
What is a ‘Monaco worn by Steve McQueen’? This was a question that I didn’t feel qualified to answer when I was told by a friend of a ‘Profiles in History’ auction of a watch described as “Steve McQueen hero… Read More ›
Omega launches London Olympics app
So the 2012 London Olympics have started, Tim Berners-Lee tweeted from the stage during the opening ceremony, and there will be sleepless nights for many people between now and 12 August 2012. It would be hard to miss the fact… Read More ›
China’s most popular online brands : how do watches fare?
The Luxury Society and Digital Luxury Group has released their new index of the top 50 ‘most searched’ luxury brands in China. The first instalment of the World Luxury Index, the ranking covers more than 400 brands within six key… Read More ›
Swatch buys case maker Simon Et Membrez
The Swatch Group has bought 100% of the shares in family-owned watch case maker Simon et Membrez in a move that it has described as “a seamless fit”. The shares were previously owned by Simon et Membrez CEO Philippe… Read More ›
Luxury watches bought mainly for fashion – China
I’ve written before about China and her watch market but a new report called the ‘China Top Wristwatch Report’, published by the Shanghai-based Fortune Character magazine, sheds some interesting light on some of the motivations behind the massive growth of… Read More ›
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