It is almost the end of the year, and with 2020 also brings the latest chapter of a long running saga within the watch industry. You may recall the ongoing stoush between the Swatch Group and Switzerland’s Competition Commission (WEKO)… Read More ›
Switzerland
INDUSTRY NEWS : SIHH changes to ‘Watches & Wonders Geneva’
The famous SIHH brand is no more, as the more recent ‘Watches & Wonders’ offshoot ‘sub brand’ takes over. What was informally called ‘watch week’ by many attending the SIHH for the plethora of watch-related events around Geneva during the… Read More ›
NEWS : Omega Museum re-opens in new Cité du Temps
Without much fanfare, the re-located Omega Museum has opened in a new building aptly called the Cité du Temps in Biel/ Bienne. The new building is situated between Omega’s historic buildings and the new Swatch Headquarters. Designed by architect Shigeru… Read More ›
KARI VOUTILAINEN : 28Ti
Earlier this year we covered some new dial options that Kari Voutilainen launched for 2019. Today is another new ‘dial option’, so to speak, but one that is not about materials or decoration and the Comblémine dial workshop. In fact… Read More ›
NEWS : Swatch Drive-Thru
Would you like fries with that? At the Swatch Group AG’s AGM last week CEO Nick Hayek announced the launch of a new retail shop for the Swatch brand, with a drive-through shop opening up soon next to the company’s… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : LVMH confirms participation at Baselworld 2020
After the bad news for Baselworld organisers about the departure of Breitling from next year’s fair, all eyes were on the LVMH Group, who had been yet to publicly declare their position. They have now confirmed that Bvlgari, Hublot, TAG… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : Another departure from Baselworld 2020
The rumours surrounding Breitling and Baselworld 2020 have been confirmed, with a press release announcing that the brand will not participate in next year’s fair, but not explicitly ruling out attendance in 2021. As well, Tudor will separate from its… Read More ›
BRONZE FORTNIGHT : Montblanc 1858
This was originally intended to be a post focusing on what for me is the most interesting of Montblanc’s 2019 releases to date, but there was a change of plan, so you are getting four bronze watches instead of one…. Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2019 : Bulova Driver Computron LED (with added Apollo 11)
It was a short message from #thewatchnerd asking me if I knew that there was a certain Bulova re-issue that lead to this post. Did I know? No I didn’t, but did his news pique my interest? More than just… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2019 : Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic
Launched in 2012, the Octo collection arguably didn’t pick up momentum until 2014, when it went into Piaget’s ultra-thin territory with its record-breaking manually wound Octo Finissimo Tourbillon. Since then, they have gone into overdrive and more than established their… Read More ›
