Breitling have become the first Swiss manufacturer to offer a trade-in service for those wishing to purchase a new Breitling from them online. This is available for a specified list of 34 watch brands (including their own) towards the online… Read More ›
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 ›
Auction house Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, is opening a watch boutique within its Mayfair London premises. It will not only be used to exhibit watches that are to be auctioned, but will also feature watches that can… Read More ›
One of the most intriguing new watches I’ve come across so far this year has been the Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept. Self-evidently, ‘e-Crown®’ refers to ‘electronic crown’, a new time setting technology developed by Ressence that stretches the brand’s… Read More ›
We have written a bit recently about the expansion of brands into online marketplaces of late but today is about Jaeger-LeCoultre doing something different with a new release – selling it exclusively to the consumer via their line boutique. Meet… Read More ›
Last year Greubel Forsey added to their Art Pieces, with a piece containing another micro-sculpture collaboration with Willard Wigan – an hommage à Robert Filliou model. We managed to get some photos of this piece earlier this year. Alas we were… Read More ›
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 ›
Following on from Horologium’s inaugural Holiday Gift Guide last year, here is 2013’s selection of gifts for the horologically inclined. Again the focus is on affordability. Watches are not included, and if you can’t find anything in this year’s list,… Read More ›
Recently in Melbourne for horological and other assorted activities, visits to the main pre-owned watch dealers were, of course, on the agenda. Unlike the compilation of my Hong Kong list of pre-owned watch shops, this was an easy task, as… Read More ›
Watches. Hong Kong. It is virtually impossible to go anywhere in this city without bumping into a watch shop of some description, whether it’s one of the many branches of City Chain, the plethora of shops in Central, TST and… Read More ›
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