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 ›
Unlike many who revisit the cultural influences of their youth through the purchasing of collectibles that they either lost or perhaps were unable to obtain at the time due to a lack of pocket money, Max Busser has the enviable… Read More ›
At Watches & Wonders 2014 Cartier launched a whopping sixteen new novelties and two new movements, mostly additions to existing collection lines, and many of which were presented by Carole Forestier-Kasapi, Head of Fine Watchmaking. Today’s post is about one… Read More ›
Montblanc’s distinctive Nicolas Rieussec chronograph has had a design revamp this year, with a notable new ‘Homage’ edition. Although launched earlier this year, I did not have the opportunity to handle it until Watches & Wonders 2014 in Hong Kong,… Read More ›
Having already written about my favourite new piece from Officine Panerai’s Watches & Wonders 2014 launches, today’s post is about another piece that grabbed my attention, the PM587 limited edition (1000 pieces) Marina Militare Acciaio, in a 47mm Radiomir 1940… Read More ›
A few months ago Bremont launched the latest in their series of limited editions which pay tribute to important historical places and events that relate to Bremont’s focus on matters aviation-related. The Bremont Wright Flyer pays tribute to, as the… Read More ›
At Watches & Wonders 2014 I had the opportunity to see perhaps one of the lesser known Altiplano creations from Piaget this year. Part of their “Mythical Journey” watches, this is called the Altiplano Scrimshaw White Gold. A word more… Read More ›
Two reports were released recently by Bain & Company and Euromonitor into the global luxury market for 2014. Bain & Company’s thirteenth annual “Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Monitor” predicts that China is currently showing a -1 percent shrinkage (down from… Read More ›
Thirty years after the model was first launched, Watches & Wonders 2014 saw the (re) launch, by IWC of the Portofino Midsize Collection. Never ones to do anything by half measures, the launch was done in typical IWC fashion complete… Read More ›
The focus of Baume et Mercier at Watches & Wonders 2014 was the new Promesse women’s collection, but along with that came the annoncement of three additions to its popular Clifton range, my favourite of Baume’s lines. Two of these… Read More ›
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