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Swarovski sparkles in 2010

Swarovski sparkles in 2010

The use of crystal in all its shapes and sizes has become increasingly popular in wristwatches over the last few years, and we are not only talking (...)

Alexander Shorokhoff - combining German quality with Russian soul

Alexander Shorokhoff - combining German quality with Russian soul

Combining German quality with Russian soul

The Orient Watch Company Limited was founded on July 13th 1950 in Hino City, Tokyo and has been continuously producing unique, (...)

Today's spark Tomorrow's sparkle

Today’s spark Tomorrow’s sparkle

Today’s spark Tomorrow’s sparkle

Space is mysterious. So is time.Seconds. Minutes. Hours. Or light years.Space going through time. Time going through space.Time passed. Time began.Time (...)

The Chanel J12 Rétrograde Mystérieuse

The Chanel J12 Rétrograde Mystérieuse

The presentation of the new complicated J12 watch by Chanel was like a small explosion.

Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master 500 Black Ice in other colours

Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master 500 Black Ice in other colours

You’d think that something called ‘Black Ice’ would be...well, black.

Bell & Ross on the radar screen

Bell & Ross on the radar screen

With its BR Instrument collection, Bell & Ross has strongly marked out its territory by proposing watches directly inspired by the instrument panel (...)

The Birth of a Classic

The Birth of a Classic

To all watch aficionados and admirers of Patek Philippe, this is a reference you will want to remember: Chronograph Ref. 5170J. It is the ultimate (...)

TAG Heuer addresses the 1887 movement controversy

TAG Heuer addresses the 1887 movement controversy

Shortly after the Silverstone (UK) introduction of the new Caliber 1887 chronograph movement, Jean-Christophe Babin, President and CEO of TAG (...)

Ralph Lauren: Designing for longevity

Ralph Lauren: Designing for longevity

Ralph Lauren and Johann Rupert, the Executive Chairman of the Richemont Group have both invested much time and money, to create the Ralph Lauren (...)

Wanderings of a watch reporter

Wanderings of a watch reporter

Just as I am running out of the house in my usual whirlwind of activity to catch the train to Geneva, and the first day of the Salon International de (...)

Chanel celebrates the J12's tenth anniversary

Chanel celebrates the J12’s tenth anniversary

To celebrate the J12's tenth anniversary, Chanel is offering a totally new watchmaking complication where aesthetics bow to technical (...)

JeanRichard – mixing a maximum of materials

JeanRichard – mixing a maximum of materials

This year JeanRichard’s offerings showcase the brand’s ability to combine unique materials, while powering its watches with its in-house manufacture (...)

IWC – two Portuguese models get makeovers

IWC – two Portuguese models get makeovers

At this year’s SIHH, IWC introduced two famous Portuguese models in new guises.

Linde Werdelin - A new Spirit

Linde Werdelin - A new Spirit

A new Spirit

Launched in 2006 by Morten Linde and Jorn Werdelin, Linde Werdelin watches and clip-on instruments have redefined the world of luxury sports watches by (...)

Girard-Perregaux – the past inspires the present

Girard-Perregaux – the past inspires the present

One of Girard-Perregaux’s most iconic watches is the Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges, first produced by the La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaker Constant (...)

Dunhill – British style and Swiss technology

Dunhill – British style and Swiss technology

“It is not enough to expect a man to pay for the best, you must also give him what he paid for.” Alfred Dunhill

Lange 1 Daymatic, a classic goes automatic

Lange 1 Daymatic, a classic goes automatic

Fifteen years ago, A. Lange & SÖhne entered the scene with the Lange 1, thus marking the return of Germany onto the world stage of (...)

Love is in the air at Van Cleef & Arpels

Love is in the air at Van Cleef & Arpels

Love is in the air at Van Cleef & Arpels, but then again it never really left. Van Cleef & Arpels only exists because Alfred Van Cleef fell (...)

The virtues of being thin

The virtues of being thin

In this period that has seen the appearance of so many ultra-powerful timekeeping ‘machines’, so many watchmaking ‘body builders’ bloated with (...)

Invention through movement – Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2

Invention through movement – Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2

Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2

In the Joux Valley, the term “invention” conveys particularly strong significance. In order to transform this remote region perched at an altitude of 1000 (...)