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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 (...)

Piaget breaks not one, but two world records

Piaget breaks not one, but two world records

Piaget sets a new world record with the thinnest automatic movement and the slimmest automatic timepiece on the market today. But (...)

Ralph Lauren introduces the Slim Classique for SIHH 2010

Ralph Lauren introduces the Slim Classique for SIHH 2010

Ralph Lauren watches debuted at last year’s SIHH, focusing on three lines, all using manufacture movements from Richemont brands. Now, Ralph (...)

Roger Dubuis's double tourbillon

Roger Dubuis’s double tourbillon

Roger Dubuis first presented its double flying tourbillon at the SIHH in 2005 within a new collection named the Excalibur. This year the company is (...)

Chanel catches the light

Chanel catches the light

Chanel has brought ceramic to the forefront of watch glamour by cutting it into baguettes, combining it with precious gem stones and incorporating it (...)

Baume & Mercier - a modern classic for the city gent

Baume & Mercier - a modern classic for the city gent

Baume & Mercier is continuing to do what it does best - simple, elegant, classic timepieces at great value for (...)

Panerai remains tightlipped

Panerai remains tightlipped

Panerai has built its reputation on several pillars: great distinctive designs, historical legitimacy, quality watchmaking and the difficulty for (...)

The RM022, one beautiful machine

The RM022, one beautiful machine

With its titanium base plate and ‘honeycombed orthorhombic titanium aluminide’ and ‘carbon nanofibre’ core, the new ‘Aerodyne’ dual time zone (...)