Hublot‘s collaboration with Ferrari has been a fruitful one, spawning several dozen wristwatches including the exotic, engine-shaped MP-05 LaFerrari. That list just got longer with the launch of the redesigned Big Bang Ferrari Unico. The new Big Bang Ferrari is a variation on the previous generation, with the same mix of automobile-inspired elements in the design, […]
When two Portuguese businessmen put in a special request at IWC for a wrist watch with the precision of a marine chronometer, little could they know that they would trigger events that would turn this watch into one of the pillars of IWC’s legacy.
Christie’s in Hong Kong just sold the first Philippe Dufour Simplicity to appear at auction for a staggering HK$1.98m, equivalent to US$256,395. The auctioneer’s head of watches in Geneva, Thomas Perazzi, brought the hammer down on the Simplicity after just a few minutes of bidding, with the winner being Christie’s specialist Nicholas Biebuyck on behalf of […]
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As a sponsor of the 27th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), IWC marked the occasion with the inaugural IWC Filmmaker Award for the region, handed to Trần Anh Hùng. An award-winning Vietnamese-born French director, Trần is best known for Cyclo and The Scent of Green Papaya, which clinched the Caméra d’Or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Having long cultivated ties with […]
Christmas wish list a are a time honoured tradition for the folks at Deployant. If you have not kept up recently, you might want to check out the Dear Santa letters from Frank, Jonathan, Simon, and Chester articles as well and ponder on the rationales of a curated collection by a diverse range of collectors.…
Mechanical watch timing is now democratised with Frederique Constant Analytics, a small, clip-on sensor that monitors the beat of a mechanical watch, from the same company that brought us the smartwatch which resembles a traditional analogue wristwatch. Traditionally a job done by a desktop watch timing device (often know by the trade names Witschi or Vibrograph) that typically […]
The ladies’ Royal Oak marks its 40th year in 2016 with the Royal Oak Frosted Gold, giving the signature Audemars Piguet wristwatch a new surface finish for the first time. Working with Italian jewellery designer Carolina Bucci, Audemars Piguet adopted a decorative technique from Florentine jewellery for the new Royal Oak, giving it a finely hammered surface. […]
You don’t really need to be a globetrotter to appreciate a world time watch, but if you are, these models from Vacheron Constantin, A. Lange & Söhne, and L.U.C are just the ticket. First class ticket, of course.
When you see the streets and malls decked with Christmas decorations and stores playing Christmas hits, you know it’s that time of the year again. That time of the year where Santa goes through his list to decide who’s been good or naughty over the year.…