Editor’s note: Much ink (digital, no doubt, our print friends are still lagging behind the news due to print schedules) has been metaphorically spilt on the announcement by the Richemont Group’s re-organization last week. Here is our take, offered not as a professional analysis, but as personal musings of a young management…
It was once stated that the Lange Akademie was, in the words of Luca Dondi, Brand Director atA. Lange & Söhne, “An exclusive event for experts and collectors to discover the excellence of Saxon watchmaking,” and so for over two days, I donned the overcoat of a watchmaker and remained in rapt attention as master watchmaker and…
Come next Wednesday, United States will elect their 45th President. Who will head one of the greatest countries in the world? Will it be Donald Trump, or Hillary Clinton?…
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About two months ago, I wrote about the state of wrist affairs in Watches of the Silicon Valley. In the article, we confirmed the unsurprising SV stereotypes with the array of Apple watches and Fitbits. Watch boutiques here are scarce and hard to chance upon, especially for someone so used to the dense concentration…
As a brand, Sinn doesn’t market itself aggressively or speciously. I mention this because in these contemporary times, there is a zeitgeist of equating a high prices and overbearing marketing as synonyms for luxury or superlative-crafts few recall the golden age age for Louis Vuitton in the 1900s when the humble malletier had yet to…
Interviews are perhaps one of the most daunting and dreaded things that a person must undergo, especially if you are a fresh graduate who is out in the market looking for the first job. Even if you have been in the workforce for quite a while, interviews can still be intimidating at times as well. Impressing the interviewer and not…
When it comes to watches, some of us have a thing for pieces that are unusual. We feel that watches can be a statement and an outlet for people to be creative. After all, what fun would it be if all the watches come in similar shapes, and tells time in a similar way? Cue conversation starter watches.…
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Nautilus, Patek Philippe adds two limited edition models to the collection. Namely, the Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1P 40th Anniversary and the Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph Ref. 5976/1G 40th Anniversary in 18K white gold. The former will be available in a limited edition of 700 watches and the…
Over the last few decades, German watches have experienced a renaissance. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was the catalyst. Prior to the period, German watches were relatively low profile. Many of the manufacturers were behind the Iron Curtain, making utilitarian watches for the Communist public. While those in West Germany, like Junghans…