Tiffany & Co.‘s historical watches will be on show for the first time in Singapore from October 26 to 30, one of the events the New York jeweller is staging in its role as official jeweller of Singapore Fashion Week 2016. The timepieces on show reflect the diverse history of Tiffany’s watchmaking, ranging from a fancy […]
Put up in collaboration with retailer The Hour Glass, the Rolex Daytona exhibition is the first of its kind in Singapore, outlining the history of the Cosmograph Daytona with panels and interactive displays. Introduced in 1963 and now regarded as one of the most important chronograph wristwatches ever, the Rolex Daytona was named after Daytona […]
A sponsor of the champion Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team, IWC went to town in style for the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix with standing room only events featuring teammates and rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg – separately of course. More than 400 fans were waiting – one was so enthusiastic he passed out and had to be […]
Ushered into Singapore’s largest permanent Rolex Exhibition centre in Southeast Asia, you get the sense that the Cortina operated Rolex boutique/temple is metaphorically running against headwinds. While most economists are suggesting that the economy is on the downtrend; Jeremy Lim, Chief Operating Officer of Cortina Watch is…
A weekend dedicated to the very best in life takes place in Singapore September 24 and 25. Conceived as a showcase for some of the finest vintage cars in Singapore – including a Ferrari 250 GTE and Jaguar E-Type – the Classic Car Weekend organised by collectibles marketplace Luxglove also features rare whiskies, timepieces and […]
August 12th 2016, a day that will be remembered by Singaporeans for a long time to come. A young man by the name of Joseph Schooling won the gold medal in the final of the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. He set an Olympic record with a time of 50.39 seconds and became the first Singaporean ever…
August 12th 2016, a day that will be remembered by Singaporeans for a long time to come. A young man by the name of Joseph Schooling won the gold medal in the final of the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. He set an Olympic record with a time of 50.39 seconds and became the first Singaporean ever…
Jaquet Droz’s most complicated wristwatch is the Charming Bird that has a tiny automaton under the sapphire bubble on the front. Essentially a small mechanical robot, the automaton takes the form of a bird that flaps its wings and sings. Inspired by singing bird boxes of the 18th century, the Charming Bird made its debut […]
Watches launched on Kickstarter typically combine simple, inexpensive cases with novel time display mechanisms, the bestselling Klokers KLOK-01 being a case in point. The Jubileon Superellipse is latest watch to hit the crowdfunding site, but it takes a different tack, concentrating instead on a high quality watch case in stainless steel for under US$500. Though put together by Swiss suppliers, hence the “Swiss […]