The recent victory of Joseph Schooling in the Rio 2016 Olympics coincides has certainly piqued Singaporean interest in swimming. In tribute to our first national gold medal earned by a born and bred Singaporean in the international games, Deployant dedicates this weekend to recommendations for that perfect swimming watch.…
Girard Perregaux celebrates 225 years of history with a series of “unique” watches. The collection is said to be special for its unique dial decorations in relation to historical events. Standing ovations were also given by the brand to itself for its maiden use of the emblematic Pont d’or (that bridge) above a Microvar balance wheel.…
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…
Glenn Chiang is a 31-year-old watch collector based in Melbourne, having moved from Taiwan when he was just 5 years of age. He is currently a lawyer at a leading Australian law firm specialising in construction and major projects, and also owns and operates multiple cafes and restaurants throughout Melbourne. This is his watch journey. …
As an independent brand in the world of watch making, AkriviA has always given us works that are entirely unique and novel in nature. This is not surprising due to the fact that they are not restricted to certain design principles or rules much like other established watch brands or house. Also, a possible downside of being independent is the…
Evolving from spring-driven clocks in 15th century Europe, watchmaking is a 500 year old industry and with such tenure, the brands which promagulate and persist become defined by their brand provenance. In terms of consumer psychology: it’s not easy to trust a new brand. But with Longines, the St. Imier brand finds a bulwark in its…
As promised from last Friday, we have a movie themed Spot the Watch for you today. It comes from the 1990 comedy film Quick Change starring Bill Murray. Now usually when you see a watch in a film its either a product placement or the prop department have requested timepieces which they have given some screen…
In the midst of the Olympic fever currently raging on in Rio de Janerio, we spoke to a true blue Omega collector and good Deployant Friend: George Tan about his very rare Omega Seamaster XVI Olympic Watches Ref. 2850SC. And discover a bit more about this beautiful watch, its history and understand more about his fascination with it. The story…
There are many watch designs out there: from different case designs to even varying dial patterns. Aesthetics is a realm littered with the corpses of dated designs with time’s passage, while others remain as classics. Few are the designs which remain fashionable after decades of existence, and these legends of timeless design…