RECOMMENDED READING: Why a Vogue journalist is buying her first watch
When you’re a hardcore enthusiast it’s easy to get stuck in the #watchfam echo chamber, so it’s always nice to get some outside perspective from others who’ve yet to fall down the horological rabbit hole. That’s exactly what we got from journalist Liana Satenstein, as she ponders her first move in acquiring a classic watch. She recently published this story on Vogue about why she is buying her first watch – and the sentiment is very relatable. In “Why I’m Buying My First Watch”, Satenstein explores her relationship with technology. She remarks, “There’s no doubt that the digital abyss of Instagram and work emails has taken years off of my life, and this year, slowed or stopped time for me completely. To cope, I’ve been trying to take 30-minute walks during the day in order to alleviate the weirdness of the passing hours at home and conjure some sense of zen. But ironically, I track the time of these walks with my phone.” We can all relate to our device attachment, and the phenomenon is so real that even Apple has built tools in its software to help users keep track of their screen time. To try to further disconnect,…
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Seiko dive watches are the stuff of legend. They have inspired everything from the creation of entire Instagram accounts to the cult followings of references that appeared on the silver screen. They might not be the collective dials that launched a thousand ships, but they’re pretty damn close. This global ardour for the water-resistant wonders from Japan is well-merited and is the reason it’s always worth keeping an eye on new additions to the family. Which brings us nicely onto these two releases — the Seiko SPB181J and SSC795J. Both members of Seiko’s hard-wearing Prospex family, these two new special-editions get extra sub-aquatic credibility thanks to the logo just above the word AUTOMATIC on the dial. That logo belongs to PADI, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, who Seiko have produced a number of special-edition diving watches with, including the wildly popular Seiko Turtle Reissue SRPA21K. You can generally tell a modern Prospex PADI edition Seiko from afar when it has a “Pepsi” bezel. It’s kind of Seiko to reserve such a white-hot colour combo for the PADI editions, because while the PADI logo might be a little too “inside baseball” for the majority of Seiko buyers, that bezel is…
What’s the best way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hublot for the Australian arm of the brand? Through our national sport of cricket, of course. And that’s exactly what Hublot Australia have done, bringing together two Australian cricketing greats in Michael Clarke and Pat Cummins to mark the launch of the new Hublot Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary collection. The Hublot Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary collection is a trio of new references inspired by the first-ever Hublot made back in 1980. Founder Carlo Crocco was behind the design of this original Hublot, which inspired Jean-Claude Biver and Ricardo Guadalupe to later coin the phrase “the art of fusion”, due to the watch’s solid yellow gold case being paired with a black rubber strap. This was a first for the watch industry and the start of a trend that dozens of brands have followed. Michael Clarke, a former captain of the Australian Cricket Team, has been a Hublot ambassador since 2014, and believes this willingness to evolve and push boundaries has been critical to the brand’s success. “This year has been incredibly challenging for everyone around the world, but thinking on your feet has been more important than ever…
To celebrate their 70th birthday, luxury watch retailer Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons have released a limited-edition watch with Bovet. The distinctive black and yellow design of the resulting watch is certainly eye-catching. But what makes the Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and Bovet 19Thirty Dimier U.A.E Limited Edition such an intriguing proposition? Well, to understand the watch, let’s remind ourselves of exactly who we are dealing with. Founded half a decade after World War II, in 1950, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons is one of the most important luxury retail networks in the Middle East, and indeed the world. Beginning humbly as a single shopfront in Dubai’s souk, the retailer now has dozens of boutiques across the UAE, representing dozens of luxury watch brands. Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons is also the force behind Dubai Watch Week, the biannual watch fair that serves the horological world more as a conference than a trade show. In the years when Dubai Watch Week isn’t held, they put on the virtual Horology Forum (which was thankfully scheduled for 2020, so no physical event had to be cancelled due to travel restrictions), which is, in effect, a summit for the watch world to discuss and debate. Compared…