The watch show that should inspire the future Geneva show
RETROSPECTIVE
April 2020
The project of a new world watch show in Geneva next April has been launched. Behind-the-scenes discussions are taking place to decide on its structure. (…)
Cartier The Maillon de Cartier
WATCHES & WONDERS 2020
April 2020
The Maillon de Cartier watch is firstly a jewel designed by the Cartier watchmaking studios. A precious watch that resides in the creative watchmaking (…)
Cartier Baignoire
July 2019
It all began with an unprecedented step taken to reveal the creative power of watchmaking design hidden in ordinary forms. Cartier took this inspiration (…)
The billionaire watch brands
DATA
April 2019
Seven Swiss brands exceed one billion in annual revenues. US investment bank Morgan Stanley, in collaboration with Swiss consultant agency LuxeConsult, (…)
The quest for an everlasting story
ARCHIVES AND HERITAGE
March 2019
Never has the watchmaking heritage of watch brands been so well-documented. The fashion for vintage has had a hand in this, forcing watchmakers to (…)
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WATCHPRINT
January 2019
F.P.JOURNE - Invenit et Fecit by Jean-Pierre Grosz ROLEX 1905-1960 by Marco Strazzi MY TIME Christie’s with Sandro Frantini
SIHH 2019: Review on Cartier Privé Tonneau, and Santos XL Skeleton Noctambul
January 2019
Cartier entered SIHH 2019 and immediately created chatter around their new timepieces. This year, we see Cartier improve and innovate their flagship Santos (…)
Cartier Santos Skeleton Noctambule
January 2019
Night time created a sky for Alberto Santos-Dumont to conquer. He envisaged using a floodlight to light his way during his test flights. Cartier casts light (…)
Cartier Santos
December 2018
The Santos has come in a variety of different forms since the original was designed in 1904. It’s been reinvented at least once a decade on average. We’re (…)
Watch Curator ’18
- Vintage & Neo-vintage
THE APPEAL OF NOSTALGIA
October 2018
“La nostalgie, c’est le désir d’on ne sait quoi” (”Nostalgia is the desire for the indefinable something")—Saint-Exupéry.
Watchfinder: a turning point for the pre-owned watch market
September 2018
The pre-owned watch is the “next big thing” for the watch industry. The takeover of the British second-hand watch platform by the Richemont group indeed (…)
Santos de Cartier
STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL
June 2018
The new Santos de Cartier film starring the Maison’s new ambassador Jake Gyllenhaal. The thrilling film is inspired by aviation pioneer Alberto (…)
