The risky lure of neo-vintage
12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY
April 2018
Slowly but surely over the past few years, a vintage wave has been sweeping through the watchmaking establishment and influencing styles like few phenomena (…)
A preview of Watches & Wonders in Miami
16th-19th FEBRUARY
February 2018
This coming Friday, Watches & Wonders will take place in Miami, along with the debut of the Miami Design District concours and the 30th annual Miami (…)
Reflections and travel notes on the japanese watchmaking market
FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL
February 2018
Exports of Swiss watches to Japan seem to have decreased again in 2017. Rolex, Cartier and Omega remain the top brands sold in Japan.
Watches & Wonders - February 2018
MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT
February 2018
Taking place at the heart of the Miami Design District, Watches & Wonders Miami is a unique opportunity to discover watches and jewellery from the most (…)
A closer look at the new Cartier Santos collection
SIHH 2018
January 2018
The Parisian brand updates another one of its classic wristwatch collections, with a new version of the iconic Santos presented at this year’s SIHH.
SIHH: if there were 10 (part II)
SIHH 2018
January 2018
A subjective visual selection of 10 watches that impressed me at this year’s SIHH. And the reason why.
SANTOS DE CARTIER WATCH
January 2018
Cartier readies for 2018 with new additions to the Libre collection
December 2017
It’s all about freedom for the Parisian brand, which has introduced a series of spectacular jewellery watches that reimagine some of their signature watch (…)
The horological Noah’s Ark (Part 2)
PORTFOLIO
October 2017
Why is horology so attached to the animal world? Why this love of butterflies, birds, horses and tigers? Not to mention snakes, monkeys and scorpions...
Squaring the circle: 100 years of the Cartier Tank
September 2017
First released a century ago, the iconic timepiece remains just as relevant today. Now, three new models have been released to celebrate its big anniversary.
Watch auctions: three decades of a legend.
HISTORY. PART I
June 2017
In the early 90s, watches at auction could only be found among the general objects to come under the hammer at non-specialist sales. We take a look back in (…)
When grafts don’t take
EDITORIAL
June 2017
It’s not the first time an attempt has been made to graft a Chinese organ onto a Swiss watchmaking body but, once again, the graft has been rejected. Or, (…)