The successful re-positioning of Hugo Boss
January 2008
With some 300,000 watches, two ‘brands’, a third on the way, and a fourth in the works, the repositioning of Hugo Boss, under the (…)
In the search of legitimate horology: Chanel, Hermès and Louis Vuitton
January 2008
Chanel, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton. What do these three brands have in common? None of them is originally from the domain of watchmaking.
Strategic auctions
January 2008
We won’t go into detail, in this column, about the dramatic shockwaves travelling through the world of watch auctions. We are not looking to weigh (…)
An investigation into platinum
January 2008
One kilometre under the ground in the darkness and the heat of a South African mine lies one of the watch industry’s most luxurious materials: platinum.
LAKIN@LARGE - Swords at dawn in mid-Atlantic and other incidents
January 2008
As far as the eye can see, there’s a monotonous unbroken seascape of a glittering silver-blue.
The glitz and glamour of the Festival de Cannes
December 2007
This year Chopard celebrated its tenth anniversary as a partner of Cannes and the maker of the famous Palme D’Or (the Golden Palm). Ten years ago, Chopard (…)
Monaco’s glam and glitter
December 2007
To immerse oneself in glamorous surroundings alongside the jet setters, the beautiful people, French television anchormen and leggy models, just pop down to (…)
Parmigiani and Montreux
December 2007
Parmigiani has taken an innovative approach by associating the brand not with movies, but with music. And, this means not just any music, but the best in (…)
Harry Winston at Taormina
December 2007
Taking place for the last 53 years in the ultra-romantic setting of the city of Taormina in Sicily, the Taormina Film Festival is an intimate and exclusive (…)
Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Mostra of Venice
December 2007
While it may perhaps be a little less glamorous than Cannes, the Mostra of Venice, the doyenne of the world’s film festivals (it celebrated its 75th (…)
Watchmaking and the cinema, united by art and glamour
December 2007
You cannot help but notice a striking paradox when you attend the grand film festivals. It doesn’t matter whether you are in Cannes, Venice, Berlin or (…)
Ahmed Seddiqi and Sons
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December 2007
Opened in the early 1950s, Ahmed Seddiqi and Sons started buying watches from watch distributors in other Persian Gulf countries, because Dubai (…)
