Asia in crisis – China holding strong

Asia in crisis – China holding strong

October 2009
Nowhere on earth has been untouched by the worldwide economic crisis, but, by all accounts, China seems to have suffered less.

Hong Kong watch & clock fair 2009 – show report

Hong Kong watch & clock fair 2009 – show report

October 2009
I showed up at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair not really knowing what to expect.

Thunder out of China: Chinese movements no longer just on the horizon

Thunder out of China: Chinese movements no longer just on the horizon

October 2009
To be honest, Fossil put Chinese movements on the map and on the right track. Fossil’s initial order of 800,000 Sea-Gull mechanical movements sent a (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - Man's best friend

LAKIN@LARGE - Man’s best friend

October 2009
There’s an old moralistic story about a social worker who asked one of his colleagues the time. The colleague answered, "I’m sorry I don't know. I (…)

Unisex watches in the world of women's mechanicals: Part 3

Unisex watches in the world of women’s mechanicals: Part 3

October 2009
A safe medium

Unisex watches in the world of women's mechanicals: Part 2

Unisex watches in the world of women’s mechanicals: Part 2

October 2009
Relooking men's watches for women

Unisex watches in the world of women's mechanicals: Part 1

Unisex watches in the world of women’s mechanicals: Part 1

October 2009
Unisexy

Lange Zeitwerk, a face born out of the darkness

Lange Zeitwerk, a face born out of the darkness

September 2009
It is said that the painter Paul Gauguin liked to declare: “I close my eyes to see”.

Montblanc by Minerva Villeret – doing it the old fashioned way

Montblanc by Minerva Villeret – doing it the old fashioned way

September 2009
In today’s watchmaking world, most companies strive to find the most modern and precise ways of making movements and watches, including new (…)

Searching for Fine Jewellery on the Internet

Searching for Fine Jewellery on the Internet

September 2009
Finding information on just about anything has never been easier since the advent of the Internet. At its entry point are a number of search engines such as (…)

A quick tour of the Christophe Claret manufacture

A quick tour of the Christophe Claret manufacture

September 2009
To tell the truth, the most impressive watchmaking ‘platter’ that I have seen this year was that at the ‘quality control’ bench of the Christophe Claret (…)

Argentina's first watches-only store, the Watch Gallery

Argentina’s first watches-only store, the Watch Gallery

September 2009
The Watch Gallery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2008 and it was the country’s first watch-only boutique. At the (…)