LAKIN@LARGE - The rover’s return
January 2009
The rover’s return is not, as you may think or even wish, a local pub with a convivial pot-bellied landlord, nor the reappearance of a long lost (…)
Jacob Jensen and Danish Design, something timeless
December 2008
There is something about Nordic design—more specifically in Danish design—that transcends fashion that continues beyond the trends.
The Watch Gallery Barcelona
December 2008
It was in London, more than 20 years ago, that The Watch Gallery first saw light of day. The project was inspired by a simple and obvious, yet (…)
The Russian market - paying more attention to retail sales
November 2008
Following a very successful 2007, the export of watches to Russia seems to have come to an abrupt halt. What is going on and what can we expect to (…)
Chinese persistence with exquisite high-end watches is paying serious dividends - but can they ever catch the Swiss?
November 2008
Complications in watches such as tourbillons and complex add-ons have long been the preserve of the Swiss but these specialities are now emerging from (…)
Glamour by association
November 2008
By definition, glamour is something that attracts attention. Miriam-Webster defines glamour as ‘an exciting and often illusory and romantic (…)
Perrelet - new means to carry out new ambitions
November 2008
Since 2004, Perrelet has belonged to Miguel Rodriguez, who also owns the Festina Group, which includes Candino, Lotus, Jaguar, and (…)
From Imperia to Versailles
November 2008
In a world of changing values, it is reassuring to see two successful watch brands, Panerai and Breguet, both custodians of an intriguing (…)
Chanel, Hermès, Givenchy: Swiss Made is not eternal
November 2008
The watch towns located in the Jurassian Arc region cannot, strictly speaking, talk about glamour per se.
The Great Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns
November 2008
After coming back from the spring watch shows, and having seen so many watches and having touched, held, examined, and turned them in every conceivable (…)
The reawakening of glamour
November 2008
Walking through the galleries of the Château des Monts watchmaking museum in Le Locle, the rich display of timepieces favoured by ladies from the (…)
Inside the bubble...
November 2008
One of the things to be expected (among others) about economic crises is that the abundant commentaries they incite are discredited nearly as soon as they (…)