Louis Vuitton celebrates the opening of a new store in Milan

Louis Vuitton celebrates the opening of a new store in Milan

October 2011
Louis Vuitton celebrates the opening of their store on Via Montenapoleone 2, Milan.

The resurrection of Besançon

The resurrection of Besançon

October 2011
Watchmaking? Ask anyone and they will most probably think of Switzerland, the watchmakers in Geneva and the Jura.

Raymond Weil at Printemps Haussmann, Paris

Raymond Weil at Printemps Haussmann, Paris

October 2011
At the end of 2010, Raymond Weil returned to the land of chic and luxury and now has a corner in the most famous shop in Paris, Printemps Haussmann.

Bell & Ross opens its first store in Beijing China

Bell & Ross opens its first store in Beijing China

September 2011
The brand announced the opening of its first boutique in Beijing China, a strategic step for the brand that attests to its dynamic international growth.

Shades of grey

Shades of grey

Grey market. Secondary market. Parallel market. Black market. It can be pretty confusing. What do these mean and what is the difference? And what is the (…)

Ace Jewelers, Amsterdam

Ace Jewelers, Amsterdam

September 2011
Ace Jewelers, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was founded in 1975. The owners, the Ben Joseph family, run three stores. The founder, father David Ben (…)

Jaeger-LeCoultre - First boutique in Mexico

Jaeger-LeCoultre - First boutique in Mexico

September 2011
The Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre opened during the month of July, the first Boutique in Mexico, located at Av. Presidente 440 Masaryk, Polanco; a new (…)

China – A brand new world, but a world in itself, for online luxury

China – A brand new world, but a world in itself, for online luxury

August 2011
The Chinese market has passed from the status of becoming a promising market to now being one of the common and indispensable components in the development (…)

Watch industry: Retro-engineering and re-innovation

Watch industry: Retro-engineering and re-innovation

August 2011
In China, a goal has been officially declared, and it is ‘re-innovation’. To attain this goal, the tools are furnished by ‘retro-engineering’. This (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - Getting behind with your watches

LAKIN@LARGE - Getting behind with your watches

August 2011
A few days ago I was on the beach lounging comfortably on a chaise longue ogling a bevy of nubile nymphets as they played in the waves, when my reverie was (…)

Tailored time

Tailored time

August 2011
Not content with limited editions or unique pieces, an increasing number of watch collectors are now commissioning their very own timepieces, but is this (…)

Urban Jürgensen: the first detent escapement made for a wristwatch

Urban Jürgensen: the first detent escapement made for a wristwatch

August 2011
Among all of the so-called ‘free’ escapements, the detent escapement, which appeared during the 18th century, is considered one of the Grails of (…)