Montblanc’s icy dream
WATCHES & WONDERS 2020
April 2020
As the confinement of the last few weeks has given rise to a sudden desire for wide open spaces, Montblanc presents a blue capsule of neo-vintage watches (…)
Richemont: more soul!
EDITORIAL
January 2019
As a new edition of the SIHH opens, let’s say it right away: last year brought us some concerns about the evolution of the Richemont group’s watch brands, (…)
Vacheron Constantin bring archives back to life
ARCHIVES AND HERITAGE
December 2018
The Geneva-based watchmaker provides a highly original service: it restores and repairs its oldest timepieces before putting them on sale in its boutiques – (…)
Baume, the gateway to Richemont
STRATEGY
September 2018
Richemont’s determination, with the creation of its fashion brand Baume, to invest in affordable, generational watches is to be applauded – even if the (…)
Van Cleef & Arpels: an enviable achievement
August 2018
Van Cleef & Arpels was one of the pioneers of watch complications with a poetic, floral touch, aimed at women. The path traced by this more than (…)
Interview with Laurent Perves, Vacheron Constantin
ARCADE EUROPA STAR
July 2018
Vacheron Constantin’s launch of the Fiftysix line at the latest SIHH had its name on everyone’s lips. This coincided with a generational change at the helm (…)
Interview with Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC
ARCADE EUROPA STAR
June 2018
He’s faced with the daunting task of succeeding Georges Kern. We meet Christoph Grainger-Herr, the young new CEO of IWC who comes to the engineering brand (…)
The intriguing fusion of Montblanc and Minerva
VINTAGEMANIA
March 2018
Two different identities, two stories, one brand, and a questionable legitimacy. A vintage watch aficionado’s take on Montblanc’s incorporation of the well (…)
Vacheron Constantin: the 37 time zones
TRAVEL WATCHES
February 2018
The time zones in reality total not 24 but 37. Because you also have to reckon with half-hours and even quarter-hours. Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle (…)
Montblanc, watchmaking in the design era
INTERVIEW WITH DAVIDE CERRATO
February 2018
Why are vintage and tool chronographs so sought-after at auction? Is this minimalism a passing fad or a genuine groundswell? After years of mechanical (…)
Cartier: a century of design
EXHIBITION
June 2017
The Cartier in Motion exhibition, curated by Lord Norman Foster at the London Design Museum, demonstrated how Cartier watches are objects of engineering and (…)
