“It's almost embarrassing, how much time I spend on watches”

“It’s almost embarrassing, how much time I spend on watches”

COLLECTOR PORTRAIT

April 2021
Jane, a lawyer working in New York, shares her watch collecting journey. From the beginning, she took a selective approach to collecting, focusing on a few (…)

The birth of collectors' fever

The birth of collectors’ fever

A MEETING WITH ANTOINE PREZIUSO

April 2021
The current success of collectible watches was by no means an inevitability. Without the handful of visionary watchmakers and entrepreneurs who fought tooth (…)

Watch enthusiast, collector or investor?

Watch enthusiast, collector or investor?

REPORT

April 2021
Recent years have proved very profitable for collectible watches, with certain models reaching record values at auction. Indeed, many fear that (…)

We're all collectors now!

We’re all collectors now!

REPORT

April 2021
It has never been easier to start collecting watches. And there is no shortage of desire, with a vibrant and growing global community of enthusiasts.

A powerful new voice

A powerful new voice

EDITORIAL

April 2021
A new voice has entered the conversation. This promises debate and controversy, but above all it ensures that the industry maintains its social and cultural (…)

Watch enthusiasts always find each other

Watch enthusiasts always find each other

TESTIMONIALS

December 2020
Some of them have been active for two centuries, others just since last year; horological societies, associations and clubs feed the global watchmaking (…)

Collecting watches: a meeting with Lung Lung Thun

Collecting watches: a meeting with Lung Lung Thun

INTERVIEW

décembre 2020
Watch collecting is often synonymous with men, and yet there is a growing contingent of female collectors who are actively involved in horology. Lung Lung (…)

“Collecting is about the people we meet”

“Collecting is about the people we meet”

WATCHTIME

April 2020
Among local fairs aimed at collectors, WatchTime is becoming a label, with shows in New York, Los Angeles and Düsseldorf in Germany. The recipe? Organising (…)

Shanghai Watch Festival: when collectors get together

Shanghai Watch Festival: when collectors get together

THE FAIR TRADE

April 2020
The collector has been the most notable figure to emerge on the watchmaking scene in the first quarter of the 21st century. In China, the nation most hotly (…)

Collective: the Silicon Valley's watch club

Collective: the Silicon Valley’s watch club

IN THE SILICON VALLEY

January 2020
The new collectors’ club came to global attention when Zenith announced the launch of a “Collective” edition of its Chronomaster El Primero last October. (…)

Meeting the Shanghai Watch Gang

Meeting the Shanghai Watch Gang

COLLECTORS

September 2019
Think RedBar meets “Crazy Rich Asians”. The Shanghai Watch Gang is based in the most promising market in the world for luxury watches. And they are at the (…)

Redbar: uniting collectors worldwide

Redbar: uniting collectors worldwide

WATCH CLUB

November 2018
This is undoubtedly the most successful ‘organic’ initiative looking to bring together watch aficionados worldwide. Paradoxically, it all began online, (…)