Sizzling Schubligs and Burning Boats
FREELY SPEAKING
April 2019
If I asked you what you were doing fifty-six years ago - assuming you were already out of nappies, diapers or pampers by then - could you come up with an (…)
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WATCHPRINT
April 2019
OMEGA SPEEDMASTER: A MOON WATCH STORY
Ulysse Nardin unveils its new Freak concept
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
March 2019
The latest model in a lineage of innovative watches, the Ulysse Nardin Freak Next features a 3D flying oscillator.
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WATCHPRINT
January 2019
F.P.JOURNE - Invenit et Fecit by Jean-Pierre Grosz ROLEX 1905-1960 by Marco Strazzi MY TIME Christie’s with Sandro Frantini
Deaf sentence
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January 2019
Many years ago, I used to telephone my father every Friday afternoon at three o’clock. We’d arranged that day and time because by the end of the week we (…)
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January 2019
LUXURY CHINA: Market Opportunities and Potential By Michel Chevalier and Pierre Xiao Lu INDIA BY DESIGN: The Pursuit of Luxury and Fashion By Michael (…)
Tradition and butchery
WATCHWORDS
December 2018
Anyone who’s tried to cook a familiar recipe in a foreign land will probably have faced the issue of sourcing the right ingredients.
When the writing’s on the wall…
FREELY SPEAKING
December 2018
Let’s start at the beginning: Digitus (Latin) meaning finger or toe begat digit, meaning finger or toe and from about the 14th century it also referred to a (…)
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December 2018
CHRONOMASTER ONLY by Grégoire Rossier & Anthony Marquié WATCHES: An Identification Manual for Contemporary and Collector’s Pieces by Fabrice Guéroux
Painter’s block
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August 2018
One of the good things about our place in Menton is that there’s no room for guests, although we make exceptions for our offsprings if they promise to stay (…)
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July 2018
AUDEMARS PIGUET 20th century complicated wristwatches WATCHMAKERS: The Masters of Art Horology, Maxima Gallery
Colour watch trends summer 2018
July 2018
Who says “summer”, says “colours”! And not only in fashion and make-up, but also in the watchmaking industry. Juicy, attractive, and full of emotions, these (…)
