Reading Time: 6 minutes During this year’s Baselworld, I made all possible to visit the Frederique Constant booth. One of the watches that I enjoyed was the Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph, Ref. FC-397HNR5B6. This reverse panda dial is part of a special collection – the Vintage Rally. Frederique Constant dedicated, over the years, severalContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute IWC Schaffhausen is pleased to announce a worldwide charity competition to support Laureus Sport for Good. A lucky winner will have the opportunity to attend a boxing class with IWC Brand Ambassador Adriana Lima in Mexico City in mid-May. The winner also receives a sightseeing flight and a two-day stayContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Seiko Holdings Corporation (Chairman & Group CEO: Shinji Hattori, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, hereinafter referred to as “Seiko”) is pleased to announce that Seiko will serve as the official timer of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 which will take place in Yokohama, Japan from May 11 to MayContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is with pride that Ulysse Nardin will join forces, for the 11th consecutive year, with the most prestigious nautical show in the world, Monaco Yacht Show, which will take place between September 25-28 2019. The symbol of this partnership: the Diver Blue Shark. Gaëlle Tallarida, Managing Director of theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes British actor and Jaeger-LeCoultre brand ambassador Benedict Cumberbatch recently enjoyed a private watchmaking masterclass at London’s Jaeger-LeCoultre flagship store. Benedict Cumberbatch began by observing one of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s longest-serving watchmakers Richard Phipps-Carter as he dismantled a Jaeger-LeCoultre 925 movement. Phipps-Carter, who originally joined the company 31 years ago, then guided BenedictContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes WatchBox, the leading global platform for pre-owned luxury timepieces, today announced a partnership with Swiss watch retailer Les Ambassadeurs. The partnership brings expertise in the secondary watch market to one of the industry’s most esteemed luxury watch sellers. Les Ambassadeurs represents the first retail institution in Switzerland to formalize aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes The American actor Robert Downey Jr, is a true connoisseur and fine collector of Haute Horlogerie. It was during his latest press conference to promote his newest movie “Avengers: Endgame” where he created the surprise by choosing to wear a De Bethune timepiece on his wrist. (Images and text DeContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph is an interesting watch inspired by a chronograph patented in 1838. This not-the-usual-layout system uses two disks for precise passed time measurement. During this year’s SIHH, I got the chance to have in my hands the latest two iterations, the Reference 119964 in goldContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes CITIZEN is proudly implementing its global campaign, “Save the BEYOND”, in conjunction with the History media brand managed by A+E Networks Japan G.K, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its CITIZEN PROMASTER professional sports watch brand. The campaign shines a light on the destruction of our environment and shares theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes The refined and feminine TAG Heuer Carrera Lady watches have been emboldened with an elegant design while staying true to the Carrera line’s daring personality and iconic heritage.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Two new recruits have joined the Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Military squadron. In black and khaki or bronze and midnight blue, these modern war machines seem to have come straight out of the barracks: casual, comfortable and as minimalist as the torpedo ships that lent them their name.Continue Reading