For true watch rs – those who follow every unveiling and await each new innovation – it’s Show Time! The 2013 Show Season is upon us and begins exactly one week from today with the opening of the very prestigious watch trade event: Salon International De La Haute Horlogerie Genève (SIHH). This luxurious exhibition in…
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Swatch Group Buys Harry Winston Inc.
In a major move, which has been being talked about for some time now, Swatch Group Ltd. of Biel/Bienne officially announced this morning that it has acquired 100% of the s of the US company HW Holdings Inc., owner of Harry Winston Inc., 718 Fifth Avenue, New York 0019 (NY). The Swatch Group Ltd. acquired the…
Watch Education Video: How Luxury Watch Cases are Made
While every luxury watch brand has its own process for creating watch cases, Panerai has created this intriguing, to-the-point video of its cases being made. Located on the Lake of Neuchâtel, one of the oldest horological cities in Switzerland, the Panerai Manufacture combines tradition and state-of-the-art innovation in building its timepieces. The cases are generally…
Audemars Piguet’s Brand Ambassador Leo Messi Wins Big
This year started well for Audemars Piguet’s brand ambassador and soccer superstar Leo Messi, who won his fourth consecutive Ballon d’Or award. This is a voted award (by soccer journalists, national coaches and team captions). This is the fourth consecutive year Messi won and represents a record-breaking honor in the world of soccer. Messi scored…
Patek Philippe Dome Clocks – Uniquely Rare and Beautiful Handcrafts
Handcrafts of ultimate luxury, Patek Philippe’s Dome Clocks are exquisitely made with passion and perfection. Each Patek Philippe dome table clocks is a unique piece – built with superb movements and hand-enameled individually with depictions of fairy tales and other stuff that dreams are made of. Each clock is a work of art, a wonder…
Off the Cuff: A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Automatic
Recently, on a 3-continent tour with A. Lange & Sohne to witness its newest boutique openings, I had the amazing opportunity to spend the week with the Ladies Saxonia Automatic on my wrist. This watch is beautiful – simply, elegantly, comfortably beautiful. The 18-karat pink gold watch house sthe Lange manufacture caliber L086.4 self-winding movement…