Celebrity Life

Pop producer Pharrell Williams is fast becoming a fashion icon. From his now legendary oversized Vivienne Westwood Hat to donning a Lanvin tuxedo-and-shorts combo on the red carpet at the Oscars, this music maestro has been showing us all how it’s done. Case in point: the stunning Richard Mille RM 016 Titalyt watch he wore during... View Article

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What a difference a year makes.  In January 2013 Jean-Claude Biver said he was preparing to wind down his activities overseeing Hublot.  Then several weeks ago in a surprise it was announced he would succeed Francesco Trapani leading LVMH’s watch group.  Today before speaking at a conference in Berlin I caught up with the watch... View Article

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It was back in October 2010 that the first exclusive watch brand boasting a true Chinese heritage came to life. Based in Hong Kong, The Chinese Timekeeper proudly embraces the glorious Chinese heritage that inspires the brand’s designs. Join this luxury watch brand as it journeys back through the centuries when China led the world... View Article

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Luxury watchmaker Richard Mille has announced that Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean is to partner with the premium brand. The announcement was made to coincide with the first Formula 1 testing sessions of the E22 Lotus. Romain Grosjean, the official Lotus driver, follows in the footsteps of Felipe Massa and Sébastien Loeb in joining the... View Article

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Su Jia Xian analyses what makes a classic or iconic watch – and it’s not just about looks.

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Su Jia Xian analyses what makes a classic or iconic watch – and it’s not just about looks.

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Regarded as the epitome of sporting chic in the noblest sense of the term, the Admiral’s Cup now welcomes an eminently complicated new movement: hand-wound Caliber CO 1008. This exclusive mechanism features nothing less than a double tourbillon, combined with a retrograde date and an ingenious time-adjustment system. For over two centuries, the tourbillon has... View Article

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The 24th edition of the World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie (WPHH) was once again hosted amidst the splendid setting of Watchland in Geneva. Franck Muller has been organizing the WPHH, an independent exhibition that gives journalists and trade professionals a sneak preview of the group’s latest creations, since 1998. Following the success of the last edition... View Article

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Because of its complexity and mechanical refinement, the perpetual calendar, which shows the date, day of the week, month, and moon phase without requiring correction, remains a technical challenge that only a handful of watchmakers have mastered. The mechanism knows the differing lengths of months and the timing of the next leap year, thereby successfully... View Article

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The Villeret collection, named after the birthplace of the Manufacture, captures Blancpain’s underlying principle of giving absolute priority to authenticity and respect for tradition. It now welcomes a new self-winding three-hand watch with date display, featuring a remarkably understated Grand Feu enamel dial. The use of Grand Feu enamel reaffirms Blancpain’s deep-felt attachment to historical... View Article

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To pay tribute to Gustave Eiffel, the visionary French civil engineer and ‘Iron Magician’, CVSTOS present their new eponymous timepiece. The new CVSTOS  Gustave Eiffel watch celebrates performance, state-of-the-art technology and aestheticism – the four pillars of the brand. The look of this timepiece stands for the technical and aesthetic memory of this great man. Indeed, the metallic structure, represented by... View Article

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