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Montblanc has appointed Lin Dan as its China brand ambassador. In a statement released earlier this month, Montblanc observed that Lin’s “relentless pursuit for excellence and perfection” mirrors its own values, and cited this as one reason for its partnership with the famed badminton player. Lin, a Chinese national, is widely considered the greatest singles […]

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There is nothing new about testing and certifying watches and their movements. Some manufactures opt to carry out in-house testing, such as Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 1000 Hours Control. For external standards, the Geneva Seal comes to mind for movement finishing. As for precision, the most familiar standard is COSC’s, which tests an individual movement in five different […]

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Jaeger-LeCoultre, the vanguard of watchmaking mastery, recently exhibited the exquisite Hybris Artistica Collection at its flagship store in the upscale Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. The Hybris Artistica Collection, which is built on the fascination generated by grand complication watches and the Hybris Mechanica collection, epitomises the unique spirit of inventiveness and wonderment, melding watchmaking art with […]

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Asia’s premier watch and jewellery showcase returns for its eighth iteration this year. Endorsed by Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the annual event has grown from strength to strength, and firmly established itself as the event to be at for the biggest and most prominent names in the global timepiece and jewellery industries. A […]

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The Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication has been sold! As we’ve previously covered, the Graves Supercomplication is a pocket watch commissioned in 1925 by Henry Graves Jr, a New York banker, as part of a watch arms race with James Ward Packard, an automobile manufacturer. The watch was finally delivered in 1933, after Patek Philippe […]

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Vulcain is best known for its Cricket calibre-equipped watches, which have an alarm complication that chimes like the namesake insect’s call. The brand earned its moniker “the watch for presidents” years after the Cricket calibre was introduced, when its alarm watches became popular with some US presidents, starting with Harry Truman. This reputation as “the […]

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Although it began as a fashion-oriented watch brand that used quartz movements in the early 1980s, Arbutus transitioned all of its collections to mechanical movements by the end of 2000. The brand has grown significantly since then by launching a limited edition collection annually from 2005 onwards, and has plans to diversify into men’s accessories […]

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Vacheron Constantin has opened its second boutique in Singapore at ION Orchard, to complement its current one at The Shoppes at MBS. Julien Tornare, managing director of Vacheron Constantin Asia Pacific, opined that the additional boutique will strengthen the manufacture’s position within the market, and offer “an exceptional experience and the highest level of service” […]

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To be honest, we were more than a little surprised when we first caught wind of this watch. Despite Romain Jerome’s success at partnering with cultural icons such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders, and creating watches centred on them, the brand’s latest collaboration with DC Comics is quite different. After all, the games’ above have […]

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The Hour Glass acquired Watches of Switzerland, a watch retail chain wholly owned by the Jay Gee Melwani group, yesterday. In a filing with Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX), The Hour Glass revealed that it now wholly owns Watches of Switzerland, in a deal worth around S$13.3 million. The net asset value of Watches of Switzerland […]

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When A. Lange & Söhne was re-launched in 1994 following Germany’s unification, it released four watch collections simultaneously: the Lange 1, Arkade, Saxonia, and Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite”. Each watch had unique features and price points, such as the Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite”’s fusée-and-chain transmission, which delivers a constant force as the mainspring winds down […]

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Bell & Ross started its business in 1992 by selling virtual reissues of Sinn watches that carried both companies’ names on the dial, such as the Space 2, which was a rebranded Sinn 157. That era was short lived, however, as the brand grew rapidly to create its own designs. It weaned off its reliance […]

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