These 17 techie watches fascinate me due to the technical approach that was chosen by the manufacturing brand to realize the timepiece. I will only in brief present you my top 17 techie watches since I have been presenting all of them already in the last weeks here on the blog. So if you look […]
Read MoreTomorrow the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie will open its doors for the 24th time. In brief this is what you should know about the SIHH… This will be the SIHH 2014: 16 exhibitors 30.000 sq m of exhibition space 12.500 privileged guests (international retailers, journalists and brand representatives) 1.500 represented points of […]
Read MoreThe brand belonging to the Sowind Group (Kering Group) has no own manufacturing power, depends on other companies calibers, but compensates this with a lot of creativity. Cool! For those among who have not yet heard about Jeanrichard and/or have not seen my post dating from Baselworld please click HERE. Jeanrichard belongs to the Sowind […]
Read MoreHaving such a watch on your wrist means you can surf through the world´s time-zones instantly without the need of any battery or processor. It´s magic, it´s mechanical, it´s pure watchmaking! Many of us travel round the world. Traveling very often means we have to adjust our watches when arriving at our destination. Having friends […]
Read MoreYou all noticed that the Baselworld watch & jewelry show was completely reorganized due to the new halls that had been built during the last year. So please discover the new hall floor plans of Baselworld 2013 This is how the new Baselworld looks now… We have all been waiting to see these plans and […]
Read MoreWhile probably yesterday everyone has been congratulating Jean-Fred Dufour I was chatting with Jean-Claude Biver about one of his protégées. Today I had the time to tape this short stirring conversation I now invite you to listen too. Maybe Jean-Frédéric Dufour is even Jean-Claude Biver´s favourite protégée. Dufour started his career with Biver at […]
Read MoreNow day by day the brands present me more and more novelties and very soon some embargoes will finally end. So please do come back and check on a regular base what is going to be new this year. These are the latest updates … Vulcain Nautical Seventies. This is a re edition of the […]
Read MoreYou might not even know the brand… No worries this now will change quickly. Jeanrichard belongs to the Sowind-Group which also owns Girard-Perregaux. Let me introduce you the this year relaunched Jeanrichard brand … Just in brief: The Jeanrichard brand takes its name from a legendary figure in the watchmaking world: Daniel Jeanrichard. This genius pioneered […]
Read MoreThis is just a conceptual sketch, since it´s not even a rumor. I´ve got proven information that Johann Rupert, Chairman of the Board of Directors Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, has legitimated his two operating Co-CEOs Bernard Fornas and Richard Lepeu, (more about the board of directors HERE) who run the daily business, to also think […]
Read MoreThis is the official press release more to come later… Please check on my blog, I have been announcing this since Baselworld 2014… Kering acquires the haute horlogerie brand Ulysse Nardin ∞ An innovative watchmaking business built on outstanding tradition and manufacturing expertise ∞ One of the few Swiss watchmakers to have its own […]
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