There was a time that the only thing most people would think of if they closed theur eyes and heard the word “Montblanc” was a writing instrument. Well, some maybe…
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About a week ago, Corum announced a seismic shift in its future: a management buyout led by Haso Mehmedovic, the brand’s International Sales Director, backed by a group of seasoned Swiss investors. For most people, this might have read like just another business transaction in the watch world. For me, it meant much . I’ve…
A Moment in Time: IWC, North America’s President Benoit de Clerck
With a dozen years in the watch industry, Benoit deClerck has spent the past seven of them at the North American helm of IWC. Today, IWC is one of the…
Around the World: Beijing
So where are the multitudes of watch collectors of the future really coming from? While the US has a good number of watch collectors and connoisseurs, as does Europe, Switzerland,…
Time Capsules: News – Omega Launches Ladymatic
Picture the mid 1950’s – a time of what some called the Easy Life … While there were fears of atomic bombs and the start of segregation in America, it…
A Moment in Time: Actress Nicole Kidman, Omega Ambassadress
Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman, an OMEGA brand ambassador since 2004, is the face (and wrist) behind the newly launched Ladymatic of sophisticated mechanical watches just unveiled in Beijing last…
A Moment in Time: Renaud & Papi’s Giulio Papi
It was in the quartz rage era – the crisis of the mechanical watch – that the young Giulio Papi announced to his father that he wanted to be a…
Moment in Time: IWC’s Mario Klein
Mario Klein, senior product manager, IWC Schaffhausen The year 2010 is the year of the IWC Portuguese watch. While IWC Schaffhausen has been building timepieces of distinction since its inception…
A Moment in Time: SPYKER’s Thierry Chaunu
It was just a couple of months ago at the Concourse de’ Elegance in Pebble Beach, CA, that Spyker Timepieces made their official US debut – zooming onto the…
Around the World: Geneva’s Gem, Patek Philippe’s Museum
A rich recollection of time right in the heart of Geneva, The Patek Philippe Museum is a watch r’s delight and an absolute “MUST’ stop on any collector’s itinerary in…
Around the World: A Look Inside Audemars Piguet, Le Brassus
Internationally renowned for its legendary status as a creator of some of the most complex timepieces in the world, Audemars Piguet owns its own factories in Le Brassus, Switzerland, and …
Around the World: Sailing with IWC Sailing and the Portuguese
Recently, when I was traveling with IWC to Portugal for the unveiling of the newest Portuguese watches – the IWC Portuguese Yacht Watch and the IWC Tribute to Portugal –…
Around the World: Audemars Piguet’s Hydroptere Sponsorship
I had the extreme pleasure recently of joining Audemars Piguet in St. Tropez – to go sailing with the brand on its newest venture – L’Hydropte’re. Those of us who…