LVMH, the world’s leading luxury group based in Paris, has just announced its full-year 2018 results, including those of the Watches & Jewelry division, which comprises among others Bvlgari, TAG Heuer, Zenith and Hublot. After an already impressive growth in 2017, the group again reports record growth for 2018. LVMH, for the full-year 2018, recorded […]
A new movement and new complication make this the brand’s most sophisticated watch yet.
The American watchmaker and engine-turning expert will discuss the history and technique of engine-turning (guilloché).
In life, on occasion one is privileged enough to have an interaction which inspires so deeply, it forces you to question your personal output to its deepest level. I was fortunate enough to have one of these, last week in Geneva, with Mike Horn. For those unfamiliar with the man, Mike is an enigma, originally from South Africa, he now lives in Switzerland. He is a record-setting explorer, sailor and environmentalist.
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) reports exports up 6.3% at 21.2 billion CHF in 2018, back above the 20 billion Swiss Francs mark. Exports have now climbed for two consecutive years as demand had bounced back in 2017 (19.9 billion CHF, +2.7%), after two years of decline. The performance achieved in 2018 is still inferior to that of 2015.
If the over $35,000 price point is not the most crowded at SIHH, it is equal to the 20-35k bracket before it. There are a lot of watches to choose from. From Baume & Mercier, with a well-priced perpetual calendar that dropped just over 35kAUD, to Richard Mille’s sweet Bonbon confection, practically all brands were in the arena for this podium call – though only three made it. One other small note about this bracket: this year we isolated the high complications to their own category, which means that all those people listing VC and JLC in their lists on YouTube, vying to win a handmade sterling silver Time+Tide lapel pin, are technically correct as they’re over 35k, but they might just make an appearance in their own big show, coming soon. Sorry, we tweaked the rules just a little there! To watch Felix and I talk through my selections, hit the video. If you’re impatient, see below. Vacheron Constantin’s Overseas Tourbillon Really tough call here, with a strong showing from Vacheron this year (that Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin has kept me up at nights) but in the end I “ate with my eyes” and preserved the shock factor of seeing…
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A new dial falls to earth for Piaget’s signature Altiplano ultra-thin.
The next big watch show is coming up sooner than you think.
While the attention was mainly focused on the new CODE 11.59 collection at the SIHH 2019, Audemars Piguet had multiple other new watches to show in its Royal Oak range – including a superb Salmon dial Jumbo Royal Oak and one extremely important watch, a new Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm. Meet the reference 15500ST, replacing the 15400 and introducing several massive updates, including a newly positioned date and, mainly, a brand new movement.
The Audemars Piguet CEO talks about the influence of fashion in watches, his long-time Swatch obsession, and, of course, CODE 11.59.