Swiss Watch Export 2016 report available through Bloomberg Terminal have recently pointed to harsh conditions analysts are calling the worst performance since the Financial Crisis. At a glance, the most glaring figures on the Swiss Watch Export 2016 report point to Russia down 43% year on year although December 2016 registered a 13.4% uptick;…
The management shakeup at Richemont continues with today’s announcement of CEOs leaving their respective brands.
Today on Speedy Tuesday, we’ll return to a watch we’ve reviewed before, the Omega Speedmaster Apollo XI 35th Anniversary limited edition. Why is that? First off, selfishly, I get to spend time with one whenever I visit my parents because my father owns the watch you see here. But more importantly, and more germane to events […]
For many years, the Nomos recipe for watchmaking success was straightforward: take clean-yet-quirky dial details with a few dashes of colour, set this against a neutral black or white backdrop and wrap the whole thing into a steel case. Not the most groundbreaking approach, but it’s certainly been effective in helping Nomos – once the definition of ‘a watch lover’s watch brand’ – grow in popularity to the point where it’s now an increasingly important player. Of course, with growth comes the need to evolve and innovate. And so, in the past few years Nomos has been busy on both fronts, developing the Swing System and slim new neomatik movements, as well as experimenting with precious metals (on the Lux and Lambda) and some new colour schemes (though to be fair, they’ve dabbled palette-wise before, but typically with their limited editions). The somewhat teutonically named Metro neomatik Champagner is a perfect example of this ‘new Nomos’, powered by the impressive neomatik DUW3001 movement and decked out in soft champagne tones, with popping neon highlights originally seen on the ‘First Edition’ series. (In fact, the only discernable difference between that limited series and this regular production model is the shade of the ‘neomatik’ dial text.) A…
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In the first episode of Apples to Apples, I brought the proverbial boys to the yard by surprising Felix with a milkshake in the form of two very similar looking worldtimer watches by Frederique Constant and Baume & Mercier. To be completely honest, I thought Felix out-argued me. I thought he won. The results of the social media poll, where we opened the floor to you, told a very different story. And so, the scene is set for the series to play out. We flip. We make our cases. We hand over to you to be the final judge. In episode two, it’s a battle of wristborn titans; the mighty Panerai Luminor Submersible vs the Cartier Santos 100.
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According to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters, four Richemont brand CEOs will be replaced over the coming months. This isn’t the first big Richemont executive news to drop recently, with the conglomerate eliminating the group CEO position and elevating multiple brand CEOs to board positions back in November. The latest changes will effect Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, and Vacheron Constantin.
This was predictable. After the announcement by Richemont of first shakeups, by abolishing the CEO and CFO roles, by appointing Jérôme Lambert as head of operations, by appointing Georges Kern as head of watchmaking, marketing and digital and already scheduling several drastic actions for the group, it’s now time for the big reshuffle at the head of the brands. The CEOs of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget and Dunhill will be out in the coming weeks.
Last week we showed you our top picks for the best everyday watches from the 2017 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). Sure, there was some debate over what exactly qualifies as “everyday,” but the spread of watches included both the simple and the complicated, as well as a mix of styles. Today we’ve got another round-up for you – this time of our favorite ladies’ watches from the show. And, before anyone asks, no, the watches selected aren’t all explicitly made for women or marketed to them, but that shouldn’t stop anyone in 2017. Without further ado, let’s get into it.
Tom Ford has just announced that it will be launching Tom Ford Timepieces in collaboration with the American firm Bedrock Manufacturing Company. If that names sounds familiar to you, it’s because Bedrock is the Detroit-based parent company of Shinola (as well as Filson). Details are limited, but here’s what we know right now.
There are two parts to understanding what the Vault V1 watch is all about, and one is the way in which the time is displayed, while the other is how the time is set. What you first need to know is that setting the minutes on the Vault V1 watch involves rotating the full movement itself, while setting the hours involves rotating the dial itself.