Welcome to the 2016 edition of Quill & Pad’s early Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. In the Mechanical Exception category our panel is split, but one mechanically exceptional timepiece here did garner more votes than the others.
Well, there goes the neighborhood. Earlier this week, with little to no public fanfare, TAG Heuer became the first Swiss watch company to open a Silicon Valley office. Setting up shop on Intel’s Santa Clara, California, campus, TAG now has about a dozen R&D employees cranking away on the Connected Watch (and maybe other things too) and even hired away Tom Foldesi, a former Senior Director at Intel’s New Devices Group. If nothing else, this is a serious statement that TAG Heuer and its digital products are here to stay.
The Richard Mille RM 11-02 Automatic Flyblack Chronograph Dual Time Zone Jet Black Limited Edition watch is a black DLC piece touted by the brand as being a “traveler’s most useful, comfortable and stealth companion.” While it’s unexpected to call any Richard read more…
It was just last week that we showed you the latest collection from Chopard, a series of worldtimers and a new GMT to go with them. All of these watches are part of the in-house L.U.C line, but while there were a few choices of metal and dial colors for the worldtimer, the new GMT was only shown in stainless steel. I was told that a rose gold version would quickly follow and, well, here it is. Meet the L.U.C GMT One in all its rosy glory.
Richemont, owner of Cartier, IWC, Panerai and more, announces departure of top management & board members in major corporate shakeup.
Yesterday Richemont’s board of directors met and did some serious planning for the company’s future. The results of the meeting are nothing to scoff at, with a few important executives retiring and a few well-known names likely to climb the ranks in turn. Here’s a breakdown of what was announced and some thoughts on why it might matter to you.
By Roberta Naas
Here are the concrete facts about last night’s gala event in the Lower East Side of New York City, where Hublot and street artist Tristan Eaton unveiled the exceptional Classic Fusion Aerofusion Concrete Jungle watch. Designed by Eaton, one of the most well known muralists in the world, with a permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, the new watch represents Hublot’s first foray into concrete. Designed as a tribute to New York City, the
Chopard releases the new L.U.C. GMT One, an ideal traveler’s timepiece with a dual-time function. The watch takes on a classic design with modern proportions, in size and case dimensions. It is both a useful work watch and a handsome timepiece with a well-crafted movement.…
This week, the hunt for vintage watches unveiled some highly unusual finds, the type you almost never see. In that vein, the 1980s Heuer Verona reference 371.213G might not be the hottest Heuer chronograph currently, but it’s nonetheless a real rarity and an exceptional find for Heuer collectors. Here we also have a Zenith Extra that was made for the Canadian railroad in the middle of the 20th century. And, of course, classic chronographs are not forgotten here either – we’ve got a great Mathey-Tissot as well as an appealing Omega De Ville.
In the biggest change to its management in years, Richemont has announced the retirement of its chief executive and chief financial officer, as well as eight members of its board. This represents a generational change for the Swiss luxury conglomerate, owner of brands like Cartier, IWC and Montblanc. The retirees who are in their 50s or 60s […]