10 watches to end the year
Santa isn’t the only one with a sackful of goodies! The final crop of new watches for 2021 is a sure way to end the year on a festive note.
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Second-hand mania
Philippe Dufour is setting salerooms alight; WatchBox has invested in De Bethune; Chrono24 has secured LVMH-backed funding; Watchfinder is presenting all the James Bond watches in its Paris showroom; Richard Mille has launched a certified network for its pre-owned watches… for watch fans, the moving and shaking is on the pre-owned market.
The most spoken about #ladieswatches during SIHH 2018
Fine watchmaking has long been a world dominated by men, but a stroll around SIHH this year suggested things are starting to change. With more and more new releases, from Romain Gauthier's first ever ladies' watch to Richard Mille's new RM 07-01, we are seeing women's watches reach higher levels of complexity. It looks like ladies' watches are slowly beginning to rival men's.
10 men's luxury watches for under €6,000
Cartier, Panerai, Hermès, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC… these are the names that send watch enthusiasts into raptures. Better still, some of their newest timepieces don't carry a five-figure price tag. Gentlemen, here's our selection of luxury watches priced under €6,000*.
Watch customization is gaining ground
Luxury brands return to their bespoke roots, with new levels of customization.
Richard Orlinski teams up with Hublot
The world's top-selling French contemporary artist has put his name to a Hublot watch. The Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Orlinski is a unique mix of folds, facets and ridges cut in titanium or ceramic. Richard Orlinski was in Geneva for the launch... but who invited the bright blue gorilla?
Horological horoscope
What does 2018 have in store? On the upside, sales are picking up, Hong Kong is on the mend and luxury is getting to grips with e-commerce. One big question mark remains: how to convince Millennials that buying a watch is an experience? Something to work on in 2018!
Fifty Shades of Fine Watches
At SIHH 2018, cases, dials and straps were awash with eye-popping shades and high-energy colours as brands set out to seduce women, younger buyers and anyone looking to put something a little more out of the ordinary on their wrist.
