Sports watch seeks athlete?
Countless brands propose sports watches in their collections, but do we really need them? Not so sure...
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Musical chairs
All those who have never heard of Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author", raise your hand. That's quite a show of hands! Where is this going? I'll explain...
Fabergé, watch laboratory
Fabergé has an exceptional watchmaker to thank for its movements in the person of Jean-Marc Wiederrecht. His company, Agenhor, is rethinking horological mechanics. More from the man himself, during Dubai Watch Week.
"The digital adventure is only just beginning"
Bought in 2010 by three e-commerce specialists, Chrono24 has quickly grown into the biggest online marketplace for new and pre-owned watches. More from Tim Stracke, co-founder of the site.
Blake Lively, very vintage
She's in the pages and on the covers of every women's magazine. She? Blake Lively of course, aka Serena Van der Woodsen, the seriously on-trend, ex-student in the hit television series "Gossip Girl".
8 minutes with "Captain" Hanks
Having already played captains in "Saving Private Ryan", "Apollo 13", "Charlie Wilson's War" and "Captain Phillips", Tom Hanks returns as Captain Chesley Sullenberger, directed by Clint Eastwood. The artist formerly known as Forrest Gump took time between shootings to talk about his idea of watches.
Mad about vintage
On November 12th, Phillips auction house sold a stainless steel Patek Philippe wristwatch from 1943 for CHF 11 million, a record at auction. Aurel Bacs, the man wielding the gavel, was at Dubai Watch Week, where he gave this interview.
A bridge between past, present and future
In an "Age of Transitions" - the theme of the 2016 Forum de la Haute Horlogerie - we cannot disregard values that have survived the centuries and which hold us steady in a sea of perplexity. Speech by Mr. Franco Cologni, President of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie Cultural Council, at the opening of the Forum.
