Viewing entries tagged with 'Rolex Oyster'
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The Lottery of Choosing a Good Watch Brand Ambassador
By John McLaughlin on February 12, 2010
It hasn’t been very edifying watching John Terry stumbling around in the tabloid jungle these past few weeks, though it was probably a relief to watchmakers around the world that his product endorsement profile doesn’t stretch too far past Daddies Sauce. Watchmakers and sporting folk go back a long away, at least to 1927 when cross-channel swimmer Mercedes Gleitze was able to climb out of the briny, consult her Rolex Oyster, and know…
Read this article | 12 February 2010
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Who Needs the iPad When You Can Have a Gadget Watch
By John McLaughlin on February 8, 2010
In a year that opens with the launch of the Apple iPad, which does everything except make you breakfast (trouble with the beans, apparently), it is worth pondering just how much gadgetry the ordinary decent citizen can stand in a single device. Watchmakers have certainly never been immune to the thrill of multi-tasking. They may be a traditional bunch in many ways, especially at the luxury end of the market where art and engineering meet, but the…
Read this article | 8 February 2010
