Viewing entries tagged with 'luxury watches'
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Bell & Ross Provide Peugeot With Drive Time
By Adrian Maronneau on March 9, 2010
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being invited to Paris for the 25th “Ceremonie d’Inauguration du Festival Automobile International“, exhibiting the best in car manufacturing. Every year, major brands showcased their concept cars, highlighting the latest in technology and design. The world of cars and watches is often linked and this year saw a perfect example with Bell & Ross commissioned by Peugot to collaborate on…
Read this article | 9 March 2010
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Brand History: Baume & Mercier
By John McLaughlin on March 2, 2010
If there were a patent on classic style - understated, elegant and almost painfully averse to the dangerous allure of the passing fad – then Baume & Mercier would be among those first in line to capture it.This is not to say it is stuffy, simply that its extravagances are less about new departures than what they might add to the evolution of an established stye. The dodecagonal bezel of the Riviera is about as out there as B&M gets.…
Read this article | 2 March 2010
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Brand History: Gucci
By John McLaughlin on February 10, 2010
Gucci and glamour go hand in hand, but for fashionistas of a certain age, Gucci is also a byword for the kind of internecine warfare that gave the Borgias a bad name.Founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921, the Florence-based House of Gucci reached such giddy peaks of chic through the ‘60s and ‘70s that it was championed by the three biggest female celebrities of the era – Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy Onassis –…
Read this article | 10 February 2010
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The Wonder of the Welder Watch
By Tom Clarke on February 4, 2010
If you want to stay on top of your trends, you’ll keep your eyes peeled for the new range of Welder watches. From the designer of U-Boat watches, Italo Fontana has created the ‘Welder’. With exactly the same design concepts, the main difference between the two ranges is that the U-boats use Swiss movement, whilst the Welders house Japanese quartz movement – a slightly cheaper alternative!!Military-inspired, the original…
Read this article | 4 February 2010
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The Rise Of The 'Power' Watch
By Angus Jenkins on December 15, 2009
Great article in the Guardian by Jeremy Langmead on why our passion for watches seems to be bucking current global economic trends: "Why are men obsessed with watches? No one needs one. They tend to be seriously expensive. There's a recession on. And yet magazines today are stuffed with adverts for power watches and the industry is booming..." Read the full article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/14/men-wristwatches - that…
Read this article | 15 December 2009
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The Show Off Watch Guide
By Adrian Maronneau on December 7, 2009
We can all pretend that we buy watches for the craftsmanship of the detailing or accuracy of the watch mechanism. Sure, these are good reasons, but if we’re honest there are more obvious motivations behind our purchase! We buy fine watches because they shout social status - in short; we buy because we want to flash.It’s a perfectly valid reason. For men, owning a fine timepiece is one of the only ways to truly indulge in luxury.…
Read this article | 7 December 2009
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Why the World's Politicians Love Patek Philippe
By John McLaughlin on November 27, 2009
Pity the politicians. In this new media age they are scrutinised as never before, and their almost desperate efforts to win our approval are prone to dissolving like a giant meringue under the hothouse glare of a paparazzi culture.Small wonder that they try to construct an image that is proof against attack, carefully composed of elements chosen to suggest they really can be trusted: the car they drive; the holiday they take; and, yes, even the…
Read this article | 27 November 2009
