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2 weeks, 3 days ago

When Dhanush met Swiss watchmaker FP Journe: Greatest of all time

Actor and producer Dhanush recently met with the renowned Swiss watchmaker, FP Journe. The caption read, "It was a great honour to have met one of the greatest watch makers of all time Mr. F.P. See Dhanush's post here: For the unversed, F P Journe is a Swiss luxury watch founded by François-Paul Journe in 1999. Raayan marked Dhanush's second …

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Gwyneth Paltrow and her lookalike daughter stroll through Paris during shopping trip... and the proof you're never too old to hold mum's hand

Daily Mail

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. And that certainly appeared to be the case for Gwyneth Paltrow and her lookalike daughter last week as they strolled through Paris during a shopping trip. The A-list actress, 52, and Apple Martin, her 20-year-old daughter with Coldplay frontman Chris, 47, were almost indistinguishable as they wandered around the Place …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Swatch wins Malaysian suit over watches the government said had LGBTQ+ elements

Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Swiss watchmaker Swatch won a suit against the Malaysian government on Monday after a court ordered the return of 172 Swatch watches that were seized last year due to designs that authorities said bore LGBT elements. The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that the watches were seized illegally without a warrant, the Bernama national news agency …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Richard Mille's New McLaren Watch Has a ‘Jump Start’ Button

Wired

Such is the world of luxury products, that customers for McLaren Automotive’s newly announced $2.6 million W1 hypercar can now order a watch to match. The fourth watch produced as a result of the long-term partnership between McLaren and luxury watchmaker Richard Mille, the RM 65-01 “McLaren W1 Edition” was announced this week in a press conference at the carmaker’s …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest watch

CNN

CNN — In recent years, the giants of European horology have been locked in a heated battle to design the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. Moscow-based Konstantin Chaykin says his new ThinKing prototype, which he debuted at the Geneva Watch Days fair in Switzerland last week, is just 1.65 millimeters thick. In an email to CNN, Chaykin said he has developed …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest watch

CNN

CNN — In recent years, the giants of European horology have been locked in a heated battle to design the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. Moscow-based Konstantin Chaykin says his new ThinKing prototype, which he debuted at the Geneva Watch Days fair in Switzerland last week, is just 1.65 millimeters thick. In an email to CNN, Chaykin said he has developed …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

How two strangers found each other and solved the mystery of an L.A. watchmaker

LA Times

The miniature grandfather clock never ticked in Greg Allison’s childhood. One clipping, missing both the date and the name of the publication, called his grandfather “Charley”: “Don’t let the modesty of Charley Allison and his unpretentious shop fool you. When Greg’s father told him about his grandfather, he recounted a story about a Texas oilman who tried to buy the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Dutch watch expert repairs Rolex "eaten by a cow" 50 years ago

Dutch News

A Dutch watchmaker from Grootschermer has taken up the challenge of repairing a Rolex watch lost by a British farmer 50 years ago and thought to have been eaten by a cow. Steel lost the watch in the early 1970s when he “suddenly realised” its bracelet had broken and told reporters that “a cow could have eaten it with a …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Dutch watch expert repairs Rolex "eaten by a cow" 50 years ago

Dutch News

A Dutch watchmaker from Grootschermer has taken up the challenge of repairing a Rolex watch lost by a British farmer 50 years ago and thought to have been eaten by a cow. Steel lost the watch in the early 1970s when he “suddenly realised” its bracelet had broken and told reporters that “a cow could have eaten it with a …

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7 months ago

French revolution – how Borg and Evert changed tennis landscape 50 years ago

The Independent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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7 months, 1 week ago

The story of a Bengaluru wristwatch that went to space

The Hindu

Nightmares of Xenomorphs lingered long after a young Nirupesh Joshi first saw Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic Alien. Years later, that same passion for the cosmos culminated in a very real feat: Bangalore Watch Company, a luxury watch brand he co-founded with his wife, Mercy Amalraj, sent a wristwatch to space. The watch worked flawlessly throughout the flight with no …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Watchmaker sees time for a new product

China Daily

Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie unveiled its new product in cooperation with Alpine Motorsports. Edouard Meylan explained that the global trends indicate that people are discovering more independent brands like H. Moser & Cie have accelerated their moving to China. "In year one of launching that boutique, we achieved the number that we were expecting for year three," said …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Watchmaker sees time for a new product

China Daily

Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie unveiled its new product in cooperation with Alpine Motorsports. Nearly a year after opening its first store on the Chinese mainland in Shanghai, Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie unveiled its new product in cooperation with Alpine Motorsports last week. The watchmaker hosted the Shanghai event titled "GET ON THE FAST TRACK" and unveiled …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Watches and Wonders 2024: 6 timepieces that caught our eye

Hindustan Times

Fifty four watchmakers participated in this year’s edition of Watches and Wonders that is on until April 15 in Geneva. The watches showcased at the world’s most popular watch fair ranged from the likes of the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Berkley Grand Complication to the popular Tudor’s Black Bay 58, which is now available in yellow gold complete with an …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

A luxury Swiss watchmaker is hitting refresh

Live Mint

Luxury watchmaker Favre Leuba plans to unveil more than two dozen timepieces later this year, priced as much as 24,000 Swiss francs, as part of a brand relaunch that seeks to expand the Swiss pioneer’s appeal beyond its majority Indian consumer base. India’s Tata conglomerate acquired the dormant Favre Leuba brand in late 2011 and launched new watches in India …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Audemars Piguet's new CEO's mystery shopping in the luxury watch showroom. Why?

Hindustan Times

Ilaria Resta, the newly appointed chief executive of Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet, adopted a unique approach before announcement of her occupying the top post, engaging in mystery shopping. Ilaria Resta new chief executive officer of Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet. Resta's role includes ensuring Audemars Piguet remains independent, even as potential suitors like LVMH express interest. Audemars Piguet's new …

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11 months ago

Belgian luxury handbags brand says 'committed' to huge China market

China Daily

Belgian luxury handbags brand Delvaux said it is confident about demand in China, a key market that it entered 10 years ago, and is committed to the country, where consumers are increasingly buying quality products. Driven by a huge consumption market, international luxury brands have debuted limited editions of new products with dragon elements tailored for China ahead of the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Writer delivers cold, hard fiction

China Daily

Jack Liao, vice-president of Blancpain China, and Liu Ruilin, founder of Imaginist, present prizes to the short-listed authors at the award ceremony, as Leung Man-tao, chief consultant of Imaginist, speaks at the event. The 2023 Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize has been awarded to 29-year-old author Yang Zhihan, for her collection of short stories Yituan Jianbing, after beating four other short-listed writers. …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Why Malaysia wants to jail LGBT Swatch watch owners

Firstpost

Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by Swiss watchmaker Swatch will face three years in prison in Malaysia. Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by Swiss watchmaker Swatch face three years in prison in Malaysia, the interior ministry said Thursday, as the Muslim-majority country rails against LGBTQ symbols it says could “harm morals”. Two rainbow loops bring the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Time right for Breitling to expand in China market, CEO says

China Daily

Georges Kern, CEO of Breitling Swiss independent watchmaker Breitling aims to open more than 20 new boutiques in the Chinese market, said Georges Kern, CEO of Breitling, after announcing new brand ambassadors, Yang Ying and Huang Jingyu in Shanghai last month. Kern pointed out that the Chinese market boasted a significant young consumer base, with Generation Z emerging as the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

An L.A. watchmaker crafted a $70,000 timepiece. It could revolutionize the U.S. watch industry

LA Times

Watchmaker Joshua Shapiro gripped the machine’s worn handle with his left hand and exhaled. Shapiro’s watch would be almost fully made in the U.S. — something that hasn’t been done in a half century or so. Shapiro Watches’ new model, Resurgence, is almost entirely made in the United States and starts at $70,000. Boutros, whose company has sold two Infinity …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Navdeep Suri, Translator: It’s satisfying translating something from 100 Yrs Ago

Hindustan Times

How does it feel to transition from being a diplomat to your new role as a translator? That was my paternal grandfather Nanak Singh’s classic Punjabi novel Pavitra Paapi, which I translated as The Watchmaker. I was at the Jaipur Literature Festival earlier this year, and I made it a point to attend Daisy Rockwell’s sessions because she got the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

The smart way to tick up cash - as price of luxury watches rockets

Daily Mail

Elegant: The Princess of Wales wears a Cartier Ballon Bleu, helping to raise its appeal Despite impending austerity, the appeal of luxury timepieces has never been stronger as investors increasingly seek tangible assets as an alternative to equities and cash. Nicola Whittaker, manager of the watch department of auctioneer Fellows, says: 'Investing in vintage watches is no longer the preserve …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Titan Smart Pro Review: You Can’t Make A Perfect Android Smartwatch Without WearOS

News 18

The smartwatch market in India is vast. Like the latter, Titan has also come up with its Titan Smart Pro smartwatch that comes as a premium offering from the Indian watchmaker. I compared the back panel with that of the OnePlus Watch since it is priced similarly, and to my surprise, the Titan Smart Pro had a lot more physical …

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When Dhanush met Swiss watchmaker FP Journe: Greatest of all time

Gwyneth Paltrow and her lookalike daughter stroll through Paris during shopping trip... and the proof you're never too old to hold mum's hand

Swatch wins Malaysian suit over watches the government said had LGBTQ+ elements

Richard Mille's New McLaren Watch Has a ‘Jump Start’ Button

Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest watch

Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest watch

How two strangers found each other and solved the mystery of an L.A. watchmaker

Dutch watch expert repairs Rolex "eaten by a cow" 50 years ago

Dutch watch expert repairs Rolex "eaten by a cow" 50 years ago

French revolution – how Borg and Evert changed tennis landscape 50 years ago

The story of a Bengaluru wristwatch that went to space

Watchmaker sees time for a new product

Watchmaker sees time for a new product

Watches and Wonders 2024: 6 timepieces that caught our eye

A luxury Swiss watchmaker is hitting refresh

Audemars Piguet's new CEO's mystery shopping in the luxury watch showroom. Why?

Belgian luxury handbags brand says 'committed' to huge China market

Writer delivers cold, hard fiction

Why Malaysia wants to jail LGBT Swatch watch owners

Time right for Breitling to expand in China market, CEO says

An L.A. watchmaker crafted a $70,000 timepiece. It could revolutionize the U.S. watch industry

Navdeep Suri, Translator: It’s satisfying translating something from 100 Yrs Ago

The smart way to tick up cash - as price of luxury watches rockets

Titan Smart Pro Review: You Can’t Make A Perfect Android Smartwatch Without WearOS