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COMPLACENCY, OVERCONFIDENCE, AND HIGH COSTS TO BLAME FOR BASELWORLD’S WOES, SAYS JOURNALIST Austrian watch journalist Alexander Linz blames complacency, overconfidence, and sky-high costs for Baselworld’s recent troubles. Attendance…
Another Valentine’s day, another occasion to cherish the women of your life. WatchAdvisor.com has the pleasure to present you its favorites’ selection of quartz watches to offer on this special moment!
Another Valentine’s day, another occasion to cherish the women of your life. WatchAdvisor.com has the pleasure to present you its favorites’ selection of mechanical watches to offer on this special moment.
After being the Deputy CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre Geoffroy was appointed to be the new CEO of Baume & Mercier. It is impressing how quick he literally inhaled the…
François-Henry Bennahmias is one of the most charismatic personalities of the watch industry. With his latest release of the CODE 11.95 he got awfully criticized, some even wanted…
Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen told me:
“Alexander, we will be presenting a full fleet of Pilot’s Watch novelties that exemplify our engineering prowess and our material expertise. Our new Spitfire line is made using exclusively IWC-manufactured calibres. In the new TOP GUN line, we are using Ceratanium® for the first time in a Pilot’s Watch, giving rise to a completely jet black double chronograph. Last but not least, our special editions honouring the Antoine de Saint-ExupĂ©ry novella Le Petit Prince demonstrate our top-flight skills in the field of haute horlogerie.”
Today I can only offer you a sneak preview.
These are the watches that are no longer embargoed…
From October 12th onward, “First Man” (Universal Pictures) will be screened in cinemas worldwide. The movie tells the story of the attempts made to bring the first man on the moon. Ryan Gosling plays Neil Armstrong. To be as authentic as possible the Omega “Speedmaster” is part of the film. I will show you which “Speedmaster” and other Omega watches you will see in the film.
Do also discover the two official trailers of “First Man” at the end of my story …
In January, at the SIHH 2018, Vacheron Constantin launched its Fiftysix-collection. Clearly inspired by the 1950s and positioned to attract a new and younger clientele. The look and style of the Fiftysix is a direct tribute to the reference 6073, a wristwatch created in 1956.Â
The Fiftysix-collection with so far a Self-winding, a Day-Date and a Complete Calendar model is now extended with the first major horological complication.
Let us together have a look at the Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Tourbillon …
No, this is not a typo!
In fact Geneva based manufacturer Frederique Constant, to celebrate its 30th anniversary, has just launched a tourbillon automatic watch with perpetual calendar based on its in-house calibre FC-975MC4H6 for the in the title mentioned price.
For me it is time to say Happy Birthday, to offer you a closer look at the four executions of the new watch and to let you know what I think of the brand and the new watch by an audio file I just taped …Â
Last week Jean-Claude Biver celebrated his 69th birthday and already days before I knew that he would announce something not really unexpected for me. Jean-Claude has a health issue and needs to take care of himself now. That’s more important than to serve LVMH. He needs time for himself and this is not possible when you are the CEO of the LVMH Watchmaking Division, the CEO of TAG Heuer and if you steer Zenith.Â
First I invite you to read the official LVMH announcement and then to listen to my taped 7:49 minutes comment.
Please let me know what you think and how you see the situation by posting your comment here underneath …
Besides the interview I filmed with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and majority owner of Leica Camera AG, last week in Wetzlar at the Leica HQ this is your reliable source for more technical information.
Clear the stage for the Leica L1 and L2 wristwatches! Keep in mind, that both models are powered by a mechanical movement with manual winding, which has been newly developed.
The “Made in Germany” aspect is particularly important, hence Leica joined forces with Lehmann Präzision GmbH situated in Germanys’ Black Forest.
If you’ve been using a smartphone over the past years chances are you already have an Instagram account. Since you’re reading this article you’re most probably also part of the very vibrant watch community on that platform.
I started my dedicated watch account – @theblackdial – as a new year’s resolution for 2018 and have been enjoying the journey ever since.
I’m a self-taught photographer and by no means a pro who makes his living out of photography. Nonetheless, I’ve put together a list of tips which can help anyone improve their Instagram watch photography game.
I’m going to split this into three parts – taking the shot, editing the photo and posting it to Instagram.