10 watches to end the year
Santa isn’t the only one with a sackful of goodies! The final crop of new watches for 2021 is a sure way to end the year on a festive note.
Lifestyle
Second-hand mania
Philippe Dufour is setting salerooms alight; WatchBox has invested in De Bethune; Chrono24 has secured LVMH-backed funding; Watchfinder is presenting all the James Bond watches in its Paris showroom; Richard Mille has launched a certified network for its pre-owned watches… for watch fans, the moving and shaking is on the pre-owned market.
Pink revolution
Christian Dior once said “every woman should have something pink in her wardrobe. It is the colour of happiness and of femininity”. Well that statement is as true today as it has ever been. Particularly as Rose Quartz – a warm, embracing tone of pink – is one of Pantone’s colours of 2016. Since making this announcement, pink has accelerated in popularity among luxury fashion houses like Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou and Dolce & Gabbana.
Watch, the street is yours
Could a few niche design choices, trends and previous styles within watchmaking indicate that luxury timepieces could become a new staple of streetwear?
Kevin Costner - "It's time we woke up to reality"
Ambassador for Austrian watchmaker Jacques Lemans, Kevin Costner has always been nostalgic for the unspoiled beauty of America's wide-open spaces. The 61-year-old actor and environmentalist is determined to play his part in saving the planet, before it's too late.
Japanese crafts
Japanese decorative techniques have made a remarked-upon incursion into Swiss watchmaking in recent years, with projects that point to a certain number of shared values, not least attention to detail and painstaking execution.
Watchmaking or the temptation of art - II
Must a watch abandon its timekeeping function to be considered a "true" piece of art? The jury is out.
A White Paper for Fine Watchmaking
What precisely do we mean by Fine Watchmaking? This is a complex question which the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie set out to answer through a definition of this singular environment and the brands within it. The White Paper on Fine Watchmaking is the result of three years of work by the Foundation's Cultural Council.
