Press release: SINGAPORE 'S NG CHIN HAN STARS IN THE DARK KNIGHT   New York – 14th July 2008.  Singapore's Ng Chin Han arrived in Gotham City alongside with Hollyw...

Girard-Perregaux Auction Package Sells for $170,000 at Napa Valley Vintners Event   Connoisseur's Collection Auction Package is an Enthusiast's Dream, Celebrating Unsurpassed L...

Jaeger-LeCoultre Teams Up with Leonardo DiCaprio To Raise Money for the Environment for its 175th Anniversary July 8, 2008 NEW YORK , NEW YORK – When it comes to the global ...

 Lange Takes on 500th Employee Traditional Watch Manufacturer from Saxony Keeps on Growing   Glashütte, 15 July 2008. 19-year-old Nadine Görgl starts work today for Lan...

AUDEMARS PIGUET EXPANDS U.S. FLAGSHIP STORE AT NEW 57th STREET ADDRESS      July 14, 2008 – New York - Audemars Piguet North America, the world's oldest ...

Audemars Piguet Board of Directors has the pleasure to announce the nomination of Mr. Philippe C. Merk, currently the Chief Executive Officer of Desco Luxury Group (Maurice Lacroix), to the pos...

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About a month after the famous Le Mans 24 hour endurance race, every two years, the Le Mans Classic takes place on the same circuit. With cars from every decade over which the race has been run, the Le Mans Classic is a celebration of racing machines from yesteryear; from the start of the famous race, to more recent times. Any one with an interest in motor racing, and the cars that made such races great, should really look to attend the event. It really is a 'petrol-head's' dream race. ... more

After a nine month wait, my Romain Gauthier Collection Prestige finally arrived, hand delivered by Romain Gauthier himself (not sure why he couldn't just give me a discount and send it via FedEx).  As many of you are familiar, Romain’s Collection Prestige comes in four “flavours” – two in rose gold, one in white gold and one in platinum.   I selected the rose gold with champagne dial primarily for the gilt frost finishing that Romain applies to thi... more

Two weeks ago The Hour Glass held its annual Tour of Independence event to showcase the fine works of leading independent watchmakers. Roger Smith, Vianney Halter and Kari Voutilainen were present, along with their best works. This report details the Singapore leg of the tour, a dinner at the excellent Garibaldi restaurant along Purvis Street. Click here  to see the event report. - SJX ... more

To commemorate Omega's involvement in this coming Beijing 2008 Olympic, Omega brings the very first Olympic Exhibition to Singapore from July 10 to 20, 2008 (10:30am to 8:30pm)  at the main atrium of Paragon Shopping Mall showcasing various timekeeping instrument used over the past 75 years.This round also marks Omega's 23rd partnership with the Olympics since 1932. Omega has been committed to the development of sports with continuous technological innovation of sports  timekeeping and measurement... more

week or so ago, my wife and I had the good fortune to be given a tour of the AP Service Center in Clearwater, FL, by the Director, Gilles Vincent. An enthusiastic and charming man, he gave me permission to post the photos I took. He would pose for a photograph only with me, but he didn't say anything about cropping myself out of the photo, which I've done: After gaining entry (which even those delivering our watches for service are not permitted to do), one meets the Customer Service staff, who are th... more

Lending a Hand - How Heuer was saved by an arms dealer By Su JiaXian       Before TAG, it was Heuer.   Founded by Edouard Heuer in 1860 at St. Imier, Heuer specialised in stopwatches and chronographs. The company made a significant contribution to horology with the invention of the oscillating pinion (also known as cam) in 1886, which replaced the more expensive column wheel and is the most prevalent type of mechanical chronograph today.   Click here  to c... more

I had the pleasure to meet Mr Daniel Zimmerman from Moser (Director sales & marketing) a couple of weeks ago in their London dealer's showroom. It was a fantastic opportunity to chat with him, hear a little about Moser and see some wonderful watches. The first thing I noticed was that Daniel was wearing a platinum Henry with a lovely greyish ruthenium dial which he happily took off for me to look at. This watch definately looks much better in the metal than it does in pictures. The display back glass is b... more

  According to a watch-executive, a few companies in the region have battled for 3 years vying for the distributorship of Guy Ellia.   Last month, Sincere Watch Limited (Singapore & Malaysia) got the distributorship for the brand, Guy Ellia. Understand that Guy Ellia is very selective in choosing their retailers and he wants to maintain a certain positioning of status and prestige. From his list of retailers, the focus is Middle East and Europe, including Greece and Russia.  USA ha... more

OK..wow. First off...I am overwhelmed with the actual production piece of the 303. All pics seen so far were the "carmay" blank display. I took delivery on 10th July of my very own 303 at 430pm. Joined a party to celebrate the arrival of the watch in Johore...with a celebratory ride in the Porsche Carrera GT to baptise the watch!!! With dust and fresh air!! Here..the delivery of the watch...and the soundtrack of "Satisfaction" will best suit this..more.. Before the sunsets!!! t... more

Hi Everyone... I had a chance to play with 001 of the Project Alaska watch back in March at a Basel in NYC event.. Sorry i have not had a chance to post photos of it before now... I will put a post together with all the photos I took. I have to say thanks to an Omega rep for lending me a camera as my battery died in mine that day. i know the photos are sub standard. In my defense, first time i used that brand camera and second it battery was also failing ... So I had to take the photos quickly..... more

Mr Sarpaneva dropped by Kuala Lumpur to host a dinner for the lucky enthusiasts who ordered pieces from him and also to share with us the story behind the Sarpaneva watches. The dinner was held at one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in KL, Hajime.Stepan Sarpaneva. His watches came in birch boxes made in Finland. Each box had a unique grain pattern and were very smooth to the touch. The cover was held closed with magnetic fixtures. The new owners slowly opening their boxes with great anticipation... more

Three years of planning, several visits to watch boutiques for a 'test drive', pleasant get-togethers with other owners and a lot of thought and research and I finally have a yellow gold, manual wind La Tradition 7027BA/11/9V6 (Cal. 507DR) on my wrist. A watch that is now well known to you and far from the 'new kid on the block', but I always take my time making long term commitments and I enjoy the 'journey' as much as the destination. While I can't add much to the photographic record on the L... more

PuristSPro Interviews Thomas van der Kallen "Reconstruction Update" By Dr. Melvyn Teillol-Foo © June 2008        Thomas van der Kallen, President of EBEL, last spoke with PuristSPro in 2007 to share ...... more

Substantial sections of this article were published in iW magazine (June 2008). This unabridged version appears by courtesy of FineLife Media Inc.   INTERVIEW:  KARL-FRIEDRICH SCHEUFELE – CHOPARD DRIVER AND WATCHMAKING MARATHO...... more

From Swiss magazine L'Hebdo:   The ramp-up of watch collectors Often based in Asia, they have hundreds of pieces of fine watchmaking. For brands, they are not just good customers, but also valuable advisers. With the Internet, their influenc...... more

  PuristSPro Interviews Jerome Lambert by Nicolas "amanico" Fondaneche © May 2008  Q: What is your personal take on Jaeger-LeCoultre? R: I would define Jaeger-LeCoultre as a brand of beautiful horology tradition and espec...... more

It was a dark and stormy night......some PuristS had drunk mayhaps "a jar too many" and we started thinking about what the PuristS wanted to know but were too afraid to ask. "More about PuristS", someone slurred into the night......... I am now proud to ...... more

PuristSPro Interviews Magali Metrailler from the Jaeger-LeCoultre Design Department by Nicolas "amanico" Fondaneche © May 2008  How and why did you come to work at JLC ? I started my career as a home designer, an archit...... more

Back in 2005 Patek Philippe presented a new watch of a new kind for this venerable brand !   The Patek Philippe Advanced Research reference 5250 was based on a 5146 annual calendar, with a little plus. A little something that that only you die-hard fans and only if you were high tech aficionados could spot and appreciate.   The reference 5250 was the first Patek Philippe watch to incorporate the first step towards the Patek Philippe watch of the future: an escape wheel made of S... more

SIHH 2008 Report: Audemars Piguet Text & Photos:  Anthony Tsai   AP Royal Oak Carbon Concept Watch - chrono and tourbillonThis is AP's new Concept Watch and is not a limited edition piece. However, it is limited production and around 30 pieces will be made this year. The new Concept watch is part of the Royal Oak collection.Case: forged carbon with black ceramic bezel, crown and pushersBracelet: large scale croc strap with titanium AP deployantExpected delivery is 2nd half of 2008, and due to i... more