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It's just past 12 a.m. Singapore time on 15 December 2009 so here it is. Highlights of the new Lange 1 Daymatic (what a name): 39.5 mm case diameter Automatic movement with 50 hour power reserve Day a

A few days ago Jean-Claude Biver was in Singapore and retailer The Hour Glass organised a dinner for collectors. Hublot fans were out in force and Jean-Claude did not disappoint. He is a tremendous pe

In addition to the cocktail event ( click here to see the report), a dinner with Max and Alain was also held together with the Singapore distributer of Lamborghini, including three of the LP670 Super

The other day I was at the Chopard boutique and something caught my eye. That does not happen often with Chopard. I respect the LUC range for its quality and construction but their designs leave me lu

Maitre du Temps is a brand started by an American watch businessman, Steven Holtzmann. It is premised on the concept Max Busser pioneered at Harry Winston which has since been appropriated and tweaked

Goris Verburg took the helm at IWC in South-East Asia at the beginning of August, after a stint as Regional Manager for Asia, Middle East and Africa at Schaffhausen. Goris Verburg Goris possesses a co

Each year retailer The Hour Glass organises a Tour of Independence event in Singapore attended by various independent watchmakers. This year Kari Voutilainen and Romain Gauthier were in town. Both als

Last week, Jerome Lambert, CEO of JLC, was in Singapore to launch the amazing Hybris Mechanica 55 Coffret. The launch was held at Capella Singapore, a 6-star resort on Sentosa Island. Continued below.

Two lucky owners of the Vianney Halter Antiqua in platinum have kindly agreed to share their thoughts on this wonderfully rare watch with us. The main differences between the two specimens of the Anti

The following is the edited transcript of a brief chat with an eminent collector of timepieces from independent watchmakers. His collection is notable not only for its diversity but also for its high

A week ago Fabian Krone and Arnd Einhorn were in Singapore to showcase the Zeitwerke and some of the SIHH 2009 collection. Fabian and Arnd hosted a dinner for 20 guests, organised by Peter Chong of th

At the time of its launch the IWC Il Destriero Scafusia was touted as the most complicated wristwatch in the world. It was one of several remarkable grand complication watches that emerged at the end

A week ago, Li Yundi and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra played to a packed concert hall at the Esplanade Theatres in Singapore. Breguet, sponsor of the concert, hosted collectors in a cocktail recep

A few days ago Cartier opened its new and impressive store in Singapore's new and impressive mall, Ion Orchard. It was a grand affair graced by some famous faces. Billy Zane was there though I have to

This is part II of a look at Breguet’s 2009 collection; click here to see part I. Breguet’s grandest watch unveiled at Baselworld 2009 was the Classique Grande Complication 7637, a minute repeater wit

This is part one of a series of posts looking at the 2009 Breguet novelties, beginning with the Classique 5967 and the Classique 7337. Before that, several trends evidenced in Breguet collection of re

18 months ago, thanks to a good friend who went to Tokyo, I acquired the Grand Seiko SBGM003. I wrote a review three or four months after the acquisition, you can read the review here . In fact, since

All the text that follows here and in the follow-up posts are from a recent press release. All the images are from Cartier. However, the press release is informative and the images are excellent, henc

On Friday 24 July 2009, renowned pianist Li Yundi will perform at the Esplanade along with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). Breguet is sponsoring this concert and has kindly agreed to invite me

Max Busser & Friends is participating for the first time in Only Watch, the glamorous annual auction held to benefit research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Each participating watchmaker contribute