I have been told by Cartier that delivery should start in June this year and the price will be 250,000 euros, excluding taxes. It will be made in a limited edition of just 50 pieces, but only one or two will be finished each month.
Another great report and pictures, Andrew. As for the question of watch houses and polo, it seems to me that JLC has a more legitimate reason for its active links with the polo world than any other watch company. If JLC hadn't launched the Reverso at the request of British polo players in the 1930s,
During the SIHH fair in Geneva this week I heard the sad news that BNB Concept is expected to shut its doors any day now - and posts elsewhere on the internet seem to confirm this news. The company is said to have amassed substantial debts because a number of its customers have been unable to pay th
This week I've already been to a special event with Zenith in Le Locle and tonight I've been at the McLaren F1 team's technical centre for an event with TAG Heuer, Lewis Hamilton and Ron Dennis. Let me know if you want more info about the Cartier Concept Watch: I can probably find time to post in th
Last week Cartier issued a very rare invitation to selected journalists to visit its plant in La Chaux-de-Fonds where its first ever concept watch was unveiled. We weren't prepared for such originality and innovation, in the true tradition of concept products. They really have been thinking 'out of
Initially they are recommending that owners return them once a year for the belts to be changed free of charge, but this is likely to be a precautionary move. Because they have little experience of these belts over a period of time they have played it safe, but they think it is likely that once they
I first visited Seiko's factories in the 1970s and I've been back a number of times since. In the 1970s, they were keen to show off their skills in making quartz movements and they were the only company in the world to have totally integrated quartz watch production, including making their own batte
if I have understood your post correctly – and as somebody who was involved in helping watch companies to fight against fakes – I believe it is illegal in many markets to use a brand's name or logo on a product that is not authentic. Any lawyers here can probably tell us whether or not such activity