Category: Recommended Reading
When Art Meets Time – Three People, Three Stories
They may not know how to measure time, but they are the best at capturing it. A painter, an artist, and a designer: we talk to three up-and-coming talents to explore the relationships between art and time.
A Day At SalonQP 2011 – As Seen Through The Eyes Of An Enthusiast
In just three short years QP magazine has established their annual watch exhibition, the SalonQP, as one of the premiere events on the UK’s – and indeed Europe’s – watch calendar. This year the two-day event was hosted in the stunning Saatchi Gallery in London, a fitting venue for a truly incredible display of some of the world’s best pieces of Haute Horologerie.
A Tribute to George Daniels: Creator Of The Co-Axial Movement (VIDEO)
Georges Daniels – 19 August 1926 – 21 October 2011 – © Omega
George Daniels built his reputation restoring and repairing the exceptional creations of Abraham Louis Breguet and, like his predecessor had a century before him, made it his life’s work to constantly search for ways to improve watchmaking.
Only Watch 2011 – Strange Days In Monaco
It would seem that the sun-beams of market recovery have not reached all shores just yet. On September 23rd, the 4th edition of the biennial charity auction ONLY WATCH closed with a result of EUR 4,563,000. This may sound like an outstanding result on the face of things, but a closer look at the details of the auction definitely shows that the market has not quite returned to the heady excess of pre-GFC times, at least not this year anyway.
Interview With Xetum Founder Jeff Kuo – The Journey So Far
In the past few years the global economy has taken somewhat of a battering. Ongoing uncertainty in the global financial markets, increasing levels of unemployment and rapid declines in retail spending have all taken their toll. Invariably small businesses often suffer the most in these tumultuous times.
Wow Watch Wednesday: IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia
Meet the best watch IWC Schaffhausen has ever made. Period. The all new Portugese Sidérale Scafusia, stunningly complex, breathtakingly beautiful, this is the timepiece that truly elevates the brand into the world of haute horology.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute to Deep Sea Memovox (Warning: Contains Serious Watch Porn!)
They say fashions go in cycles; it seems classy retro is in these days. Not 60s psychadelia or 80s electro pop, but more along the lines of the elegant art deco period and slightly more restrained postwar period. This year at SIHH 2011, hot on the heels of the Reverso 1931, JLC introduced homages to their first, and the world’s first, underwater alarm – the 1959 Deep Sea.
Independent Watch-Makers Finally Available In Australia!
Well, it’s official, the timepieces of some of the best independent watch-makers in the world will soon be available in Australia with the all new Perth based luxury watch boutique, Swiss Time Machine, officially announcing today the brands it has to offer Australian aficionados. Suffice to say, there were a few pleasant surprises in there!
Been There, Done That: The First Watchmakers’ Ball
A few months ago The Watch Lounge received a Press invitation to the first “Watchmaker’s Ball”. Our first reaction was something along the lines of “never heard of it, sounds like it would be boring no matter what palace it’s at” So when the computer asked ‘Do you want to delete this email?’ the answer was a quick and decisive ‘yes!’
Only Watch 2011 – Our Picks So Far
Undoubtedly many of you would be aware of (and eagerly anticipating) the arrival of the ‘Only Watch’ auction that is held in Monaco every 2 years under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert II. This special event sees some of the best known watch-makers and artisans in the world dedicating their exceptional talents to creating unique pieces to be auctioned, with the proceeds being donated to fund medical research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Andreas Strehler and Kari Voutilainen To Make New MdT Chapter Three
In 2008 Maitres du Temps made its official debut with the successful delivery of a bold new project, the Chapter One. The concept was simple; bring together some of the world’s best independent watch-makers, give them the necessary resources and then step back and watch as they work together to create truly astonishing timepieces!
Please Welcome Our Newest Contributor: Ashton Tracy!
It gives us great pleasure to announce the addition of Melbourne based watch-maker, Ashton Tracy, to our editorial team! Ashton trained at the British School of Watchmaking in Manchester where he obtained his WOSTEP diploma and now runs Kosmos Horology in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in mechanical timepieces along with the manufacturing of obsolete watch parts.
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