Tag: "luxury"
Vulcain Cricket X-Treme Diver Automatic – Designed For Adventure
You may recall that a few months ago we discussed a special edition Anniversary Heart Cricket watch by Vulcain that had been gifted to President Barack Obama by the manufacturer to celebrate his Presidential inauguration. Although it stirred a little bit of controversy, the watch itself was quite stunning and really showed off the quality [...]
UPDATE! TAG HEUER STANDS BY BRAND AMBASSADOR TIGER WOODS
Last week we told you about the seeming move by Tag Heuer to indefinitely drop Tiger Woods as an ambassador. However, it seems now that further clarification is available.
TAG Heuer has confirmed that it will continue its relationship with Golf n°1 Tiger Woods but will respect
Wow Watch Wednesday: BR 01-92 Radar
Bell & Ross is starting to become a bit of a favorite when it comes to Weird Watch Wednesdays. A couple of weeks ago we told you about the BR01-94 Carbon Fiber Chronograph, made from a single block of carbon fibre. This week we’re going even more stealth, if that’s possible! Designed for the hardcore [...]
Grönefeld Boutique Grand Opening Declared A Success!
Last week we told you about the upcoming grand opening of the new, independent watch maker specialist, Grönefeld Boutique located in Oldenzaal, Holland. Well, the grand opening took place over the weekend just past and it was a huge success, to say the least.
On The Wrist Review: The CX Swiss Military 20,000FT Watch
A few weeks ago I found out that I would be eligible to receive my very own 20,000ft divers watch courtesy of the manufacturer, CX Swiss Military. Well, last week I took delivery of this record-setting new timepiece of which only a total of 1,000 pieces are available globally. Mine is number 8! Unfortunately I [...]
Tag Heuer Drops Tiger Woods’ Image
According to the daily Swiss newspaper Le Matin, Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer is to drop golfer Tiger Woods’s image from its US advertising campaigns for the foreseeable future. The newspaper quoted chief executive Jean-Christophe Babin as saying the company acted following “recent events” surrounding the sportsman.” This makes them now the third sponsor to [...]
Wrist Watch Annual 2010 – Get Your Copy Now!
The 2010 definitive guide to all things watches is out now and can be all yours from only $35 direct from the publisher. The Wrist Watch Annual is the most comprehensive, and in my opinion most relevant, watch publication available and has been edited soundly by our good friend and luxury watch specialist Elizabeth Doerr [...]
Press Release: Partnership sealed between Pierre DeRoche and the star of Japanese baseball
At a ceremony at Fukuoka on 22 November, Pierre Dubois, CEO of Pierre DeRoche, presented Tsuyoshi Wada with a GrandCliff TNT Royal Rétro, thereby sealing the partnership between the Japanese baseball star and the Swiss watch brand.
Wow Watch Wednesday: The Perpetual Flying Tourbillon
I’ve selected this week’s watch to demonstrate the value of equipping yourself with the right knowledge before you go out and make that all important purchase. In the course of my daily travels across the internet I chanced across this rather innocuous company that purports to offer what is renowned as highly complex, and therefore [...]
Grönefeld Boutique Grand Opening – Not To Be Missed!
If you are going to be anywhere remotely close to Holland at the end of this week you absolutely must make the effort to attend the grand opening of the Grönefeld Boutique on the 18th and 19th of December. Believe me, the reward will be well worth the effort! Not only will you get to [...]
Interview With Vincent Perriard, New(ish) CEO of TechnoMarine
This week we were very lucky to steal a few precious minutes with the highly energized, industry legend, Mr Vincent Perriard. Fresh from his role as the Global President of Concord, where he was instrumental in turning around the fortunes of the floundering watch maker, Vincent earlier this year took the reins at the iconic [...]
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