Tag: "watches"
Ladies, Its Time
Last week we featured an exclusive interview with Paris watch icon Laurent Picciotto, Founder and Owner of Paris’ most exclusive watch boutique, Chronopassion. In that interview Laurent hinted at the establishment of a new agreement with with a well known company, promising to propose a completely new approach to watches for women in the coming [...]
Weird Watch Wednesday: The Concord C1 Code Chronograph
This week’s piece from Swiss watch maker Concord is certainly unique but we’re not really sure if that’s a good thing. Over the last few years the luxury brand has built a reputation for pushing the envelope when it comes to design, in large part thanks to the marketing ingenuity of former President Vincent Perriard, [...]
What’s A Tourbillon Really Worth?
Later this week we will be presenting our “on-the-wrist” review of this watch from Chinese manufacturer, Longio. Whilst not yet on the mainstream radar this Hong Kong based brand is really making a conceited effort to break into the luxury watch market by offering watches that have been constructed fully in-house, including the automatic movement which features a flying tourbillon complication.
Daniel Dreifuss (Maurice de Mauriac): The man who stands out from the crowd
Daniel Dreifuss is the kind of man who, when discussing haute horlogerie, talks pretty much about everything… but haute horlogerie. Star behavior, snobbery even? On the contrary. Daniel Dreifuss is a lover of life, constantly unsatisfied, a workaholic who is as happy working 12 to 16 hours a day as he is upset by the [...]
Daniel Dreifuss (Maurice de Mauriac) : Un homme à part
Daniel Dreifuss est un homme qui, lorsque vous lui parlez horlogerie, vous parle à peu près de tout….sauf d’horlogerie. Caprice de star, snobisme ? Tout au contraire. Daniel Dreifuss est un amoureux de la vie, un éternel insatisfait doublé d’un bourreau de travail, qui se réjouit tout autant de travailler 12 à 16 heures par jour [...]
ETA Withdrawal: The Fake Revolution ?
In accordance with its strategic plans, ETA will withdraw the supply of blanks at the end of 2010. As the company currently has the monopoly on this market, it is reasonable to expect that many other players will be keen to jump into the gap left empty by ETA.
Laurent Picciotto (Chronopassion) – Instinct, Passion And Anything But Moderation
There’s no longer any need to introduce Laurent Picciotto, founder of Chronopassion. A well known international expert who is always found where he is least expected, he has built up a true expertise in outstanding brands and in the process acquired the loyalty of no less outstanding clients.
Laurent Picciotto (Chronopassion) – Instinct, passion et démesure
Image courtesy of Chronopassion On ne présente plus Laurent Picciotto, fondateur de Chronopassion. Expert reconnu sur la scène internationale, toujours là où on ne l’attend pas, l’homme s’est constitué une expertise sur des marques hors-norme, fidélisant une clientèle tout aussi hors-norme. Pour The Watch Lounge, Laurent nous parle de la crise, de Paris Hilton, et [...]
Does The Movement Really Matter? – The End Of The ETA Era
By now many of you would be aware that the makers of arguably the best known Swiss watch movements in the world, ETA (owned by the Swatch Group), have advised that they will stop providing ebauche movements (or blanks as they are commonly referred to) to any company outside of The Swatch Group by the end of 2010.
Bremont To Release Limited Edition Supermarine At Basel World 2010
Last year we told you about the release of British watch maker Bremont’s inaugural dive watch, the Supermarine 500. Highly praised for combining the functionality required from a dive watch with the classic characteristics of a dress watch, the Supermarine 500 was a great success.
Ateliers deMonaco Officially Announces In-House Minute Repeater
High-end new comer Ateliers deMonaco yesterday officially announced the introduction of their very first, fully in-house developed and manufactured Minute Repeater: the Carré d’’Or Squelette Grand Tourbillon Répétition Minute TB-RM1. An exceptionally attractive and complicated piece, this latest invention grants Ateliers deMonaco entrance to a
Omega Exhibits Nine Decades Of Innovation For The IOC
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see the official chronograph of the 1932 Olympics. Luckily for enthusiasts and historians alike though, it is one of the pieces exhibited by Omega in its Champs-Elysées show-room, during the celebration of their long-standing relationship with the International Olympic Committee.
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