10 watches to end the year
Santa isn’t the only one with a sackful of goodies! The final crop of new watches for 2021 is a sure way to end the year on a festive note.
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Second-hand mania
Philippe Dufour is setting salerooms alight; WatchBox has invested in De Bethune; Chrono24 has secured LVMH-backed funding; Watchfinder is presenting all the James Bond watches in its Paris showroom; Richard Mille has launched a certified network for its pre-owned watches… for watch fans, the moving and shaking is on the pre-owned market.
The new roads to luxury
A few years ago, "luxury watch" implied a raft of complications, extravagant gem-setting, limited editions and métiers d'art. Basically, a world reserved for collectors. But times have changed. The 2018 luxury watch is adapting to a younger customer base and uses multi-facetted marketing to become more accessible.
Indestructible Cartier
It's hard to imagine Cartier as anything other than a fabulously successful watchmaker and jeweller, but it hasn't all been plain sailing. In the early 1970s, the company was in dire straits, the Cartier family no longer involved with the business, and chances of bouncing back were slim. And yet the company stayed strong in the face of adversity. We met Alain-Dominique Perrin, who helped steer Cartier back to greatness.
Top 5 #Bulgari watches on Instagram
A jeweller, a watchmaker, a jewellery watchmaker, Italian brand Bulgari appeals to many people for many different reasons. Which are the brand’s fan favourites? We scoured Instagram in search of the top five most Instagrammed #Bulgari watches.
Top 5 #tourbillon watches on Instagram
Impossible to miss between 2004 and 2015, it looked as though the tourbillon had lost some of its power to turn collectors' heads. This most iconic of complications is now making a comeback both in collections and in the online world.
Pablo, watches and Antonio Banderas
The anthology series Genius recently returned to National Geographic, with Antonio Banderas more convincing than ever as Pablo Picasso.
How the British came up with Indian time
The original 24 time zones, intended to divide the globe into equal parts, were almost immediately altered to suit the needs of this or that country. First to take liberties with time were the British, with an eye on their numerous colonies.
