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.
Lifestyle
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.
Jaeger-LeCoultre, in love with film
The 72nd Venice International Film Festival, and the presentation of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award to Brian de Palma, is the chance to look back at the longstanding ties between the watchmaker and the silver screen.
Every second counts
During the night of June 30th, a "leap second" was added to time. The twenty-sixth since 1972, its purpose is to make up for the slowing of Earth's rotation, which is partly due to warming oceans.
Make way for "artketing"
In October 2014, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, an exhibition space designed by Frank Gehry, opened in Paris. French daily Le Monde took this opportunity to question Christophe Rioux, a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, on the increasingly close-knit ties between luxury and contemporary art.
The story of the Rolex Daytona
A look at how this iconic watch, the epitome of the Rolex brand, has evolved over its fifty-year existence.
Drive time
Automakers legitimately steal the limelight from watchmakers at the Geneva Motor Show, but this doesn't prevent the custodians of time from using the event to move communications into top gear. A few examples from the 83rd Show.
