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.
The Fondation Cartier, 30 years of intimacy with contemporary art
Spotlight on a foundation that keeps a finger on the pulse of creativity.
A man in tune with his times
A lively interview with Hervé Chandès, General Director of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.
Vanitas vanitatum, the relentless passing of time
What more evocative allegory for these words from the book of Ecclesiastes, which evoke human "vanity" and the transience of human life, than the skull. An imagery watchmakers have been quick to seize upon.
Couture timekeeping: high fashion brands colonize the Jura
What do Hermes and Chanel have in common? The obvious answer is that they are all leading luxury brands with a prestigious couture label and a legendary founder. What distinguishes them from their fashion runway cousins, however, is that they are also Swiss watchmakers.
What goes around comes around
"Vintage" has become common parlance when describing horological production today. According to some sources, the word originates in the Old French vendange (grape harvest) which came to refer to an exceptional year for wine. Others claim its etymology lies in the locution vingt ans d'âge which watchmakers use to refer to any timepiece older than two decades (twenty years of age). Given most Manufactures' venerable age, many of their iconic timepieces fall within this category of vintage, and bringing the past up-to-speed with the present has emerged as a major trend in watchmaking.
