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JAEGER-LECOULTRE MARKS THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE WITH A VERY SPECIAL EXHIBITION. On her coronation day in 1952, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wore a timepiece powered by a Jaeger-LeCoultre 101 movement. Read More
CHINA'S NEWFOUND WEALTH HAS LED TO A SURGE IN DEMAND FOR LUXURY GOODS. HOW IS THIS AFFECTING WATCH DESIGN? You don’t need to be an economics professor to know that the Chinese economy has exploded in the past decade. Read More
THE ABRAJ AL BAIT COMPLEX IN SAUDI ARABIA, WITH IT'S ICONIC GIANT CLOCK, HAS EXPLODED ONTO THE WORLD'S ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE, BLOWING A NUMBER OF RECORDS SKY HIGH. Dubai’s Burj Khalifa might be the world’s tallest building, Read More
WHEN IT COMES TO WATCH TRENDS, MOST OF THE FOCUS IS ON SIZE, COMPLICATIONS OR MATERIALS, BUT PREVAILING TRENDS CAN BE ABOUT COLOUR TOO. THIS YEAR BLUE IS BACK. There were a few examples of watches turning blue last year Read More
WHEN YOU'RE SEVEN MILES UNDER THE SEA, YOU NEED EQUIPMENT THAT WON'T LET YOU DOWN - ENTER THE ROLEX DEEPSEA CHALLENGE. You may have heard that earlier this week film-maker and explorer James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar) travelled down over 35,000 feet Read More
TAG HEUER'S 2012 COLLECTION IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND WEBSITE. If you follow the watch industry, you’ll know that it can be a while before new watches unveiled at the annual watch fairs in Basel and Geneva become available to the watch-buying public. Read More
BASELWORLD 2012 CAME TO A CLOSE YESTERDAY. HERE, SOME OF OUR EXPERTS SHARE THEIR CONCLUSIONS ON THIS YEAR'S SHOW. Compiling pithy thoughts on Baselworld is like trying to squeeze an elephant into a test tube. Read More
BASELWORLD NEWS – PATEK PHILIPPE KICKS OFF THE FAIR WITH TWO STUNNING NEW PERPETUAL CALENDAR MODELS. Today is day one of Baselworld, and the first thing that’s caught our eye is this drop-dead gorgeous pair of Patek Philippe perpetual calendars. Read More
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