When it comes to men’s watches, the age of big, complex movements appears to be on the wane. Now, the slender profiles of the early 20th century are back in the form of ultrathins.
A few watch brands have aligned themselves with nonprofit causes dedicated to the sea. Their most visible contributions, however, are ocean-theme timepieces.
Given the scale of the Asian market, it is not surprising that several luxury watch brands are continuing to target buyers, both men and women, with models inspired by Asian aesthetics.
Two major watch fairs are taking place in Hong Kong this month: the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair and Watches and Wonders, the latter billing itself as Asia’s first haute horlogerie exhibition.
The British watchmaker Bremont has announced the release of its new Codebreaker model in honor of the work done by an elite group of World War II code-breakers.
Masahiro Kikuno, the first Japanese member of the elite academy of independent watchmakers, had long dreamed of reviving the “wadokei” traditional timepiece.
A pragmatic return to a broader market focus is a departure from the dark days of the financial crisis, when many Swiss watchmakers decided that the only way to survive was to flock to the high-end.