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December 9, 2022
Published by MING LIU at December 9, 2022
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Watch Designers Want to Make You Smile

A lighthearted watch can act as “a real tonic in a kind of glum time,” one collector suggested. Richard Mille may top the trend with his […]
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June 14, 2022
Published by KATHLEEN BECKETT at June 14, 2022
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They Made Watchmaking History. Or Did They?

Creating a “first” in the realm of timepieces can propel a brand to new heights. But it can be hard to parse which company broke which […]
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March 29, 2022
Published by VICTORIA GOMELSKY at March 29, 2022
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In Watches, What Does Luxury Mean Now?

Gen Z buyers, for whom inclusivity, sustainability, transparency and traceability are not negotiable, already have changed the way brands do business. Until recently, most luxury watchmakers […]
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March 8, 2022
Published by ROBIN SWITHINBANK at March 8, 2022
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A Watch Brand Is (Quickly) Reborn

It took new management only six months to introduce a watch at HYT, a quirky brand that uses fluorescent liquid to indicate time. When it was […]
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March 25, 2021
Published by Dave Seminara at March 25, 2021
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Searching for Roger Federer

Pilgrims have been coming to Switzerland’s Einsiedeln Abbey since shortly after St. Meinrad, the Martyr of Hospitality, retreated to the secluded “Dark Forest” in a valley […]
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November 23, 2019
Published by ELIZABETH PATON at November 23, 2019
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Roger Federer, Sneakerhead?

If you run into Roger Federer on your way to board a plane, do not be surprised if he looks you up and down, or mostly […]
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January 16, 2018
Published by MING LIU at January 16, 2018
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As an Independent Watchmaker, Romain Gauthier Has His Own Ideas

Advertisement For someone who was born, raised and still lives and works in the Vallée de Joux, the famed watchmaking hub of Switzerland, Los Angeles might […]
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March 22, 2017
Published by RACHEL GARRAHAN at March 22, 2017
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At Hermès, a ‘Company Man’

The French don’t have an expression for a “company man” but, if they did, it would almost certainly describe Laurent Dordet. The 48-year-old Frenchman has spent […]
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September 14, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at September 14, 2016
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A Steel Watch Inspired by the Skies

Rather than assume the mantle of the famed French watch company his family founded in the 18th century, early aviator Louis Charles Breguet decided instead to […]
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