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Archives: Watches
Urwerk
Discussing watches with Urwerk’s Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei is a throwback to the 1960s. All that was missing when I met the pair at Marcus was a hookah filled with Michoacan and a soundtrack by Earth Opera. Their Swiss-German … Continue reading
You Show Me Yours….
© Ken Kessler 2003 Ken Kessler recounts his first-ever visit to the Basel and Geneva watch fairs Mecca for watch lovers? Sure, if your idea is overdosing on what you adore, on being so overwhelmed by a surfeit of … Continue reading
Sport Watches
Hublot Big Bang Default watch purchases used to fall into categories: “dress watch”, “sport watch” and “work watch” were the main headings. There were numerous choices within those groupings, but few mattered. If you were looking at the quality sector, … Continue reading
A.Lange & Söhne
As comebacks go, it’s the watch equivalent of Sinatra’s or Presley’s: A. Lange & Söhne represents the pinnacle of German watchmaking, and a half-century in the wilderness only whetted enthusiasts’ appetites for more. Like every other unfortunate manufacturer or business … Continue reading
BaselWorld 2008 Preview
(Jean Dunand Shabaka) It’s Disneyland for jewellery and watch lovers, the annual smorgasbord(s) where every watch brand reveals what’s in store for the coming season. The extravaganza begins at the massive Baselworld event encompassing brands in the thousands, … Continue reading
Baselworld 2012
HYT H1 As much as the annual watch industry event called “Baselworld” is a shrine to the new, it’s also a wonderful showcase for continuity. By its very definition, a trend should be something transient, with its own sell-by date, … Continue reading