Health and wellbeing has never been talked about as much as it has this year. The global pandemic brought personal fitness to the top of the agenda for most people, and devices to support that have flown off the...
Breitling has made two versions of a new Superocean Heritage ’57 in collaboration with Outerknown, a sustainable apparel brand co-founded by surfing legend and Breitling squad member Kelly Slater. Both models have bronze-colored dials and NATO straps made from...
MadaLuxe Group has promoted Steven Barbery, SVP of timepieces, to the newly created role of president of licensing and timepieces. The group’s licensing division will focus on acquiring the worldwide exclusive licensing rights for all fashion categories from leading...
As the Iron Curtain descended across Europe, pitching the powerful Soviet Union against Western allies, industrialists and engineers in Germany were working on gadgets that would help spies stay one step ahead of their enemies. One such device, a...
Kevin Goddard has spent his entire career in retail, starting out as a merchandiser for Sainsbury’s and then Debenhams from the mid-1990s before joining Signet as a merchandising controller for H. Samuel and Ernest Jones in 2002. He was...
Remember the days when all we had to complain about was the price a pint with a sausage in the crummy bars around Baselworld? Those memories are beginning to take on a distinctly rose-tinted hue as we head towards...
Audemars Piguet has unveiled its first ever self-winding Royal Oak with a flying tourbillon. There are three models in the range of 41mm watches that have cases, bezels and integrated bracelets in stainless steel with a smoked blue tapisserie...
As a general rule of business, it pays to be first or best. Citizen has certainly chosen not to rush into the market for full digital display smartwatches, but will be hoping that the on-brand look and feel of...
Chiswick Auctions’ pre-Christmas watch sale will go ahead on December 3, with a Rolex Daytona taking the star lot position ahead of proceedings. In a live online sales format, Chiswick Auctions explained how although this year may have prevented...
The topic of boosting watchmaking resources was top of the agenda at the inaugural Houlden Discussion Group series for Members, writes the group’s chief executive Helen Haddow, as accredited service centres become critical to authorised dealers of the biggest...