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The new time lord
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 07/11/2014
» Recalling his first visit at Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, Daniel Riedo found himself stunned by a display of over 1,200 movements on the Wall of Calibres at the company's museum.
Right on time
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 17/10/2014
» While other brands presented as many models as they could, IWC Schaffhausen put the spotlight on one family of its timekeepers, Portofino, at the 2014 Watches & Wonders, held recently at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
World-class wrists
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 10/10/2014
» Asia is certainly the place to be for prestigious brands, where haute horlogerie is appreciated by watch aficionados who flocked to admire an array of models — from sophisticated complications to dazzling diamonds — showcased at the second Watches & Wonders exhibition, held last week at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Slim is in
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 23/05/2014
» The trend for slimmer timepieces, according to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Alexis de Laporte, is related to the economic situation.
The rhythms of Nan
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 10/04/2014
» In the early evening before each Buddhist holy day, the sound of sacred drums echoes across Baan Maha Pho community in Nan to remind people to prepare themselves for the next day’s religious activities.
Water, water everywhere
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 02/04/2014
» Catching a cab in Singapore, you may get the chance to meet Oli Pettigrew, the cute host of the on-the-road TV game show that challenges passengers with general-knowledge questions to win a cash prize.
Keeping time with history's help
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 03/01/2014
» The restoration of a Lange 1902 pocket watch broadened know-how in crafting mechanical timepieces, which was incorporated into the making of A. Lange & Sohne's most complicated wristwatch, The Grand Complication, released in 2013.
Revelling in complexity
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 15/11/2013
» It's been a good year for Blancpain, says Marc Junod, vice-president of the luxury watch firm, who is pleased that the brand has been able to maintain growth in a fast-changing market with the launch of its Carrousel, Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe and Chronograph Grande Date models.
You can't build a better mousetrap
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 19/09/2013
» In his early 20s, John Faulkner tremendously enjoyed his first viewing of The Mousetrap, but the actor never thought that one day he would star in it.
Women on Top
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 13/09/2013
» Not many women make it to the top in the watch industry, but in June Ellen Sorenson became one of the few following her appointment as Vacheron Constantin's Southeast Asia managing director.