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A global watch for all seasons
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/03/2026
» This Sunday, the clock will need to be advanced one hour in European countries observing Daylight Saving Time (DST). The resetting was previously carried out across most of the US and Canada on March 8.
Because time isn't constant
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/08/2024
» Precision is paramount and even more so when combining complications with timekeeping. Jaeger-LeCoultre optimises the marriage via its patented Duometre, which gave rise to a collection of sophisticated models in 2007.
Mission: Possible
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 02/08/2024
» In the summer of 1964, marine biologist Sylvia Earle was the only woman among the 70 or so crew members on board the National Science Foundation's research vessel Anton Bruun.
Olympic Thai-in
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 26/07/2024
» For a whole year, Omega's Countdown Clock has been tracking the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
Let there be light
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/04/2024
» Brooches shone as Michelle Yeoh's statement jewellery. At the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, the Malaysian actress donned a Balenciaga gown adorned with the Lumière Feather Brooch by Cindy Chao The Art Jewel.
Veganism bites back during November
Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 13/11/2023
» World Vegan Day falls on Nov 1 each year, and this entire month is dedicated to veganism.
Land, sea, air
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 07/07/2023
» The House of Breguet served 19th century maritime exploration and navigation through its chronometers used to calculate ship positions. The precision and reliability earned founder Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823) the title of Watchmaker to the French Royal Navy in 1815.
Leading from the front
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 03/03/2023
» Since 2015, Audemars Piguet has advanced haute horlogerie with a series of innovations, starting with the Supersonnerie technology (RD#1). An ultra-thin perpetual calendar movement (RD#2) followed in 2018, and an oscillator with increased amplitude (RD#3) was unveiled last year.
Food for thought
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 29/07/2019
» Som tam is a staple that I eat almost every day, but always skipping the tomato and long bean that end up in the restaurant's bin. The other day, I started drinking soya milk -- it was too sweet. The remaining amount was discarded in the kitchen sink. I often have to throw away rotten carrots and other vegetables as well as unconsumed kub khao in plastic bags. Those ready-to-eat foods became expired items in the fridge.