Around this time, two days ago, I was finishing my first appointments at LVMH Watch Week, the group's annual early-year trade show, where brands release their early novelties and tease their marketing and messaging for the year ahead of Watches & Wonders. This year, the show expanded to include Tiffany & Co., L'Epée, and –…
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Oftentimes, when a watch brand "collaborates" with a charitable organization, one may assume a position of skepticism for one-time endeavors that keep details like total contribution and impact intentionally vague. However, the relationship between Nomos Glashütte and the humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders has proven to be a lasting…
In partnership with UBS, we hosted a get-together and series of talks in New York City called "House of Craft." The event featured a who's who of watch-world luminaries, including industry legend Jean-Claude Biver, actor Keegan Allen, author Alton Brown, AP CEO of the Americas Ginny Wright, actor Daniel Dae Kim, journalist Jay Fielden, independent…
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This year, on the 75th anniversary of Formula 1, Tag Heuer takes the Crown, so to speak, and becomes the motorsport's Official Timekeeper. In a highly speculated move stemming from last year's official announcement of Rolex being replaced by LVMH via a 10-year partnership with the sport, many correctly assumed…
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The LVMH-owned Gérald Genta brand has unveiled the fourth piece in its Gentissima Oursin collection (Oursin is French for "sea urchin") – the Gentissima Oursin Fire Opal. Following a trio of bejeweled releases last June, the new watch shares many of the same specifications as its predecessors but arguably comes…
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When you see L'Epée, you should think of clocks. And that's a fair initial thought to have as the brand fancies itself as "Switzerland's leading clock manufacture" per its website and has introduced clocks in partnership with brands such as MB&F, Louis Vuitton, and Baccarat. On the clock side of…