Before Zenith’s new CEO had chance to get a word in at his official presentation, the irrepressible Jean-Claude Biver had already pre-empted most questions and as an extra bonus revealed a forthcoming revolutionary watch that will be presented by Zenith over the summer. I nevertheless wanted to get Julien Tornare’s take on his new job […]
Read MoreAfter industrial action in France turned what would normally be a relaxing high-speed train journey into a drive to Lyons airport to catch an aeroplane that was cancelled, leaving our intrepid driver Anthony to drive us all the way to Marseilles and stop the night without so much as a toothbrush, tackling the winding gear […]
Read MoreFor the Gombessa II expedition, Laurent Ballesta and his team travelled to the southern pass of Fakarava atoll in French Polynesia in order to study the feeding behavior of the Grey reef sharks. Fakarava is the world’s largest known concentration of these animals with approx. 700 individuals. For the Gombessa IV Genesis intermediate project, in June-July […]
Read MoreTAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Presented simultaneously in San Francisco and Brunnen, the historic heart of Switzerland that overlooks the Grütli meadow where the founding pact of the Confederation of Helvetia was sealed in 1291, TAG Heuer’s second smart watch is based on a modular concept. This new Carrera model consists of three parts: the […]
Read MoreThe French watch market is not setting the world on fire. Far from it. And it’s not because the French don’t sell any watches; watches make up almost one-third by value of total jewellery sales. This is an entirely respectable figure for a country where jewellery plays an important cultural role. But the thing is, […]
Read MoreThis week in New York City, top retailers and watch brands celebrate in style during the seventh annual Madison Avenue Watch Week. The event is a weeklong open house for New York visitors and residents to get up close and personal with some of the top retail stores on Madison Avenue. For watch brands with […]
Read MoreThe split into black and white gives us a point of reference in a here and now characterised by the uncertainty of the fleeting moment. No colour represents this diversity more than grey. It stands for the multitude of facets of our life and inspires us to keep exploring new perspectives. After all, nothing is […]
Read MoreWith the GC32 Riva Cup on Lake Garda having just started with teams from eight nations, the GC32 Racing Tour has announced the arrival of a titan of sailing as its eleventh entry: Spain’s Iker Martinez, who is best known for his gold and silver 49er Olympic medals as well for skippering Team Telefónica in […]
Read MoreSince 2000, the J12 watch is the first timepiece daring to transform high-tech ceramic into a precious material. This year, Chanel pays tribute to this iconic watch by proposing a model with Coco’s emblematic silhouette taking life on the dial, for a graphic and unusual look. The watch is available in black and white versions, […]
Read MoreTwo cousins from the Haute Horlogerie world of fine watchmaking decided to create their own accessory collections and founded the brand Encelade 1789. The brand’s name evokes the name of one of Saturn’s moons, which orbits the planet from a position on one if its outer rings and discovered in 1789. The two cousins’ Gyroscope […]
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