Sharon Tan reviews her own Habring² Foudroyante Felix in Salmon after owning and living with the watch for some time. Here are her candid thoughts on it, supplemented by our original review of the date version in 2018. Habring² makes technically wonderful watches with careful and meticulous finishing, and is not exorbitantly priced. In fact, [...]

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We begin our series of amagnetic watches with the IWC Ingieneur REf. 3508, aka 500,000 A/m model. This watch was released in the 1990s, and was well known not only for the Genta design, but also the very high resistance to magnetic fields. Sharon Tan writes about her own watch. IWC Ingieneur Ref. 3508 The [...]

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We take an in-depth, ladies view of one of the iconic ladies watches – the Chopard Happy Sport Oval, a variant which was first released in 2018 in a magnificent bracelet. Chopard Happy Sport Oval These dancing diamonds have been a DNA of Chopard design since its introduction in 1976. The dancing diamonds are absolutely [...]

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Editor’s note: A new brand – the Eliana Timekeeper. A Singapore brand, designed in Singapore. And targeted for the ladies. We speak to the founder, Sherrie Han and talk about the inspiration, the watches, and the future plans. I loaned the Rosegold Twilight Glint for about a week. And now here we are at Watch [...]

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Vacheron Constantin introduces the Égérie, a whole new line of ladies watches. Discover the three watches in the launch series. Press Release Vacheron Constantin Égérie A new collection dedicated to women. The close encounter of the two worlds of Haute Horlogerie and Haute Couture, through the prism of craftsmanship, precision, excellence and beauty. A pleated [...]

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Dubai Watch Week is one of the most interesting watch events in the horological calendar. This is the fourth time this event was organized by probably the Middle East’s most prominent retailers – Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons. We attended the event last week, and had a conversation with Hind Seddiqi, Director General of Dubai Watch [...]

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Jaquet Droz has always been making beautiful timepieces, both for men as well as for ladies. Here, Sharon Tan investigates the new Lady 9 Petite Mother-of-Pearl in this latest Ladies View Review. Jaquet Droz Lady 9 Petite Mother-of-Pearl This watch was first revealed at Baselworld 2018, pleasing many small-wrist ladies with its 25mm case width. [...]

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Budding collectors have a problem. We tend to lash out the excuse that it was love at first sight with almost every watch we bought on impulse. I used that excuse a few months back, and looking back, I still believe that it was truly love at first sight. Let’s take a closer look at [...]

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Tudor has expanded their ever-popular Black Bay bezel-less range to include a new feminine model. A 32mm model is being added to the existing Black Bay 41 and Black Bay 36 range. The Black Bay 36 is also available in an elegant blue dial option this year for Baselworld 2018. As a nod to the [...]

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I’ve had the pleasure of wearing a Corum Golden Bridge Round 39 for about week, courtesy of Corum Singapore. We had a couple photo shoot for the Corum Golden Bridge Round 43mm (which we’ve reviewed here) and 39mm, the shoot was such a breeze because the watches were so easy to wear. Both models have [...]

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Our Chief Technical Elf writes about her beloved Grand Seiko Spring Drive. The Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA011 has been written about everywhere, so we are not going to replicate with a full review, but one seen through the eyes of a collector, and what piqued her interest.  The Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA011 “Snowflake” [...]

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Deployant Friend, Sharon Tan shares her fascination with mechanical watches in her first contribution here. She tells her fascinating story, and a grand reveal of the rare watch. The Audemars Piguet Lady Royal Oak Ref. 77321 in a stainless steel 33mm case, with an automatic movement. When I was first introduced to the abyss of watches, [...]

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The way women are wearing watches has changed. Just like men, women want stylish watches that are made with quality and boast all the complications we desire. Thankfully, the industry has taken notice and watches are getting bigger and better, so what does this mean for the future of female watch design? A historical perspective [...]

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