Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2017
SIHH 2017: Frank’s Top 5 Watches
The first and arguably most important watch fair of the year is over but the dust has barely settled. This was not only my maiden trip…
Author Frank Chuo
Reviews
A Collector’s View: Review of a Personal Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Minute Repeater
Building a minute repeater is tricky business, one that very few watchmakers can manage. The minute repeater is a complication that chimes the time on demand…
News
Review: Vacheron Constatin Overseas 4500V
In 1977, Vacheron Constantin was late to a historical party, being the last of the Swiss watchmaking ‘Holy Trinity’ to debut a luxury sports watch. The…
People
Dear Santa: A Christmas Wishlist 1
Every year before Christmas, Santa sits in his favourite chair next to the hearth, sipping from a mug of hot cocoa. He is in the North…
The Collector's View
The Collector’s View: Spot the Watch: Melbourne Watch Collectors
Melbourne: a place I’ve called home for almost 9 years – that’s a third of my lifetime spent in this beautiful city. Here, the best coffees…
People
The Collector’s View: Watch Talk with Benjamin Laukis
Benjamin Laukis is a 33 year old international tattoo artist and avid watch collector based in Melbourne, Australia. He specialises in realistic and portrait style tattooing…
News
The Collector’s View: Moonphase watches for the Mooncake Festival
Mid-autumn festival – also known as mooncake festival – is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month when the moon is…
In Conversation
The Collector’s View: WatchTalk with Glenn Chiang
Glenn Chiang is a 31-year-old watch collector based in Melbourne, having moved from Taiwan when he was just 5 years of age. He is currently a…
News
A Collector’s View: A review of a personal Patek Philippe Ref. 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
Several candidates spring to mind when one wonders what the most iconic Patek Philippe wristwatch might be. Is it the ever popular Nautilus? Perhaps one of…
The Collector's View
The Collector’s View: The Lange Zeitwerk Striking Time
When the Zeitwerk was first introduced in 2009, you could probably imagine the bewilderment that ensued. A. Lange & Söhne, the patron saint of traditional German…