We take the day off to celebrate the 58th National Day for Singapore. We wish all Singaporeans and friends National Day greetings. Majulah Singapura! We will be back tomorrow with more watch news and reviews

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We take a break today to celebrate the new year. It is the first day of 2023, and we thrived yet another year. 2022 was considerably better than 2021, but we are looking forward to an even better 2023. As is customary, we take the day off and will be back tomorrow. In the meantime, [...]

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We take the day off to celebrate Christmas. Have a Blessed Christmas one and all! As is customary for us, we take this day off and will be back on Boxing Day! As 2022 draws to a close, and this year is quite an interesting year for the watch industry. We saw the world gradually [...]

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We take the day off to celebrate the 57th National Day for Singapore. We wish all Singaporeans and friends National Day greetings. Majulah Singapura! We will be back tomorrow with more watch news and reviews.

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Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger. May this year bring blessings of good health, great prosperity and abundance in every good thing. And as usual, we take the day off today, and will be back tomorrow.

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Singapore, which is our home and host, celebrates her 55th National Day today. We interrupt regular programming today to bring Singaporeans and friends National Day greetings. Majulah Singapura! Singapore’s 55th National Day 2020 is a particularly challenging year for the world. And Singapore, as a tiny city nation is not spared. But we take courage, [...]

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We interrupt regular programming today to bring Singaporeans and friends National Day greetings, on this our 54th. Fifty four years since independence, we are a young but vibrant nation. We wish all our Singaporean readers and friends a very happy National Day. Majulah Singapura!

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Gong Xi Fa Cai! Keong Hee Huat Chye! Kung Hei Fatt Choy! Its the first day of the Year of the Pig. And we wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year. May you receive blessings ten thousand folds for happiness, prosperity and good health. And may there be many dream and grail watches acheived this year. The Pig is the twelfth animal in [...]

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As our home nation celebrates the 52nd year of independence, we wish all our Singaporean readers a very happy National Day. The Editorial Team takes the day off from watches for this special day.   Majulah Singapura!       Photographs in today’s post is courtesy of Deployant Singapore friend, Mark Ong of Mako Images.

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In a recent report by Bloomberg, it was stated that Swatch Group’s stock performance this year “outshone” its counterpart Compagnie Financière Richemont SA. Up to 23 May, Swatch’s stock prices had jumped 22%, as compared to Richemont’s modest gain of 3.7%. While both of them are in the same industry, the difference in performance is [...]

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I recently mentioned that I am very proud to be writing and doing the photography for the Parmigiani blog, today I highlight the first article appeared on the blog On 8 August and featuring the Parmigiani Tonda Annual Calendar. So today’s post will redirect you to the article in the Parmigiani blog. Please click here [...]

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When Breguet announced the Double Tourbillon in , I was skeptical. Skeptical because it sounded more like a showoff watch than one which has true horological significance and beauty. But recently, I was reacquainted with the 5347, and came away quite impressed. Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon Ref. 5347 The watch features a double tourbillon, each [...]

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Introducing Movements of Asia. A home grown Singapore brand. Designed by Sean Wai…a tactiturn architect turned watch brand do-it-all in Singapore, assembled in Singapore with Chinese parts. I first came to know Sean from his other hobby company…Soul Bikes. The only titanium bicycle frame brand to be based in Singapore. The frames are completely designed [...]

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Exclusive pictures of the Stainless Steel Lange Tourbillon “Pour le Merite” In the early days of the manufacture, the leadership of the company, principally Mr Gunter Blumlein made some difficult decisions to make special edition watches for special customers…he subsequently stopped this practice, as it creates considerable headaches for the company to dedicate resources to [...]

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Malmaison by The Hour Glass in Knightsbridge stands as one of the most beautiful stores purveying luxury in the world. A brainchild of Michael Tay, this store is a treasure house to showcase luxury. Not satisfied with just offering the world’s best watches, Malmaison now also offers a beautiful line of menswear, luxury perfumes and [...]

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Faster or slower by flicking a switch…the Hublot Key of Time Known variously as Hublot MP-02 and Key of Time, the concept of willfully being able to make your watch go faster or slower is an interesting, and conversational subject. Initially conceived by Mathias Butlet at BNB Concept (now owned by Hublot), I was not [...]

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The Booths at the SIHH get more and more amazing each year. This year is no different. As with last year, I took some time to go around to photograph the booths. Here is a selection I omit the largest display – the one by Cartier, because it is spread across several booths…in fact it [...]

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On the occassion for the launch of my book in Tokyo, Lange hosted a Press Conference in the beautiful restaurant right in the middle of town, just a stone’s throw from Nihombashi. The restaurant, San Pau is the branch of the famed 3 Star Michelin restaurant in Spain, and in Japan it too garnered two [...]

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Jerome DeWitt is an intriguing gentleman. Hailing as a direct descendent of Napoleon Bonaparte, he is a brilliant mind…always inquisitive, always exploring, always brimming with new ideas. It is no surprise that his watches are also similar in ilk. Today, I feature his Twenty-8, a spectacular watch, certainly, inspired by the art deco buildings of [...]

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with apologies to Mussorgsky On the occassion of Lange bringing the entire Pour le Merite collection to Singapore and doing an exhibition of the watches at L’Atelier by The Hour Glass at ION Orchard, I also launched my book…as most of you regular readers would know by now. I also took the opportunity to do [...]

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