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Patek Philippe Twenty~4 Automatic: Singapore price and review
As a young watch writer many years back, I remember being extremely taken by Patek Philippe’s Twenty~4 collection. The elegant manchette watch was a gateway series to one of the most illustrious watchmaking brands and I thought, “one day, I’ll get
October 23, 2018
Modern masters
SINGAPORE (Oct 22): Before denim jeans became a fashion icon, they were a staple of the hardworking labourers of the American West. Miners, factory workers, railroad workers and farmers alike often wore the durable fabric to work. Omega pays tribute to th
October 22, 2018
Timepieces
A sparkling time
SINGAPORE (Oct 8): Three stunning feminine models are the highlights of Patek Philippe’s timepiece collection this year.
October 15, 2018
Timepieces
NOMOS Tangente 'Red Dot': Singapore price and review
(Oct 4): A year ago, NOMOS partnered The Hour Glass to introduce the special edition NOMOS Red Dot worldtimer. Although it was priced at a substantial S$8,560, the model went on to fare pretty well amongst collectors. Well enough that the two brands have
October 11, 2018
Timepieces
Man and machine
SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Like every other Urwerk timepiece, the UR-111C took a total of about three years to build, assemble and develop before it was finally launched in 2018. But co-founder and chief designer Martin Frei says the idea for this model can be tr
October 08, 2018
A sparkling time
SINGAPORE (Oct 8): Three stunning feminine models are the highlights of Patek Philippe’s timepiece collection this year.
October 08, 2018
Timepieces
Singapore microbrands: A brief history
If you had to list some watch brands off the top of your head, we’d bet the big names such as ‘Rolex’, ‘TAG Heuer’ and ‘Patek Philippe’ would roll off your tongue with no problem. But aside from these stalwarts, another group of watchmaking
October 04, 2018
Man and machine
SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Like every other Urwerk timepiece, the UR-111C took a total of about three years to build, assemble and develop before it was finally launched in 2018. But co-founder and chief designer Martin Frei says the idea for this model can be tr
October 01, 2018
Timepieces
Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix Tourbillon: Five things to know
This watch has happened sooner than expected. Well, for us, anyway. When the Fiftysix collection was introduced in earlier this year at the SIHH watch fair, watch pundits were happily surprised at its price proposition. The most ‘basic’ of the Fiftys
September 26, 2018
Timepieces
A grand time
SINGAPORE (Sept 17): Instead of kicking a football around or rough-housing with his cousins as a teenager, Pascal Raffy spent every Sunday with his grandfather learning about timepieces in the French Ardennes region. Raffy says that from the age of 13 yea
September 24, 2018