Emporio Armani "New Retro" Collection

18 April 2012

Maserati and Bulgari Create Octo Watch

27 March 2012

Maserati and Bulgari have teamed up to give the world a timepiece that features the luxury assets of both brands, with this using the Octo designation. The name comes from the shape of the watch, which is almost octagonal.

Swiss firm Hublot unveils 5m diamond watch

07 March 2012

A Swiss watchmaker has put on display one of the most expensive watches in the world - worth $5m (£3m). The white gold timepiece is encrusted with 1282 diamonds, and will be shown to a small number of people at a corporate event in Basel.

Cartier - Promenade d'une Panthere watch

03 February 2012

The dazzling Promenade d'une Panthère watch is an astonishing feat of jewelry-making skill and watchmaking prowess. The panther set with diamonds, secretly connected to the caliber, winds the movement in the course of her continuous journey around the face.

Hublot recreates the Antikythera mechanism as a wristwatch

16 October 2011

Hublot recreates the Antikythera mechanism as a wristwatch
Wired.co.uk
Swiss luxury watch maker Hublot has squeezed the Antikythera mechanism -- an eerily accurate astronomical computer from Ancient Greece -- into a handmade, one-off wristwatch. The Antikythera mechanism is a sophisticated instrument that ...

Vacheron Constantin Announces its first US Boutique, now open in New York

30 September 2011

Vacheron Constantin’s deep roots in New York make it the ideal place to open the first US boutique. It is the brand’s 28th boutique, following on from others such as Geneva (its birthplace), Moscow, Shanghai and Dubai.

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Unlocking Thailand

19 September 2011

Patek Philippe finally opened its first boutique at Bangkok's Siam Paragon last week, joining the growing ranks of leading luxury Swiss watch brands that occupy the capital's shopping complexes. The flagship store arrived in town with Patek Philippe's 2011 Basel Collection, unveiled to a gathering of enthusiasts by Patek president Thierry Stern, who had flown in specially for the opening.

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Lure of luxury: does the watch maketh the man?

09 September 2011

The world economy may be sitting in a ditch, but cashed-up collectors are still shelling out stratospheric sums for rare, vintage and collectable watches.

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