Tag: Swiss Watches
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Mercedes-AMG x IWC unveil performance inspired chronograph
This luxury timepiece is the latest product to celebrate the partnership that has linked the Swiss luxury watchmaker and the German car manufacturer since 2004. IWC Schaffhausen and Mercedes-AMG have launched the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition AMG. The partnership between Mercedes-AMG and IWC has all the components that are needed for a successful and…
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Blancpain limited-edition Traditional Chinese Calendar pays homage to the age-old culture of the Middle Kingdom
The Grand Feu enamel dial of this exceptional timepiece reveals the complexity of a display combining Chinese calendar indications with those of the Gregorian calendar and moon phases – all specialities of the Manufacture Blancpain, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, headquartered in Paudex/Le Brassus, Switzerland. The Year of the Metal Ox begins on…
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Phygital experiences: Swiss watchmakers believe in-store shopping will prevail over online. Survey
2020 is one of the most disruptive years in the history of the Swiss watch industry. Over two-thirds (67%) of watch industry executives surveyed in the Deloitte Swiss Watch Industry Study 2020 predict a gloomy outlook for the Swiss economy in general, with 85% forecasting a grim outlook for the industry specifically which shows…
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From iconic and rare to vintage styles: Top watches seen as ultimate investment pieces
As the watch industry is trying to find its future in ultra-niche and luxury products, a small group of watchmaking brands have the unique power to constantly capture the luxury consumer spend. Fine watches became another investable commodity. But does that make them a good investment? In a world of unpredictable and accelerating change,…
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Two spaceships battle it out beneath Louis Moinet Space Revolution sapphire crystal dome
The first space object from Louis Moinet watch manufacture is a flying satellite double tourbillon. The watch was presented on the occasion of Geneva Watch Days 2020 – the watchmaking sector’s only trade event in Switzerland in 2020. The mechanism of the new Space Revolution watch by Louis Moinet, the Swiss luxury watch manufacture…
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Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Opaline is designed for those who value sobriety and virtue
Throughout Laurent Ferrier’s history, the Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 2010 and named after its founder, has produced several complicated watches, including tourbillons, a minute repeater, a natural escapement, a dual time or even an annual calendar. In addition, the Maison has released an array of different case shapes, including its iconic Classic.…