Watches & Jewelry brands have been hesitant to invest in digital initiatives. Digital IQ Index Report

Digital benchmarking firm L2 released its 9th annual Digital IQ Index: Watches & Jewelry 2018. The L2 report benchmarks the digital performance of 70 Watches & Jewelry brands. The report provides insight into the digital strategies of gray market and reseller sites as well as best practices for brands to enhance their digital investments in … Read more

Keeping watches fully wound to perfection with the 1834 Cabinet Watch Winder Collection

Wolf 1834 Watch Winder  Collection fuses function and elegance. WOLF, the 183-year-old British luxury leather goods company has been designing and hand-making jewellery cases, travel accessories, watch storage and maintenance solutions for over 180 years.   1834’s new Bluetooth technology allows for convenient control of modules from a user-friendly app on any iPhone or Android device, … Read more

Maximus Kerbedanz – the largest “tourbillon” for wristwatch of the world

The world’s largest tourbillon cage measures 27 mm across.   Maximus, in antiquity, was a key word wherever grandeur and splendor were being expressed. In 2017, the term has taken on a new, masterly dimension with Maximus designed by Neuchâtel-based Kerbedanz luxury watch manufacture. With its 27-millimeter cage, which is almost twice the size of … Read more

The MB&F x Sarpaneva MoonMachine 2 brings us the world’s first projected moonphase display

MoonMachine 2 on the wrist. Men’s watch? Ladies’ timepiece? Both – or neither. It’s a Horological Machine.MOONMACHINE 2 is based on a specially configured HM8; the projector moon complication was imagined, designed and created by Stepan Sarpaneva. It is available in three limited editions of 12 pieces each.   If you liked the first MoonMachine, … Read more

Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon and Millenary Audemars Piguet. Though precious stones have their place, watches for women are about so much more

What do women want? White opal framed by the scintillating Frosted Goldfinish wrapped in beautifully crafted woven bracelets. Second-skin feel: fine gold wires are densely woven in a smooth, supple mesh for a second-skin effect.   According to Audemars Piguet watch manufacture, women’s watches shouldn’t be limited to “shrinking, pinking and adding diamonds.” The timepieces … Read more

SIHH 2018: Voutilainen 217QRS is introducing a retrograde date mechanism of a unique construction

Total series of 30 Voutilainen 217QRS watches : 10 platinum, 10 white gold, 10 rose gold. Kari Voutilainen, born in 1962, is a Finnish watchmaker residing in Môtiers, Switzerland. He started an independent watchmaking business in 2002, building a limited number of handmade timekeepers. His latest creation presented at 2018 SIHH – Salon International de … Read more