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Sassoun Sirmakes is frequently touted as the youngest CEO and founder of a watch brand. His father happens to be Vartan Sirmakes, co-owner of Franck Muller Watchland Group, which has annual revenues i

Now with Franck Muller Watchland, Pierre Michel Golay is the watchmaking genius behind the grande et petit sonnerie and ultra-thin minute repeater of Gerald Genta. He left Gerald Genta in 1998 and joi

Interview with Rolf W. Schnyder By Su JiaXian © November 2008 Rolf Willy Schnyder first came to Asia in 1958, when he got a job with Swiss trading firm Diethelm in Bangkok. After a two month journey b

Some weeks ago I posted images of a custom watch from Peter Speake-Marin, a single-hand watch with a custom maki-e dial depicting a monkey - the Shimoda Majestic Monkey. Click here for 37 photos of th

A few days ago I was fortunate enough to see the Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 Grand Tourbillon Heures Mystérieuses. It is a very impressive watch. The tourbillon is enormous with a 14.50 mm wide

Earlier today, Shenzhen Fiyta Holdings Ltd, a watch retailer and manufacturer listed on the Shenzhen and Hong Kong exchanges, launched the Fiyta Spacemaster mechanical chronograph in Singapore in coll

Van Cleef et Arpels is the lesser known but no less glamorous jewellery brand in the Richemont stable. In fact it can be considered more exclusive than Cartier which is effectively a mass market luxur

I got this nearly a year ago, but each time I wear it I am still amazed by the brilliant finish of the dial and hands, the way they catch the light is stunning. I also love the domed sapphire crystal.

Why I like the MB&F HM3 The HM3 Starcruiser and Sidewinder I saw the first watch created by Maximilian Büsser & friends in 2006 – Max was meeting two prominent Singaporean watch journalists to show th

The Montblanc Villeret collection, made by the former Minerva company, is clearly an impressive range of watches. The aesthetics of the line will elicit different reactions, but the level of finish an

Some weeks ago I posted images of the Majestic Monkey dial as it was being created by maki-e master Yamazaki Mushu, click here to see the thread. This is the preliminary drawing for the watch: And her

Located in Lucerne, Carl F. Bucherer owned by Bucherer, one of Switzerland's oldest watch retailers, but run as an independent company. The parent Bucherer Group is a huge enterprise with revenues exc

Fresh off the press from Max Busser. I really like the asymmetric look of the Sidewinder. Looking forward to the launch in Singapore in two weeks. - SJX Press release: Horological Machine N o 3 The HM

Many expressed interest in knowing more about the custom maki-e dial with a monkey motif I posted some days ago ( click here for the original post). I've obtained more photos and information from the

Federico Massacesi of Anonimo was in Singapore to celebrate the brand's 10th anniversary. On Friday, Citimex, distributer of Anonimo in Asia, and Dickson Watch & Jewellery, Anonimo's retailer here in

Contest closed. A few weeks ago Vulcain, the famous maker of alarm watches (remember the buzzing Cricket watches?), celebrated its 150th anniversary with a dinner here in Singapore, organised together

NB: The watch pictured is a prototype, the final production version will have a matching grey/black date wheel. T e c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n Model U Black - The Robust Diver’s Watch Made of

Last night Rolf Schnyder of Ulysse Nardin was presented with the inaugural lifetime achievement award of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve. Congratulations Mr Schnyder! Watch this forum for a leng

De Bethune began with watches that were heavily reminiscent of classical European pocket watches, sporting guilloche dials, Roman numerals and blued steel hands; though the brand’s “bullet” lugs were

Peter Speake-Marin recently completed a unique wristwatch for a Russian client, the 'Imperial Piccadilly'. In the following interview he shares with us the process of ordering and creating a custom or