What's Houdini got to do with timepieces? Plenty as it turns out. Not Harry Houdini himself, but the original artist and watch inventor who he took his stage name from. That man is Jean Eugene...
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30 May 2013
We face the same difficulty each year, to decide who will make it into the top 12 lineup of the August Man A-Listers campaign. After scouting the guys and receiving nominations and submissions from...
27 May 2013
As part of the first of our post-BaselWorld reports, we're doing a run-through of some of the notable trends this year, which we will go into further in the magazine. But meantime, here's a...
20 May 2013
Making a chronograph is a challenging piece of mechanical work. It's still considered a highly difficult complication; until recently, there were only a handful of watchmakers who could truly...
3 May 2013
The art of bespoke selections extends not just to suits and shoes or even timepieces, but also in customised jewellery for both men and women. Whether local or international, bespoke jewellery has...
19 Apr 2013
It may be a short film commissioned by the French jeweller, but one particular scene in the Cartier Destinée short film has Oliver Jackson-Cohen racing from the vicinity of the Eiffel to the...
15 Apr 2013
Baume & Mercier has always had a strong reputation for design and elegance, having made traditional timepieces for the better part of two centuries. Starting out as a watch retail company in the...
12 Apr 2013
What was it Beyonce said? "If you like it you shoulda put a ring on it"? We have to say, that's only part of the stress of making a proposal. As Ted Mosby once pointed out, the longest...
10 Apr 2013
As we get ready for the fourth year of our August Man A-Listers campaign, where we search for men of style, substance and success in Singapore, we are on the lookout for great candidates for this...
1 Apr 2013
She's the lead of You're The Apple of My Eye, a Taiwanese actress who has millions of fans all over Asia and graduated from University of South Carolina, but that's not why we're all...
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