Todd & Marlon – A brand with a clear mission

Todd & Marlon – A brand with a clear mission

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              Just a few words are needed to describe the timepieces created by Todd & Marlon : Entrepreneurial Heart, Italian Design and Swiss Precision. And here's your last chance to get one of the watches created by Todd & Marlon. Indeed, the Kickstarter campaign is already successful, and will end on May 7th…Well after that the watches will be also available on their website and at some exclusive retail partners. Todd & Marlon is a watch brand established in New York in 2015. At the beginning of that year two Italian/Swiss gentlemen questioned the belief that luxury should be inherited or gained over time. They then decided to develop luxury products for young people and that is how Todd & Marlon was born. Todd &…
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Introducing The Porthole Watch

Introducing The Porthole Watch

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How to get a place in an industry that is already quite busy? Rogier van de Ree is a watch enthusiast who has a furious love for design. His passion drove him to create in 2015 his own watch brand : Pheidippides Watches. The name of the brand comes from a Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persians. Victory, that’s also what we hope Pheidippides Watches achieves, as they make their grand entry into the world of watches by launching the Porthole timepiece. The brand based in the Netherlands started in 2015 with creativity as a lead motiv. For this new brand, Rogier van de Ree has designed three timepieces: The Inkpot, The Porthole and The Hourglass. The Inkpot was his first…
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Meistersinger Adhaesio wins Red Dot Award 2016

Meistersinger Adhaesio wins Red Dot Award 2016

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After having examined and discussed 5,214 products ranging from furniture to fashion, which were submitted from no less than 57 different countries, the international jury of the Red Dot Award, which is composed of 14 trade journalists and design professors, decided to honor the design of the Adhaesio watch created by the German brand Meistersinger. Indeed, the watch manufacturer founded in 2001 and based in Münster (Germany) has been presented with yet another coveted award for the design of one of its single hand watches. In addition to winning the iF Design Award, the Adhaesio, which shows the time in two different time zones as well as the date, has now also received the prestigious Red Dot Award 2016. In the tradition of fine German watches, MeisterSinger timepieces have all…
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The Cherwell by Marloe Watches

The Cherwell by Marloe Watches

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Thanks to the crowdfunding, and especially Kickstarter, we see the birth of more and more brands offering products made of good quality and at a very affordable price. Some offer nothing new, especially in terms of design, but we must nevertheless congratulate the creators for their commitment and their nerve to embark on an already crowded market. Other projects are simply very successful and are funded very quickly. What sets these brands apart from the "normal" watchmaking market is their true freedom in creation, in design, materials choices,...etc. In these projects, you can easily find anything you want or desire to embellish your wrist: from watches made out of old cars, to ultra thin minimalist timepieces, watches made out of wood or even smartwatches that bear in their heart the…
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Ferragamo goes Smart with Style

Ferragamo goes Smart with Style

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The Salvatore Ferragamo name is legendary in the world of fashion. The fashion label, based in Florence, Italy, has become the definition of style and elegance but also originality and quality. It seems that now Ferragamo is going to make the link between their fabulous past and the new technology that we have today.  They do this with a new version of the iconic F-80 watch, that has been initially introduced to celebrate Ferragamo’s 80th anniversary; the new F-80 Motion. One more brand that understands that Smart can be easy, useful and analogical! And yes, fortunately there is more and more brands that enter in this new market because they know that these Smart watches can be useful for a daily lives by giving us the essential information so many…
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Stowa embraces the Apple watch

Stowa embraces the Apple watch

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There are watch brands that fight the smart watch, others mock it, while some even ignore it all together. Stowa decided to embrace it, and introduces a fully interactive app for the Apple watch. The small, German brand has always had an innovative approach, from design, to complications, as well as presenting and positioning itself in the world of watches. With the new app on the Apple watch, it brings an interactive and highly entertaining brochure to your wrist. It is a combination of fun facts, the companies extensive history and a catalog all in one. Of course this can very well the best place for a watch catalog to be; on the wrist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX1k3wsRRm0 The app also has the ability to show different watch faces on your Apple watch,…
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Raymond Weil in harmony with The Beatles

Raymond Weil in harmony with The Beatles

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Raymond Weil has unveiled the biggest musical collaboration in its history with its new limited edition maestro watch that honours The Beatles. This new watch partnership in the music icons series marks Raymond Weil's 40th anniversary and celebrates the greatest music band. At first sight The Maestro Beatles Limited Edition is a really classic timepiece, but when looking more closely we distinguish a multitude of little details. Indeed, we can see that it features the 13 Beatles’ album titles written around the bespoke dial, including a reference to the Help album cover at 4 o’clock. Moreover, the dial and the caseback both feature the official Beatles logo. The watch features a mechanical, self-winding movement inside a 39.5mm stainless steel case. Priced around 1200€ the watch released with the agreement of The…
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New Mondaine “Contactless” with PayChip prototype

New Mondaine “Contactless” with PayChip prototype

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  Mondaine enhancing the watch functionality with Oberthur Technologies’ contactless payment system- PayChip ™ with NFC. Blurring the lines between technological innovation and horological excellence, Mondaine has once again excelled with a fresh update to its outstanding Mondaine Helvetica No1 Smart watch. Mondaine continues to innovate and has updated its smart watch offering by adding Near Field Communication (NFC) contactless payment technology. A number of the Swiss-made brand’s watches will be imbued with a Mondaine PayChip, designed to offer convenient and efficient transactions at contactless payment points. We already know the Mondaine Helvetica Smart watch, which was inspired by the world’s most used font Helvetica (Latin for ‘Swiss’) which encases modern technology in a design that feels fundamentally grounded in Swiss watch-making. In fact, the only indication that it is…
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New Classics Index Automatic GMT by Frederique Constant

New Classics Index Automatic GMT by Frederique Constant

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In a time when the world is a global village people travel for many reasons all over the globe. Frederique Constant has just released a watch to accompany you on your travels. The Classics Index Automatic GMT is the type of watch that Frederique Constant always does so well; not a crazy design breakthrough, but a solid, well made watch with a classical touch and an affordable price tag. As straight forward as the design of the New Classics Index Automatic GMT may be, it is far from boring. The dial features silver-colored (of rose gold for the rose gold-plated version) Roman numerals that are sandwiched between printed minute dashes and the 24 hour scale for the second time zone. Stunning leaf-shaped hands give the watch a slightly more classic…
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Swiss Independent Watchmaking Pavilion in Hong Kong

Swiss Independent Watchmaking Pavilion in Hong Kong

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In September 2015 Hong-Kong is hosting the first edition of SIWP exhibition to promote independent watchmaking brands based in Switzerland in order to present “a different face of watchmaking” from the one displayed by the industry’s giants. During this prestigious event, 8 independent luxury watch brands from Switzerland will present their creations to the specialist press, retailers and distributors from all over the world, but also to all visitors of the most important trade fair in Hong Kong – The HKTDC. Scheduled to be held on 08 to 12 September 2015 in the Salon de TE, only independent brands established in Switzerland may exhibit, and will feature brands like Rebellion watches, WatchE, Pierre Thomas, David Van Heim, Traser, Montre Etoile, and the well known Pilo & Co and Philippe Charriol.…
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