https://www.scmp.com/rss/506423/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Few objects can match the tactility: the gently worn case and softly faded face of a watch that has been worn for decades, or even generations. That hasn’t stopped contemporary watch brands from leaning into this trend and offering up, in ever greater numbers, brand new watches that look decades old. The trend for vintage-inspired watches makes perfect sense; one of the greatest assets major Swiss brands have is a history (and archive) that can date back more than a century. And while brands... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3100282/luxury-watchmakers-patek-philippe-and-rolex-made-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3100282/luxury-watchmakers-patek-philippe-and-rolex-made-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Sep 2020 08:30:08 +0000 Some years ago there was a trend in “buying” and naming a star. Never mind that the people who arranged this had no right to name anything, Johnny Depp was soon gifted with one, Nicole Kidman’s was named “Forever Tom” and Princess Diana had two bought for her after her death. Such was the allure that thousands of people had their name attached to objects light years across the galaxy, even if those names existed only on some company’s database. Today, owning an – admittedly much smaller – piece... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3091734/rolex-piaget-hermes-and-cartier-add-meteorite-rock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3091734/rolex-piaget-hermes-and-cartier-add-meteorite-rock?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Jul 2020 23:00:11 +0000