A growing and more knowledgeable audience for watches is driving the search for creative and alternative approaches to telling the time
From Rihanna’s blinged-out Jacob & Co. choker to Cristiano Ronaldo’s stake in Chrono24, it was an especially glamorous year in the world of watchmaking
From Cartier’s classic Tank and Van Cleef & Arpels’s ornate Ludo to Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak, these famous old watches are finding new fans today thanks to respectful reissues
Discerning collectors want elegant and seemingly simple dress watches that are packed with superlative mechanics, and even a complication or two
Twin balance wheels serve a dual purpose – improved accuracy and often, spectacular visual appeal, as some of these timepieces show
As the pioneering independent watch boutique turns 10, we sat down with founder Piano Chow to talk about independent watchmakers, working with H. Moser & Cie and F.P. Journe, and what true collectors are really looking for
Watchmakers from Patek Philippe and Richard Mille to Swatch and Cartier have all welcomed fashionable collaborations with mainstream brands that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago – and the results are undeniable
Mirror’s Jer lau and Stanley Yau both turned out for the opening at Hong Kong Maritime Museum, with its displays of watchmaking and of the long history of adventurous ambassadors
From new watch launches to discussions and artisanal workshops, the event drew some of the world’s top horological brands, collectors and enthusiasts
Away from the big Swiss powerhouses, luxury maisons have been making their own watches for decades – take a look back at what today’s big brands can learn from the successful crossovers of the past
Harder, better, faster and stronger? Channel Daft Punk and Kanye West’s steely aesthetic with a titanium timepiece – one of 2023’s big watch trends to clock
The finer things in life deserve to be shared with fellow connoisseurs. Thankfully, Hong Kong is a hub for horology, with a growing and welcoming community of collectors and experts
Some timepieces are a cut above the rest when painstakingly adorned with precious gems – here are our top 6 picks from Rolex, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Graff, Parmigiani and Piaget
Watchmakers and jewel artisans have created sensational pieces for women in the past … take a peek at how irresistibly creative some of them were
Watchmaking is a craft steeped in tradition, but as in the art world, designers aren’t beyond turning to contemporary allusions … here’s everything you need to know
From a stint at Richard Mille when the brand was starting out, to his work at the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie and WatchProfessor quizzes on Instagram – Chan wants you to see timepieces as art
The New York Times bestselling author studied at Stanford University and her third book was a Reese’s Book Club pick … so how did she get here?
Aaron Lau, founder and CEO of Gusto Collective, believes that businesses need ‘a reason to exist’ … here’s what you need to know about this Hong Kong marketing guru
Before finding her power through the community of women she built, Sarah Vee says she wouldn’t even have had breakfast with herself: here’s how she changed the narrative
She’s the founder of green and social empowerment initiatives 8Shades, Empact28 and EcoDrive in her own right, but the Hong Kong heiress says she still gets compared to her tycoon father Peter Lam
Taking stock: Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath is one of India’s youngest billionaires – and he’s already pledged to give away a quarter of his fortune