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Throwback Sundays: Another Six Watch Recommendations for a Father’s Day Gift

In this week's Throwback Sundays article, we feature six watches that we reckon will make an excellent Father's Day gift.

Boutique opening: Glashütte Original at Marina Bay Sands

Glashütte Original opens a new Flagship boutique in Singapore. The new boutique is located at Shoppes by Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for an Aviation Themed Watch, from Our Archives

Our Throwback Sundays article today focuses on aviation themed watch, which includes brands like Patek Philippe, IWC, Rolex, Sinn, Breitling, and Zenith.

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for Vintage Reissue Watches, from Our Archives

Our Throwback Sundays article look at vintage reissue watches this week, featuring brands like Panerai, JLC, IWC, Vacheron Constantin, Longines, and Tudor. 

Introducing the Parmigiani Toric Tecnica Les Carpes de Sandoz

Parmigiani Toric Tecnica Les Carpes de Sandoz

New: Strehler Säntis Worldtimer

Independent watchmaking supremo Andreas Strehler releases a second collection to his accessible brand which he calls Strehler.

First Look – The Strehler Säntis, A Fine and Intuitive Worldtimer from an Independent Mind

Andreas Strehler is one of the most accomplished independent watchmakers. He is known for sophisticated creations such as the Sauterelle à Lune Exacte and the Trans-Axial Tourbillon, and his work has long been associated with complex mechanics and meticulous execution. With the launch of the Strehler brand three years ago, he aimed to make watches […]

Andreas Strehler Introduces the Säntis World Time

Photo Report: In the Sands At The Dakar Rally

They don't call it "the Everest of motorsport" for nothing.

The ABCs of Time – From Repeaters to Alarms, The Sounds That Watches Make

The first mechanical clocks were actually bell towers without dials or hands. Bells would simply ring to mark the hours or special events, starting in the late 13th century in Europe (Italy and Germany to be specific). The name “clock” even comes from the Latin word for bell, clocca. Among the most famous of these […]

Barrelhand Sends “Memory Disc” Case Back to the Moon

Best known for its Urwerk-inspired Project 1, Barrelhand is now working on the Monolith, a watch for astronauts featuring novel innovations, including an air-tight crown that can be adjusted in space or underwater. Described as a “professional grade EVA [extravehicular activity] tool watch compatible with current and next generation xEMU spacesuits”, the Monolith is a work in progress, however, a bit of it has just landed on the Moon. The case back of each Monolith will carry a “Memory Disc”, a nickel-alloy plate with 1,000 pages worth of micro-engraving. A permanent, analogue physical storage medium, it’s a time capsule of sorts. A single Memory Disc has just landed on the Moon as part of the payload on the IM-1  mission carried by the Nova-C lunar lander, nicknamed “Odysseus”, launched by Intuitive Machines, a privately-funded space exploration enterprise that has contracts with NASA to deliver cargo to the Moon. Alongside the Memory Disc, IM-1 also carried an artwork by Jeff Koons as well as a space camera, all of which will remain on the Moon (at least for now). Initial thoughts The Monolith is an interesting proposition as according to Karel Bachand, Barrelhand’s founder, the watch is developed to pass the “EVA tests originally outlined for the Apollo missions… [and] we have full documents outlining the criteria and corresponding tests it needs to pass.” Although detailed specifications of the watch are not yet available – they will be when th...

Grand Seiko opens its first boutique in Singapore, in glitzy Marina Bay Sands

For a deep dive into Grand Seiko’s evolution and philosophy, click here.  

Introducing: Jaeger-LeCoultre Sends The Tourbillon Into Orbit With The Hybris Artistica Caliber 945 And Master Grande Tradition Caliber 948

The tourbillon achieves escape velocity.

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a manual winding dress watch

A manual winding dress watch sets itself apart from its self winding counterparts mainly due to its relative thinness. While there are some ultra thin automatic movements out there, a manual winding dress watch deserves a spot in any collection for what it represents. Simplicity, history and elegance.

Throwback Sundays Six Modern Watch Icons, from Our Archives (Part II)

Last week, we talked about six modern watch icons that have made an impact in the watch industry. We think that although we have featured six watches, it is certainly not enough to cover the array of wonderful watches that deserve a spot on the list. Hence, in this week’s article, we have decided toRead More

Throwback Sundays: Six Underrated Luxury Watches to Consider, from Our Archives

Collectors, at least within the local context, are a conservative bunch. There are certainly no shortage of collectors in Singapore, but most of them tend to stick to the usual few big brands. No prizes for guessing what are some of the brands that we were referring to. As a watch publication, we hope thatRead More

Recommendations for six watches with more than just a tourbillon on Throwback Sundays

Not just any ordinary tourbillon equipped wristwatch, God forbid that a tourbillon can be allowed to be called ordinary, but one which feature the tourbillon and another complication. Double Whammy so to speak. Here is a list of six of the best when it comes to piling another complication over the grand tourbillon. From theRead More

Throwback Sundays: Six Luxury Sports Watches with the Chronograph Complication, From Our Archives

Luxury sports watches have seemed to undergo a revival in recent years, with the introduction of numerous interpretations from multiple watch manufacturers.  More recently, manufacturers have went beyond just making luxury sports watches. In this month alone, we have seen two manufacturers launching luxury sports watches with the chronograph function. Perhaps this is the organicRead More

Six bling watch recommendations for Throwback Sundays

Deployant is not really known for bling watches. We are more known high end, high complication pieces, and the for the big industry players. But nonetheless, we have featured some before. Here are our pick of six of the best from our archives. Bling watches – the art of bling – the desire for luxuryRead More

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for an Interesting Dress Watch, from Our Archives

When it comes to dress watches, its design is somewhat always predictable: Simple, elegant, and unassuming.  Due to the fact that there are only so few elements for the watch manufacturers to explore, most of the dress watches have more similarities than differences. Hence, there are quite a sizeable number of collectors that find dressRead More

Throwback Sundays: Six Moonphase Watches for Mid-Autumn Festival, from Our Archives

It is the time of the year again, where the moon appears to the biggest and brightest. And of course, for the Chinese, it is the period where we get to feast on delectable mooncakes once again.  During this time last year, we featured six gorgeous watches that has a moonphase display to pay tributeRead More

Throwback Sundays: Colour My World – Six Watches with a Coloured Case to Add Into A Collection, From Our Archives

Last week, we covered six watches with a vibrantly coloured dial to add into a watch collection. This week, we decided to take it up a notch. Instead of looking just at coloured dials, we will be focusing on watches with a coloured case instead. This means that instead of the usual case variants, weRead More

Throwback Sundays: Colour Me Beautiful – Six Vibrantly Coloured Watches to Add Into A Collection, from Our Archives

Looking to add some colours in your life? This week's, we take a look at some of the vibrantly coloured watches that you can add into your collection.

Throwback Sundays: Six Interesting Rolex Novelties in the Last Decade, from Our Archives

While we are awaiting for the new Rolex watches to be launched this September, we take a look at some of the past Rolex novelties in the last decade.

Throwback Sundays: Readers’ Choice: Top Picks for a grail watch

We polled some of you, and asked you to tell us your grail watches. Here are the 6 top grail watches picked by our readers.

Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for Luxury Sports Watches with Rubber Straps for Summer, From Our Archives

In this week's article, we prepare for the ongoing summer season by recommending six luxury sports watches with rubber straps.

Throwback Sundays: Six recommendations for an entry level collector

This week, we explore recommendations for the entry level collector. Selections from Swatch, Luminox, Casio, Citizen, Seiko and Tissot.

Throwback Sundays: Six recommendations for watches with seconde morte

We recommend six watches with seconde morte: from F. P. Journe, A. Lange & Söhne, Petermann Bedat, Habring², Jaeger-LeCoultre and Arnold & Son.

Throwback Sundays: Six Watches from Independent Watchmakers for Under S$250K, from Our Archives

In this week's Throwback Sunday's column, we continue with the theme of watches from independent watchmakers, with six selections at under S$250,000.

Throwback Sundays: Six Watches from Independent Watchmakers for S$60K, from Our Archives

In this week's column, we take it up a notch by selecting some of our favourite watches from independent watchmakers, at under S$60,000.