Swiss watchmakers are exploring urgent solutions to remain relevant as female watch preferences change
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Rebellion Timepieces confirmed as title partner for 2023 Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival
This year’s edition, slated to be held in December, is already shaping up to be bigger and better than ever before, with new categories and a record number of cars already signed up
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Hublot unveils 100 Qatar limited edition smart watches ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022
The Big Bang, Hublot’s smart watch has received a new edition dedicated to Qatar
Jewellery
Festive frosting: Fine gifts for the finest people
Bring some sparkle to your festive season with Piaget’s holiday season jewellery and watches
Edouard Meylan
MB&F and H. Moser launch 2 models: a two-way collaboration of latest timepieces
MB&F’s unique new collaboration with fellow independent brand H. Moser & Cie, where they have jointly created two models, available in several versions and issued in 15-piece limited series.
luxury watches
Richard Mille’s wristwatch for winners
Richard Mille is a watch brand for trailblazers, championing the ideas of excellence, high performance, victory and brilliance. Peter Harrison, CEO of Richard Mille in Europe, Middle East and Africa, talks about being a disruptor in the watch industry
luxury watchmaker
The quest to be timeless: Matthais Breschan, Rado CEO
The UAE is arguably Rado’s key Gulf market in a business unit that brings in a quarter of its global revenue. But how do you keep attracting customers to an industry where watches aren’t used to tell time anymore? We spoke with the CEO of Rado, Matthais Breschan, to find out
Breitling
Breitling’s celebrates Bentley’s centenary with limited edition Premier chronograph
The dials are brown elm burl with black contrasting subdials for permanent seconds and 30-minute totaliser
Favre-Leuba
Favre-Leuba adds all black version of its Everest-ready Raider Bivouac 9000
The 2019 model has a new look in black that contrasts with a safety reflector strap
Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe chairman says Swiss watchmaker is not for sale
The maker of $10,000-plus Calatrava timepieces is staying in hands of the Stern family, which has owned it for four generations
emerging technologies
Video: Are smartwatches killing the mechanical watch industry?
“I think the whole industry should be terrified,” said Maximilian Busser, founder of the unconventional high-end watch brand MB&F.
Brand View
TAG Heuer appoints Shadani Consulting as new PR agency for the Middle East
Shadani Consulting will work with the Swiss avant-garde brand on its 2019 media engagement strategies, creative activations and collection launches
Baselworld
Swatch Group rages at arrogant management as it pulls out of Baselworld
Swatch Group chief executive Nick Hayek has accused executives at MCH, the organiser of Baselworld, of arrogance and snobbery as he confirmed that all of the group’s brands have been withdrawn from the exhibition in 2019.
Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons
Creating a Rolex is a process steeped in tradition and driven by innovation
What does it take to wear the crown? CEO Middle East was given rare access to the inner workings of horology goliaths Rolex, to find out
Louis Moinet
Revealed: $2m Sheikh Zayed-inspired watch by Louis Moinet
Its mother-of-pearl dial represents the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque hand-painted by a miniature artist, and boasting 30 baguette-cut diamonds