Watches

The watch manufacturers have delivered - and boy have they delivered. Numerous new products were once again presented at the Watches & Wonders watch fair in Geneva. An overview with our personal highlights.

The unique Watches & Wonders watch fair starts at the end of the week in Geneva, where numerous new products are once again expected to be unveiled. We get in the mood for the highlight - and review some of our personal favourites from the recent past.

The most wonderful time of the year? For watch connoisseurs, it's probably the end of January, when LVMH Watch Week takes place. Numerous brands from the luxury group Louis Vouitton Moët Hennessy once again presented their new creations in Miami. Our personal highlights.

Seeing the dark side of the moon is an incredible privilege. For this, it is also a good idea to make a career as an astronaut. Wearing an Omega Speedmaster "Dark Side of the Moon"? That's also a privilege. Particularly desirable: the "Apollo 8" edition now presented.

Few things evoke the spirit of skateboarding as much as freedom, a carefree attitude and youth. And youth is associated above all with having a good time. A good way to keep track of that time is with one of these wonderful watches.

How does a traditional luxury watch manufacturer tick that has produced as many chronographs in the past five decades as other brands launch watches on the market in a year? Wonderfully different. Which describes the Zenith brand spirit pretty well. A lot of tradition, visions and craftsmanship are also part of it.

TAG Heuer has been a partner of motorsport for as long as the 911 has been part of the Porsche line-up. No surprise then that the two brands have joined forces in creating the Carrera Collection. In our interview with George Ciz, the Chief Marketing Officer of TAG Heuer talks about adrenaline, style and modern luxury.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the watch, Rolex ensures the legend lives on by revisiting the entire range – a high- precision rework involving the case and face as well as the movement.

He’s a man with a mission. In an industry that is not exactly known for dramatic ­change, Jean-Claude Biver is like the ticking of the second hand, unrelenting in his search for new things. Biver was successful in rejuvenating the Blancpain brand and was responsible for the growth of Hublot and TAG Heuer.

There comes a time in Julien Tornare’s day when he stops what he’s doing and just savors the moment. It is his favorite time of day. It also says a lot about the CEO of Swiss watch brand Zenith. Though only at second glance.

Nobody really needs a mechanical watch. Says Yannick Michot, of all people, head of Patek Philippe Germany since 1998. But that’s exactly why he can say something like that.