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Explore a collection of pictorial deconstructions of high-end watches, alongside their brief history and quick analysis.
...From £789.99; garmin.com Best affordable running watch: Coros Pace 3 A good choice for runners and sports-specific users, this design is armed with all the essentials, minus superfluous extras that keep...
...and leather Baignoire watch, £6,600, harrods.com Joseph shearling coat, £2,495 Lanvin leather Medley loafers, £890 Tom Ford leather belt, £540, net-a-porter.com Poltrona Frau monolite Ilary table, £7,272...
...£69, japanhouselondon.uk AMI Paris wool blazer, £940 Cartier vintage gold Tank Louis Cartier watch, £7,250, susannahlovis.com Maison Margiela wool and alpaca Mended Zip sweater, £1,490, doverstreetmarket.com...
...Tac Toe game set, £2,005, artemest.com Michel Roux-Spitz travertine floor lamp, c1930, €120,000, chastel-marechal.com Salvatori marble Neighbours Wall mirror by Stephen Burks, £4,320 Bottega Veneta silver...
...But while the McQueen effect did nothing to prevent the Monaco’s demise in period, it gave the watch a turbo boost when it was reintroduced in the late 1990s and relentlessly marketed as the chosen watch...
...The brand hopes The Cut will replicate the success of its first sports watch, the H08, launched in 2021. Dordet calls that Hermès’ first “volume success” for a watch targeted at men....
...Canali linen chinos, €450 Longines steel and ceramic Hydroconquest GMT watch, £2,550 Brunello Cucinelli cashmere jumper, £1,990, mrporter.com Burberry leather Chelsea boots, £970 Cartier metal Double...
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...Slimane long since departed Dior, and the last new Chiffre Rouge model appeared in 2015, but now, to mark the watch’s 20th anniversary, Dior Timepieces is re-releasing the watch in a collection of eight...
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...At 63 complications, it is claimed by Vacheron to be the most complicated pocket watch ever made....
...It was to have been auctioned at Only Watch – now postponed sine die – but Only Watch’s loss is very much LVMH Watch Week’s gain....
...Wardrobe.NYC viscose-mix dress (just seen), £575 From top: Van Cleef & Arpels gold, diamond and mother-of-pearl Ludo secret watch....
...“It’s a real watch,” says Comar. “It’s not a watch for the sake of it.” He does, however, acknowledge the value of a world record....
...Luxury executives gathered in Miami in January for LVMH’s annual watch fair, to inspect timepieces from Hublot’s bright green Big Bang model to TAG Heuer’s new creation encrusted with lab-grown diamonds....
...for ALL-WEATHER DOG WALKERS Waxed coat, £329, barbour.com for DATA-HEADS Apple Watch Ultra 2, from £799, apple.com for HARDCORE HOBBYISTS Upholstery course, £127, createacademy.com for CITY KIDS WHO...
...According to a 2023 Swiss watch industry report by Deloitte, “the untapped potential of the female watch buyer is significant”....
...And the custom-made piece is already being spoken about as the most complicated watch ever made....
...The watch-filled book drew a new audience of “watch nerds” to his readings, with some asking him to sign their watch straps....
...Cynthia Tabet, Piaget’s product marketing director for its Metaphoria ring watch with aquamarine, says the piece can appeal to clients who are not looking for a watch but find they have “a crush” on the...
...Resta argues that she brings relevant skills to the watch industry at a moment of structural change....
...Operating from its headquarters in Maidenhead, Berkshire, Christopher Ward launched its first watch, the C5 Malvern, in 2005 and soon gained traction thanks to positive reviews on internet forums....
...Chanel beige-gold and quilted calfskin Boy.friend watch, €18,100This watch has been on my wishlist for a while now....
...abask.com 1960s Eastern Bloc sheet-metal shoe rack, $423, pamono.eu Isabel Marant mohair-mix cardigan, €436.11, cettire.com Los Vasos De Agua handpainted glass Portofino Stripe carafe, £150, abask.com...
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