A Luxury Watch Wrap Up of SIHH: Timepieces Go From Thin to Thinner

Like the movie awards season, the Swiss watch fairs compete for attention. The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva this month played Golden Globes to Baselworld’s Oscars, drawing interest and attention from the long-established fair scheduled for March by being first to offer what is fresh and inventive. And just like the stars [...]

Valextra gives the iPad a bit of Va Va Voom with its new luxury case

The luxury leather accessories brand Valextra, known for its understated and elegant accessories, is no Sleeping Beauty brand. Case in point: The new iPad cover it debuted this week. A few designer brands have already jumped on the iPad accessory bandwagon but Valextra’s take is the first to show a deeper examination of how to [...]

3 New Books Portray Virtuoso Independent Watchmakers

Books about timepieces, watch brands, the history of the industry and collectors’ catalogs are a dime a dozen. It is hard to get excited about tomes coming from a world that is famous for weighing down Baselworld visitors with so much paper that they get an overweight charge when they check in for their flights [...]

From March 18, 2010