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Industry Audemars Piguet Tests E-Commerce In China with A Pop-Up Boutique on JD.com
It is no secret that the future of retail is online. This goes for?most consumer goods but this has also started to affect the luxury world, which includes watches. After several Richemont brands entering e-commerce together with Net-a-Porter and Mister Porter (think IWC later followed by other members of the Group), it’s now time for Audemars Piguet to start testing such retail processes, yet in a non-conservative and unprecedented manner, as the high-end watchmaker has just started to test E-Commerce in China with a pop-up boutique on JD.com.While the European and American markets are still rather conservative in the way watches are sold to clients, who still rely on physical point-of-sale, the Chinese market has demonstrated to be much more mature when it comes to online shopping, mainly due to the innovative spirit of two e-commerce giants: Alibaba and JD.com. Both have recently launched luxury portals – Luxury Pavillon for Alibaba and TopLife for JD.com – on whic
Imitation is the Sincerest way to get Sued! - Monochrome Watches
Readers of Monochrome are no doubt familiar with most of the major watch case/bezel/dial combinations that make-up some of the greatest and most expensive timepieces ever. You folks will also (no doubt) be familiar with the scores of companies that have popped-up over the past few years offering the taste' of those deluxe' creations with out all of the calories. The look with out the commitment of capital. Now, however, three HEAVY WEIGHT names in the horological and fashion industries are squaring off to fight over what one side will argue is an icon and what the other side will no doubt say is simply a shape. On August 13, 2013, Audemars Piguet filed suit against Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A. Inc., Tommy Hilfiger Licensing LLC, and Movado Group, Inc. and 10 unnamed individual defendants (I've got a Pound in at William Hills that one of them has a name that rhymes with Hommy Tilfiger!)Again, I rely on the deftness of the readers of Monochrome to affirm that the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, penn
World First - Introducing the Krayon Everywhere that can display Universal Sunrise and Sunset Indications - Monochrome Watches
World first - Krayon, a movement design engineering studio based in Neuchatel, unveils Everywhere, the first mechanical wristwatch to be able to calculate and display the sunrise and sunset times everywhere on the globe. Like many simple, good ideas this is easier said than done. We take a look at this highly impressive mechanical calculator, which also indicates time by hours, minutes and seconds.?Although quite rare, some watches indicate the sunrise and sunset times (for instance Audemars Piguet with the caliber 2120/2808). However these are usually calibrated according to a given place determined by the watch's owner. From a technical perspective, these are (relatively) simple. Cams designed in relation with the particular place rotate once a year and allow to display the changing sunrise and sunset times. Ad - Scroll to continue with article This was not go
Auction - Daniel Craig's on-screen Omega Seamaster 300M 007 Edition
Growing up as a youngster, I vividly remember sitting in front of the TV on a Saturday night with a bowl of snacks and tuning into a James Bond movie. It is one of my fondest TV-related memories from my childhood and it cemented my fandom for the movie franchise in its entirety. And part of me, as perhaps most young boys do, fantasized about how it would be to actually be James Bond. Of course, that’s far from a possibility, but there is a way to come that little bit closer to that feeling. Christie’s is auctioning a very special collection of James Bond items for charity, including an Omega Seamaster 300M 007 Edition worn on screen by none other than Daniel Craig in the “No Time To Die” movie.Image by EON ProductionsThe James Bond franchise spans over 6 decades and 25 movies so far. Throughout the entire franchise, James Bond has time and time again saved the world with a mix of British class and pure badassery. A key element in any James Bond movie are the car
SIHH 2019 - Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar (Hands-On, Specs & Price)
Here’s a very special one. The new Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar comes with a normal power reserve of 4 days, however, when put in so-called “Standby Mode” and the movement switches to a lower frequency, the power reserve is jacked up to no less than 65 days! That’s a great feature for when you want to store your perpetual calendar without having to set all indications all over again, when you decide to wear it after a couple of weeks or even up to two months. Let’s have a closer look at this spectacular timepiece that incorporates two gear trains, two regulators, and a perpetual calendar, and all that in a relatively small 42mm case.?Vacheron Constantin plans to make five pieces this year and there has been no mention yet if there will be more…Maybe you own a manually wound perpetual calendar and you’re familiar with the issue of setting the calendar indications after it has been in storage for some time. It&#
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