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Interview Wilhelm Schmid Lange Sohne on Managing Collectability and Demand
It is no secret that a large part of the watch industry is currently facing a rise in popularity, with a demand often surpassing the production capacity. While some have the ability to release more watches on the market, it's tempting for a few companies to benefit from this situation and to cap production and increase desirability. And for some, the situation is a bit more complex. Answering demand isn't always easy, specifically when talking about high-end, mostly hand-made watches. Production isn't a matter of machines, it's all about skilled people and their hands. With this situation in mind, we thought it was the perfect time for us to sit down with the CEO of A. Lange & Sohne, Mister Wilhelm Schmid, in order to understand what is the brand's strategy when it comes to managing demand, to find the right collectors, to avoid those who are in for the short run In short, to make sure that the few but handsome watches the Saxon brand is capable of manufacturing end up on the right
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Camouflage Collection Hands-On
The Royal Oak Offshore was presented in 1993, heralding a bolder style for the iconic Audemars Piguet luxury sports watch. The ROO offers a more powerful and sportier take on the model. Since then, this testosterone-fed version of the Royal Oak has stood out for its bold design and generous dimensions and it has given Audemars Piguet the opportunity to combine a number of innovative materials. Following this tradition, a daring trio of Camouflage Royal Oak Offshore models was added to the collection a few months ago. Let's take a closer look.Initially unveiled at SIHH 2019, this quirky trio of Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 44mm follows the introduction of a first camouflage version of the model in 2018. Ironically, camouflage is originally intended to reduce visibility… but here it creates a commanding presence. Still, if you are ready for their bold style, these new Royal Oaks will feel totally cool. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra World's Thinnest Mechanical Watch
The Bulgari Octo Finissimo collection is, without a doubt, one of the most striking watch creations of the last decade. An impressive saga turned the Roman Maison into the master of ultra-thin mechanical watchmaking. In just a few years, the brand has topped one record of thinness after the other. This remarkable streak of record-breaking ultra-thin watches was saluted with the Aiguille d'Or, the top prize at the 2021 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve, awarded to the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar. But Finissimo cannot be reduced to a technical feat. In a class of its own, the collection also encapsulates elegant, disruptive Italian design Still, one record was missing for Bulgari to be the uncontested master of ultra-thin. That of the thinnest mechanical watch. And as all good sagas need a climax, it is time for us to discover the spectacular Octo Finissimo Ultra and its 1.8mm thin profileIn its relentless search for absolute slenderness, Bulgari has earned an impressive series of
Introducing the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage Gold Collection - Monochrome Watches
In January of this year Montblanc introduced an entirely new collection, called the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage collection. This collection, with its classic design codes, is the first to incorporate everything that Montblanc as a watch brand has to offer. From very affordable and classically styled time-only, to the most affordable perpetual calendar on the market, to the Pulsograph with its stunning Villeret-made movement. Now they?add the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage Gold collection, with full gold watches starting just north of € 6k.During the exclusive Genevan watch show in January, everyone was amazed – more likely shocked – by the price of the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage Perpetual Calendar. And even the Meisterstuck Heritage Pulsograph is (relatively speaking) a bargain at € 27k. Now Montblanc adds several 39mm gold models to the Meisterstuck Heritage collection and again the price immediately catches the attention. Ad - Scroll to continue with
Hands-On - Patek Philippe Chronograph Annual Calendar 5960/01g (Specs & Price)
For a few years now, Patek Philippe has been applying a rather surprising strategy, by offering a new, younger approach. Sometimes vintage, sometimes modern, and sometimes quite difficult to understand, even sometimes controversial… This all started back in 2014 with the modern-looking stainless steel 5960/1A, followed later in 2015 with the launch of the Calatrava Travel Time Pilot 5524G, a vintage-inspired watch, dramatically different from the traditional conservative Patek collections. And if you mix these two watches, you’ll end up with the 2017?Patek Philippe Chronograph Annual Calendar 5960/01g.The Patek Philippe Ref. 5960This reference is certainly amongst the most important modern Pateks… If it has always been well received and had always somehow flown under the radar, it has to be reminded that, when it came on the market, the 5960 was a big first for the brand.?Before this ref. 5960, at Patek, the calendar linked to a chronograph was always a perpetual one
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