The pick of the pilot watches February 16, 2012 1. Breguet – Type XXII, £13,300. www.breguet.com 2. Bremont – Solo, £2,550. www.bremont.com 3. Glycine – Airman SST Chronograph, £2,995. www.jurawatches.co.uk 4. Hamilton – Khaki Aviation X-Patrol, £1,350. www.hamiltonwatch.com 5. Bell & Ross – WW1 96 Grand Date, £2,500. www.bellross.com 6. Stowa Flieger with date, €580. www.stowa.de 7. IWC Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Miramar, £9,750. [...]
The £10,000 question February 16, 2012 Robin Swithinbank Calibre magazine In the one-watch game, IWC is never far from front of mind and nor, particularly, is the blue Portuguese Automatic (£9,250). Powered by an in-house movement with a seven-day power reserve, it’s understated, stylish but above the whims of flash-in-the-pan fashion, and cooler than an Eskimo’s freezer. Maria Doulton TheJewelleryEditor.com I [...]
News from the boutiques February 16, 2012 ● KENSINGTON boutique the Watch Gallery is one of the most esteemed watch shops in London, and it’s no longer one of a kind. Having been acquired by DM London, the independent retailer with its “Time2” shops in Westfield and Covent Garden and the luxury watch concession in Selfridges, it is now lending its name [...]
Personal Taste Time to go exploring for an old Explorer February 16, 2012 WHEN watch aficionados think of Rolex, it’s the brand’s steel sports models – its “tool” watches – that really excite them. No other brand has such a wide range of iconic watches so inexorably linked to achievement, adventure and celebrity. In the 1950s, Tenzeng Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary conquered Everest with Rolex Oysters an [...]
The new sophistication February 16, 2012 BEAUTY or brains? For a long time women’s watches have been focused on the former with lashings of diamonds distracting from what’s hidden inside – typically a battery-run movement. But now we can enjoy both and stop borrowing from the boys, because some of the world’s finest watch brands have realised that women want a [...]
The ultimate ladies’ watch February 16, 2012 As a name that’s synonymous with the most luxurious, covetable and collectable of timepieces, you’d expect Patek Philippe to come up with something pretty special for women – and it has. The Ladies First, housed within an elegant 18ct rose gold case, is a self-winding minute repeater – a watch that beautifully chimes, at your [...]
US jobless claims fall to four-year low February 16, 2012 The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a near four-year low, suggesting the labour market recovery was gaining steam. “The job market is getting better and that’s really key. We’re still in the early innings of this but I’m glad to see another data point that adds [...]
GM profits lower than expected February 16, 2012 General Motors Co posted a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as disappointing performance overseas offset strong results in North America. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $500m (£319m), or 28 cents a share, compared with $500m, or 31 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.
Banks hit by latest ratings blow February 16, 2012 The FTSE 100 fell this morning with the banking sector pegging back the index as Moody’s threatened to downgrade 17 banks and securities firms and the Greece bailout hit yet more hurdles. The ratings agency said it might cut the long-term credit rating of UBS, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley by as much as three [...]
FSA slaps former Punch broker Osborne with £350k fine February 16, 2012 ANDREW Osborne, the corporate broker at the centre of the Greenlight Capital insider dealing case, has been fined £350,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for his role in the affair. The FSA has already fined the US hedge fund manager David Einhorn from Greenlight £7.2m for trading in shares in Punch Taverns in 2009 [...]