While Cartier mans up, women get more of what they want April 16, 2014 Chanel Première Triple Row The Première was the first watch created by Chanel back in 1987, its case referencing the stopper of the No. 5 bottle and, by extension, the footprint of Place Vendôme. This year, its strap mimics that of the iconic 2.55 bag. Layer with bracelets or, if you boast a midriff of [...]
The new school of cool April 16, 2014 From Nomos Glashütte’s Berlin to Shinola’s Detroit, we’re experiencing a fresh wave of watchmaking that combines metropolitan sophistication, crisp, contemporary design, and hip-to-the-game urban credentials (without a hint of irony) LET'S GET one thing straight: Shinola do not make “hipster” watches. Nor do they make vintage-inspired “hipster” bicycles, and nor are the baristas in plaid [...]
Less Metro, more Astro | Horolo-hipsters rule the streets but virtuoso watchmakers are looking to the stars April 16, 2014 MB&F If you’re excited by the Helvetica watch above, then there might be enough geek in you to get excited by this table clock, launched behind closed doors at Baselworld last month. Yes, it does look like The Federation’s Deep Space Nine, and yes, that was on purpose. MB&F’s watch designers have always sought inspiration [...]
It’s about time for a spring clean April 16, 2014 Your watch is probably long overdue a service – and what better time of the year to do so? Allow the watchmakers at Wempe to explain VENTURE down the stairs at Breitling or Vacheron Constantin’s shiny new boutiques on Bond Street, or simply browse the windows of David M Robinson in Canary Wharf’s subterranean Jubilee [...]
Good little runners | Three new in-house-manufactured engines launched this year April 16, 2014 TAG Heuer CH80 An especially slimline chronograph made at TAG’s new Chevenez factory (hence CH) that promises to be good for 80 hours’ timekeeping. tagheuer.com Eterna Calibre 39 Eterna invented the use of ball-bearings in a winding rotor in 1948, then ceramic bearings in 2006 – both seen in this new workhorse “tractor” designed to [...]
Google’s results disappoint as ad fears weigh April 16, 2014 GOOGLE shares dropped as much as five per cent in after hours trading last night, after its first quarter results failed to match analyst expectations. Revenues for the first quarter of the year were $15.42bn (£9.18bn), about £100m shy of what was expected, but higher than the $12.95bn reported in 2013’s first quarter. Net income [...]
IBM’s shares hit as reports lowest quarterly revenue for five years April 16, 2014 TECHNOLOGY giant IBM posted the lowest quarterly revenue in five years yesterday, the eighth in which revenues have fallen, sending its share price down after hours. Shares of the world’s largest technology services company fell about four per cent to $188.20 (£112.03) following the announcement. Total revenue for the group dropped by four per cent [...]
Bottom Line: Focus on staying number one at home April 16, 2014 BELEAGUERED Tesco boss Philip Clarke has declared he isn’t going anywhere. Unfortunately, on his watch, neither is the nation’s favourite supermarket. After twenty years of rising profits for the group, this is the second year in a row where they have fallen. Pre-tax profits were down 6.9 per cent: 7.7 per cent in constant exchange [...]
More price cuts in store as profit slides at Tesco April 16, 2014 TESCO boss Philip Clarke said yesterday he had no intention of leaving as the supermarket giant posted a second year of falling profits and revealed large writedowns across its international businesses. Dismissing reports that he was under pressure from investors to step down, Clarke said: “I have got no intention of going anywhere. All my [...]
Retail set for Easter rebirth after March footfall sees 1.8 pc boost April 16, 2014 RETAIL footfall rebounded in March, rising 1.8 per cent above levels seen in the same month last year and with high street stores seeing the best footfall in 11 months, according to data released today. Figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard today show a jump for out-of town stores and high [...]
