This Week’s Watch News In 60 Seconds

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There is lots to catch up on this week from sailing races and testing limited editions to watches assembled in the air, and exciting new releases. See what you missed in our special weekly round-up

Editorial – A Race To The Finish Line!

To kick off the week, our Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Wong shares her excitement for the coming weeks and GPHG’s packed programme! And bonus material: she recounts her experience on a flight from Geneva airport to New York, where a master watchmaker taught a novice how to assemble a watch 30,000 feet up in the air

India: Soon to Be in the Watchmaking Top 10 

Next, our business correspondent Christophe Roulet delves into Deloitte’s 2023 study on the Swiss watchmaking industry. According to their analysis, India will be among the top 10 export markets for timepieces in the next 10 years. Find out more here

The Watchmaking Epicenter For October Is Mexico City

What a magical month, October. Leaves are starting to fall off trees, cozy blankets are wrapped around cold shoulders, giddy children knock on doors for treats, and for the watchmaking world (most exciting of all!) the Mexican Salón Internacional de Alta Relojería (SIAR) takes place. Our Mexican correspondent Carlos Matamoros was at the fair and shares his insights

Start-Stop-Reset With the New Millennium Watch Book Chronograph Edition

Fascinated by watchmaking and hungry to learn more? Or perhaps looking for an early Christmas gift for a watchmaking enthusiast? You need look no further as the new Millennium Watch Book about chronographs has just come out! Discover more about the book and collection here.

Chronographes © The Millenium Watch Book
The Millennium Watch Book Chronographs © WorldTempus

Hublot x Alan Roura: Sailing Together 

Last week, our correspondent Olivier Müller was with Hublot for the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Le Havre, in support of their ambassador Alan Roura. In this piece, he analyses the role that brands play in high-level sport. And spoiler alert, it goes way beyond sponsorship deals. 

Singer Reimagined x Fine Watch Club Team Test 

Next up, the editorial team had the pleasure of testing the Singer Reimagined x Fine Watch Club Cocktail Timer this week. Discover what they thought about the limited edition in this review where our journalists pass the watch around to get not just one, but six different points of view.

Cocktail Timer © Singer Reimagined x Fine Watch Club
Cocktail Timer © Singer Reimagined x Fine Watch Club 

Laurent Ferrier, Mechanical Mastery 

WorldTempus dives into the world of Laurent Ferrier, the man who at 63 years of age launched his eponymous brand. Find out more about the bold innovator and his path to building his own company here

New Releases

Last but not least, for our new releases of the week, we have the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Tara, the Breitling Avenger Collection, the H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Chinese Calendar Limited Edition, the Louis Moinet Savanna Tourbillon Panda and Cobra, the Purnell Ballon d’Or - White Diamonds and the Zenith Chronomaster Sport Aaron Rodgers. 
 

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