190sqm flagship store on Place Vendome in Paris will show its largest collection outside of Japan.
Each model, the company says, exemplifies a different aspect of the wide range of expertise and craftsmanship that Grand Seiko commands today.
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Swatch Group gets thrifty, LVMH splurges, Rolex and Patek stick with Baselworld, Richemont returns to Watches & Wonders, while Breitling and Audemars Piguet go their own way.
It’s official. Pantone, provider of professional colour language standards and digital solutions, has announced PANTONE 19-4052, Classic Blue, as the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2020. Emblematic of heritage but at the same time highly contemporary and versatile, it should come as no surprise that blue dial watches have been growing in popularity for the last several years. Here are ten you might not have noticed this year but are certainly worth a try in 2020, according to Tom Mulraney.
Using the brand’s logo – a lion – as inspiration, the aggressively styled and robust 44.5mm titanium case projects strength and power, right down to the claw-like lugs.
Short term installations for smaller brands in major stores are good for the watchmakers, collectors and retailers — the ultimate win-win-win.
Pop-up store installed in the historic Burlington Arcade that links Piccadilly to Bond Street in Mayfair.
Although Grand Seiko was born back in 1960, it only started being sold outside Japan in 2010 and got its first corporate office outside of Asia just last year. Despite its relative youth, the luxury watchmaker is rapidly establishing itself as a collectors’ favourite and giving many venerable Swiss marques a run for their money, as Rob Corder discovers.
Japanese group says it will hold its own events for retail partners and the media in the first quarter of next year.
Far Eastern horology mixes with the venerable Swiss maisons at Canary Wharf showroom.