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• March 12, 2010
• 10:18

  BaselWorld 2010 Preview: Itay Noy Watches

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  It will be the first time that Itay Noy will be exhibiting his wonderful artisan watches at BaselWorld this year. Make sure not to miss his stand, he will personally be at Hall 5.1 Stand V06. As you know I was blown away when I found about Itay Noy and his watches when I read an article [...]
• January 18, 2010
• 16:56

  WatchFreaks SIHH 2010 Trade Show Review: General Impressions

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Today, Monday January 18th, 2010, the 20th version of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) started in Geneva, Switzerland. Last year was the first time the fair moved the date to begin of the year instead of coinciding it with the BaselWorld show in Spring time. There was a lot of speculations that [...]
• January 02, 2010
• 5:56

  Breaking News: IWC SIHH 2010 Novelties

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Happy New Year to all you WatchFreaks. Thank you for your support in the last year. It seems 2010 is going to be an innovative watch year There have been speculations about a new IWC Yacht Club and a new IWC Grande Complication… I just received the newest Europa Star Magazine in the mail and [...]
• November 26, 2009
• 6:58

  Legendary watch designers: Maximilian Büsser

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Personally I am great fan of Maximilian Büsser and the watches he designs with friends for his brand: MB&F. WatchFreaks Blog’s friend Tom of The Watch Lounge interviewed Mr. Busser and posted the interview online today. Please click here to read the full interview. Mr. Busser, graduate in Lausanne with a Masters degree in Micro-Technology Engineering, Büsser’s [...]
• October 16, 2009
• 10:12

  Etiquette: Watches & Tuxedos

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Often I have discussions  if you can or cannot wear a wrist watch while wearing a tuxedo/smoking. My answer is always: depends on the smoking you are wearing… Is it for a black tie or white tie event? Therefore I did some research. Let start with the word ‘etiquette’… What does that mean? On Wikipedia we learn: [...]
• October 14, 2009
• 8:34

  Legendary watch desingers: Rodolphe

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  About a year ago Boon wrote an article about one of the mostly legendary watch designers alive: “Have you heard of Rodolphe Cattin?“   Yesteday evening Rodolphe Montres et Bijoux SA sent a urgent media alert: ”Rodolphe Cattin leaves the Franck Muller group”. This made me think, did he sell his soul and regained it? Or, is [...]
• June 27, 2009
• 9:45

  The Lexus Dutch Watch Heritage

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  One of the hidden treasures of the Netherlands has come to light today! Watches were packed away in boxes, in drawers or safes, or even visible on the wrists of proud owners, but today they can be viewed by all enthusiasts. The Netherlands knows thousands of watch-lovers – People who sometimes have a fortune to [...]
• April 01, 2009
• 17:59

  BaselWorld 2009 Update: Personalisation (Last Day)

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Today was my last day at the Basel Trade Fair and was originally planned for jewelry visits in Hall 2. The hardcore watch fans know that they should not be stucked in Hall 1, 3 and 5. Hall 2, officially the high-end jewelry hall, also has some ‘pearl’ watch brands present there. Since it was [...]
• March 31, 2009
• 15:09

  BaselWorld 2009 Update: Snapshots Omega, Graham, Oris, Hamilton, TAG Heuer, etc

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  It was another amazing day, filled with watches. We visited Halls 1, 3 and 4 today. The day started at Ebel revising the watches dedicated to soccer: Ebel Limited Edition AFC AJAX (150 pcs) Ebel Real Madrid Tekton (Bezel is made of sapphire glass, instead or rubber). Going from soccer into another sport, Graham dedicated [...]
• March 30, 2009
• 16:16

  BaselWorld 2009 Update: Snapshots Rolex, Patek Philippe, Breitling, Hamilton, Longines, etc

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Most of the visitor of BaselWorld start in the impressive Hall 1.0 and you can not pass this hall without stoping at Rolex and Patek Philippe! Hereby some snapshot (my apologies for the poor quality). I was not impressed with all the novelties this year. It seems a year of ‘going back to your roots’. [...]
• March 29, 2009
• 16:38

  BaselWorld 2009 Update: Itay Noy Watches

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Today I arrived in Basel and started the infamous trade fair visit with a dinner with a true artisan: Itay Noy. The watch maker of exclusive and hand made watches bearing his own name “Itay Noy”. WFB first wrote about Itay Noy about a year ago: “Switzerland: The Holy Land?” and then I wrote that [...]
• January 28, 2009
• 11:02

  SIHH 2009: To Bling, or Not To Bling?

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Last week I visited the annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, Switzerland. The fair was in several aspects different to my expectations… 1. It was not as busy as the previous years, but it was busier than I expected. 2. I tought the brands would not present many novelties, since they only had 8 [...]
• January 20, 2009
• 9:25

  SIHH 2009 Trade Show Review

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  Yesterday, I visited the 19th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, Switzerland. Two days ago we already posted a preview and hereby we want to present the snap shots I took. FYI: The next SIHH will again be in January. This year the following brands were present at the SIHH: +  Richemont brands: - Cartier - [...]
• January 18, 2009
• 12:22

  Preview SIHH 2009

   » ‎ WatchFreaks
  As written here on April 11th, 2008, we predicted that SIHH 2009 will not be in the same month as BaselWorld, but in January… To be precise: tomorrow! Therefore I am flying tomorrow morning, very early, to Geneva to visit the 19th SIHH, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. It is not clear why the Haute [...]