STATE OF PLAY
WOW Singapore|Issue 68
Buyers of watches are in for a rough time this year, although the investment angle looks set to stay. Enthusiasts can look forward to the easing of constrained supply - maybe. We break down the complex situation, with the help of a variety of trade sources, helpfully distilled into one story
STATE OF PLAY

While the times are certainly challenging – they almost always are, by some measure or other – the business of keeping time has hardly shifted from the lofty position it held last year. Specialist and business press are no longer held hostage by the hype cycle, but that appears to be the most significant impact of the global cost of living crisis. Well, hindsight will likely reveal other matters. At present, it seems that there are few developing issues impacting watchmaking. With no major elections on the way, and no policy shifts on the horizon, continuity appears to be the order of the day. For our part, we have decided to sum up our thoughts on the year-that-was in a more compact format than we did last year. This means that this article makes space for both the state-of-the-trade, and our annual look at the dark horses of watchmaking, in that order.

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Denne historien er fra Issue 68-utgaven av WOW Singapore.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

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NEW FRONTIERS
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NEW FRONTIERS

The outgoing CEO of TAG Heuer Julien Tornare shares his management style and values. No doubt these will remain consistent in his new role as Hublot CEO, just as they were in his Zenith tenure

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STRUCTURAL STYLE
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STRUCTURAL STYLE

Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni explains the logic of the new Toric collection and takes us through his thoughts on style and elegance

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7 mins  |
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THE CONVERSATION: APROPOS COMPLICATIONS
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THE CONVERSATION: APROPOS COMPLICATIONS

A watch with complications appeals to different sorts of collectors, and is quite different to a complex watch. The editors of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand discuss the virtues of all sorts of complications and consider when more is really better...

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EUREKA MOMENTS
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EUREKA MOMENTS

Our extended look at gold in watchmaking comes to a close in this third and final part, with a look at five proprietary gold alloys. Of course, there are certainly more than five so we will leave the door ajar on going even further

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MACHINE LEARNING
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MACHINE LEARNING

The mechanical calendar has been perfected over the last 100 years; it remains a challenge that invites multiple watchmaking and engineering approaches. We get into the nuts and bolts of how the perpetual calendar gets the job done

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CULTURAL SENSE
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CULTURAL SENSE

The story of our calendar and why it is rife with anomalies

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QUANTA OF TIME
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QUANTA OF TIME

Just as hours, minutes and seconds are quanta of time, so too are days, weeks, months and years. We finally explore the story of the perpetual calendar in particular, in a year that invites such ruminations

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PURPLE REIGN
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PURPLE REIGN

H. Moser Cie brings a brand new dial to the party with the Pioneer Perpetual Calendar Concept MD Purple Enamel Sincere Platinum Jubilee Edition

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AUTUMN HUE
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AUTUMN HUE

Grand Seiko continues its celebration of the 20th anniversary of Calibre 9R with the limited edition SBGA499

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TWICE UPON A TIME
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TWICE UPON A TIME

The world's greatest double tourbillon wristwatch, the Breguet Classique 5345 Quai de L'horloge is back, with new hand-finishing touches

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