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Special straps; curse or virtue?
A strap makes the watch. It adds character and can literary change the whole look of a watch around. Take for example Panerai, who’s watches are all very close together in style and design, yet at the same time can look totally different depending which strap you put on the watch. [...]

Without his usual preference for grandeur and spectacle he was all of a sudden gone; Thierry Nataf parted from Zenith as CEO last June. His 8-year reign over this famous brand did not go unnoticed in the watch world. It was not only his flamboyant character that drew attention, but also the direction he took [...]

The current status of the economy is no good news for anybody in the luxury industry. Bonuses came to a hold, and making a mortgage payment became a bigger worry then what watch to buy next. Even Japanese giants like Seiko and Citizen, mainly active in the lower end of the market, report losses. Dark times [...]