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WATCH

MANAGING EDITOR

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very year, the finest watchmakers in the

industry gather together to each boast about

their most precious new offerings at the Swiss

timepiece Mecca, more commonly known

as Baselworld. From TAG Heuer to Richard

Mille, anyone’s who’s been will know it’s like

no other sensory overload you’ll ever witness.

Over the course of four action-packed days, we made it

to nearly 40 appointments, putting our left hand forward

and proving to be a great mannequin for the countless

masterpieces on show, knowing that each piece had been

made with the kind of pride, expense and craftsmanship

that genuinely defies belief sometimes.

Of the many highlights, ranking high was our in-

depth conversation about a watch’s “cheerful moments”

with Laurent Dordet, the ever-inspiring chief executive

of La Montre Hermès. The fashion big boys were well

represented, with Gucci making a strong impression this

year with its Alec Soth-created meme series. And as always,

it was a pleasure to catch up with the latest face of Bulgari’s

watches, model Jon Kortajarena (trust us, you know him),

not to mention being hosted for the evening by Hublot,

Ricardo Guadalupe and none other than Depeche Mode.

But most notable for its continued growth and presence,

were smartwatches, with TAG Heuer creating the biggest

noise around the Baselworld corridors. There’s no doubt

the likes of TAG’s ‘Connected’ series will bring new watch

lovers to the table, which is both exciting and necessary for

the watch world. Now, until next year.

MIKE CHRISTENSEN

EDITOR’S LETTER

Some of the best watches

we tried on from Baselworld.

WRIST PORN

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YELLOW GOLD

‘MARINE GRANDE

D AT E ’, $ 2 7, 4 0 0 ,

BY BREGUET

Who doesn’t love

a screw-locked

crown? Exactly.

STAINLESS STEEL

‘SUPER HERITAGE II

CHRONOGRAPHE’,

$7870, BY BREITLING

A very happy 60th

to this now modern-

day explorer.

STAINLESS STEEL

‘HYPERCHROME

CHRONOGRAPH’,

$2075, BY RADO

The saying goes, people

get green with envy, and

it’s not hard to see why.

YELLOW GOLD

‘OYSTER PERPETUAL

YA C H T- M A S T E R I I ’,

$55,250, BY ROLEX

18kt gold will make

it easier to find the

inner sailor in you.

STAINLESS STEEL

‘LE LOCLE

P O W E R M AT I C 8 0 ’,

$975, BY TISSOT

Delivers elegance

and a friendly

price  tag.

S TA I NL E S S S T E E L

‘A U TA V I A’, $ 6 6 0 0 , ‘A U TA V I A’, $ 6 6 0 0 ,

B Y TA G H E UB Y TA G H E UE RE R

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Stainless steel ‘BR-X2 Tourbillon

Micro-Rotor’, POA, by B e l l &

Ross at Lion Brands.