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Someone needs to do a study on the long-term psychological effects of constant, non-stop, out there in the wind, transcontinental travel. Because it’s hard to describe the bizarre soul-crushing loneliness that emerges from the depths of your soul. Ye

Across two continents, Revolution organised a series of events to bring our readers’ attention to the collaborative timepieces we’ve been developing. In Singapore, we celebrated the launch of the Bell & Ross x The Rake and Revolution Bellytanker chro

We live in a digital age, where computers do all the work for us. This is the case in so many facets of our lives including our personal pursuits and professional occupations. Storm patterns are predicted by computers, seismic reactions are electroni

There’s a common belief that conflict breeds invention. Some historians opine that global wars bring innovations and developments that further civilian lifestyles, but it’s not fully valid. The best inventions have come in peacetime; conflicts merely

What’s been interesting to see this year at SIHH, for the first time, is a generational alignment. By that, I mean that the people who are creating the watches, are actually the same age as the people who are consuming the watches. Let me be clear: c

By their very nature, limited editions dubbed “collectors’ watches” from the outset automatically find their way straight to the enthusiasts who will cherish them. These watches were not marketed as such back in the day, but acquired added desirabili

It’s true that most of us still struggle with the fact that enough time has passed since the ’90s, that bringing back things from that decade is now a retrospective, not a refresh. But of all the things worth reviving, we’re glad that the one thing A

Long before he started getting billionaires in trouble with NASA, the comedian Joe Rogan did a bit onstage where he mocked our obsession with the Grand Canyon. People say it’s worth travelling miles to see because the scale makes you realise just how

For the man who has everything — and we do mean everything — which watch could possibly get these wealthy gentlemen even the slightest bit excited? When money is no object, what makes things interesting is when there is a watch so special and unique

I’ve long considered the world and second time zone complications to be the most useful of all modern timepieces. That’s because they offer watch wearers an actual practical benefit to wearing a wristwatch today. Sure, one can add a widget to a phone

As Revolution’s resident sportsman, I high-jumped at the chance to keep my eyes peeled for sports watches during the annual SIHH. Typically, the Salon is more of a luxury show and the offerings tend to be complicated or elegant, with the occasional s

SIHH that would make the strongest statement.FOR THE SUITPost-SIHH, a real power move would be entering a room filled with watch enthusiasts while brandishing on your wrist the new Audemars Piguet CODE 11.59, because wearing the most controversial ti

OISSEUROne thing’s clear: 2019 is off to an incredible start for watch geeks. And I mean real geeks who can comprehend the physics behind a balance wheel and analyse chronograph constructions. This SIHH brought us timepieces that redefined how we int

A long-established tradition, putting art onto the face of a wristwatch, has had something of a renaissance in the past decade. Each year, several watch brands introduce timepieces that highlight their expertise in artisan crafts by producing limited

In addition to functions and styles, the dial colour plays a rather special role in the overall design of wristwatches — a change in the dial colour of wristwatches, even if they have the same design, can give people different impressions. In my opin

The usual fare at SIHH is a standard split down the middle into everyday wear and jaw-dropping showpieces that make you wonder if they’ll ever see the light of day outside a safe. Whether you want all eyes on you, or seek attention in a more elusive

The first watch is a celebratory milestone. For most people, it marks the beginning of a horological adventure, while for others, it’s a physical token of significant achievement. No matter the reason, the saying goes that you never forget your first

I’ve said it before and I’m sure that this line will repeat itself many, many times over the next decades in watchmaking and indeed, across the world: carbon’s many different forms will transform the world as we know it. In large-scale mechanics and

HYT’s futuristic designs have always been based on the concept that time, while it rules us all, is abstract. With the release of the H20 at the 2018 edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), HYT turned the abstract into concr

In some ways, Hublot is the Supreme (or for those who aren’t fans of the streetwear label, Opening Ceremony) of watchmaking. At the brand’s core lies two primary lines, the Big Bang and Classic Fusion, but neither one is ever stagnant. Instead, like

There’s really no other way of putting it — the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar is the most exciting horological development this year and one of the most innovative of all time. In the lead-up to SIHH, I keep telling

The focus of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s timepieces for this year hangs on “The Art of Precision”. The theme comes after the integration of the various decorative arts within the maison into one single unit, the Métiers Rares®. Where the brand used to develop

With a stellar reputation that’s stood for more than a century, Leica’s cameras and gear are among the most covetable in the world. Last June, the opening of the company’s manufacture for non-camera-related luxury products — the Ernst Leitz Werkstätt

OK, let’s back up to 2015 when Oris launched its now much-beloved Divers Sixty-Five. One of the hardest design challenges in watchmaking is the creation of a handsome, functional and original-looking dive watch. But that’s precisely what Oris achieve

For a long time, watches were solely crafted in precious metals, namely gold and silver, as the gentility of their movements called for equally refined cases. When the Great Depression hit in 1929, watch manufacturers had to start sourcing for cheape

Late last year, Bvlgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin hosted a forum of watch journalists in Shanghai, announcing an era of watchmaking renaissance with its latest timepieces. He noted that the brand has “an obsession to combine high watchmaking with str

What Jaeger-LeCoultre presented at this year’s SIHH was testament to the technical prowess of the 186-year-old maison. Namely, one of the major highlights uttered on everyone’s lips was the Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Pérpetuel

Venezia. Truman Capote described it as “eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go”, which to be fair isn’t that far-fetched or impossible, depending on the size and scale of the treats in question. (Incidentally, for an impeccable chocolat

Independent watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi capped off 2018 with a stunning win for best men’s watch at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Revolution met up with him to ask about his thoughts on receiving the award and find out about the challenges he

You joined The Hour Glass in 1999 and one of your first initiatives was to champion artisanal independent watchmaking. Why? The Hour Glass’s story with contemporary independent artisans, designers and brands began in 1981 when my parents partnered Gé

* ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY VONTOBEL LUXURY GROUPS SHOP BASED ON FY2017 INFORMATION. ** WATCH SALES SHARE REFERS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESS COMING FROM WATCH CATEGORIES. PATEK PHILIPPE * ** WATCH SALES (2017, IN CHF MILLION) 1,350 CHANGE (2017,

Maybe it’s because as a former Boy Scout I’d had our motto “Be Prepared” jack-hammered repeatedly into the substrata of my subconscious. Or it could be the innumerable 3:00 a.m. awakenings for spontaneous force marches through the dirt tracks of Sing

It is impossible to understate the extraordinary achievements of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin when on July 21st, in the year of our Lord 1969, at O-two-hundred- and-fifty-s

Mike Tay: Mr. Biver what do you consider your biggest contribution to the Swiss watch industry? If you were to count in terms of business, it would have to be the time I spent at Omega. Because there you count the success in terms of billions of doll

“Oh my goodness, oh my goodness! Greetings, Your Highness! I am a loyal citizen of Zamunda! This is the greatest day of my life!” Such is the effusive greeting involving no small amount of prostration and bowing that’s received by Eddie Murphy’s char

If Ahmed “Shary” Rahman is one of the kindest people I know, Gabriel Benador is without a doubt one of the coolest and most modest. Benador grew up in New York with the occasional sojourn to Switzerland, where his family is deeply entrenched in the S

The heir to the Kessler debt tells his old man how pissed off he is that SIHH and Baselworld will be running sequentially in 2020. “First SIHH, then Basel? Eight days away from home?” His expletive was repeated by many others throughout the industry,