As the 2016 racing season gears up, ready to roar into action, Roger Dubuis lines up on the starting grid of GT championship racing in the world-class company of the FFF Racing Team recently created by the 31 year-old Chinese tycoon Fu Songyang. Multiple parallels can be drawn between the world of motorsports and that of Roger Dubuis, including dedication...

By Brice Goulard monochrome-watches.com Until 2015, the SIHH, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, organized by the FHH (Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie) was opened only to 16 brands, mostly the Richemont Group (Cartier, JLC, IWCÖ) and a few friends of the group (Parmigiani, Audemars or Greubel). In 2016, nine new independent brands came to join the show in the...

Instinct, independence, elegance, these are the qualities of the Drive man; an attitude and a mindset that are not just about existing, but about knowing how to live. This is a man who cannot be categorized, who seems natural on first impressions, but is more sophisticated than he initially appears. His true talent is an aptitude for style and freedom....

Celebrity photographer Pang Xiaowei at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing Precision watchmaking at A. Lange & Söhne and the company's Saxon homeland are in the focus of an exhibition by celebrity photographer Pang Xiaowei at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing. Featuring impressive black-and-white pictures, the photo project zooms in on artisanship as...

Vacheron Constantin enameler at work. Julien Marchenoir from Founding Partner Vacheron Constantin, launched the second London Craft Week at the V&A Museum. Makers rubbed shoulders with leading experts, influencers, editors and directors from the art, design, culture, food, luxury, fashion, media and government sectors, whilst admiring exceptional works from London Craft Week's program. Live demonstrations from Vacheron Constantin's enameller and...

The stainless steel Quai de l’Île. The Quai de l’Île collection, launched in 2008, welcomes a new stainless steel model, providing a contemporary expression of the proud Fine Watchmaking traditions upheld by the maison Vacheron Constantin. A spirit evidenced in a comfortably sized 41mm-diameter case mingling three iconic shapes from the aesthetic heritage of the manufacture, enhanced by a subtle...