David Desbordes, managing director of Visionnaire, an events planning and management company based in Singapore, has been exposed to many different watch brands in both his professional capacity and in private life but there can only be one that stands out for this French gentleman. It was truly apt when Desbordes attended the launch of Breitling’s Chronomat Airborne special series … More
Founded in 1929 in Bienne, Switzerland, Choisi (pronounced “Swa-Zee”) not only specialised in the production of mechanical timepieces under the “Choisi Suisse” trademark but in the manufacture and assembly of watches and movements for many third-party Swiss brands. These included the manufacture of chronograph and moon phase complications which were supplied to third-parties and branded under their own labels. During … More
Though it features a camouflage Zulu fabric strap, has some links to the military and can possibly be “explosive”, the Sinn U1-D is not to be confused with “IED”, otherwise known as the “improvised explosive device”. The U1-D is actually the acronym for Ultimate 1 – Dune, the special edition Sinn model made to commemorate the 35th anniversary of The … More
Where did Timex Group USA, Inc hold its 160th anniversary celebrations in Singapore? Well, it was held at the trendy Mohamed Sultan Road area in October 2014. Guests who attended this celebratory event were given a special treat as they were entertained by indie band The Sam Willows (comprising Benjamin Kheng, his sister Narelle Kheng, Sandra Riley Tang and Jonathan … More