CROWN

CROWN is an informative and relatable magazine for the modern watch lover. Discover the latest trends and insights from the watchmaking world, get up to speed on the technical and design innovations, and be engaged with CEOs and creative directors from the top brands that matter.

CROWN SG

EDITOR’S NOTE

VISION • To look at a thing is very different from seeing a thing.

FAIR DEALS • The evolving state of watch exhibitions, post-Baselworld

CLASSY CARRERA • TAG Heuer launches an elegant line-up of Carrera Chronographs for its 160th anniversary

SWISS SLOWDOWN • Steep fall for Swiss watch exports across all price segments for the first half of 2020

SWATCH RESHUFFLE • Familiar faces, new positions

GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL RELIEF ENGRAVING

IDENTITY • One man’s style must not be the rule of another’s

GRANDE OPENING • Though deeply rooted to the brand’s past, the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde is taking baby steps to embrace fresh perspectives

ALL IN THE FAMILY • If you ever begrudged brands for making many different versions of the same watch, here’s what they have to say

BRIGHT SPARKS • Rolex’s 2020 releases bring the heat – and some neat surprises

LISTENING COMPREHENSION • The chimes of Patek Philippe’s latest minute repeater are best seen to be fully appreciated

ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN • From multi-hued expressions to naked dials for women, here are five horological styles that will be dominating our wrists in 2020

SWEET HOMECOMING • A. Lange & Söhne commemorates its 175th anniversary with three limited edition offerings in honey gold

REGAL DIVER • Blancpain’s new Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe is made for the boardroom

SEPIA SENSATION • Orient commemorates its 70th anniversary with a wallet-friendly blast from the past

THRILL OF THE HUNT • After drilling hard on mechanical precision, Urwerk’s EMC Time Hunter ‘Desert Sage’ does the same on the aesthetic front

RAISING THE STAKES • Hermès takes on two traditional high complications with flying results

NEW ORDER • Cartier’s beloved Pasha returns after a six-year hiatus

FIVE QUESTIONS WITH PIERRE RAINERO

TOUGH ART • The new Project Z14 is indestructibly brilliant like a Harry Winston diamond

UP FOR THE RIDE? • Unearthed, remodelled and revitalised, commemorative Carrera watches lead TAG Heuer’s 160th anniversary celebrations by championing the brand’s avant-garde slogan

NAVY CREW • Tudor’s popular Black Bay Fifty-Eight gets a new hue

LAB RACE • Corum goes one step further in technical sophistication

SOUND SYSTEMS • The world of music inspires Vacheron Constantin’s latest bespoke Les Cabinotiers creations

CENTRE OF ATTRACTION • A modern tourbillon milestone by Omega

UP FOR AIR • Citizen’s beloved ‘Fugu’ returns larger and hardier

CRAFT • Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men

AQUATIC SHIMMER • Breguet brings its gem-setting A-game to the Marine’s wonderfully iridescent high-jewellery collection

A SIZEABLE ASSET • No mechanical movement epitomises miniaturisation in watchmaking more beautifully than Jaeger-LeCoultre’s celebrated Calibre 101

FRIEND IN HIGH PLACES • The new Breitling Navitimer 35 leverages its predecessor’s illustrious legacy while rocking feminine flair

SOUL • What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

FERDINAND BERTHOUD • Made by purists, for purists

ULTRA-THIN MOVEMENTS • It’s a svelte world after all

Where to find and buy the watches you read about in CROWN

SUBSCRIBE NOW!

VACHERON CONSTANTIN CALIBRE 1120 QPSQ/1