Jean-Claude Biver Receives 2010 Entrepreneurship Gaia Award
On September 16, Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver received the “2010 Entrepreneurship” Gaia Award for “his career as a whole and his qualities as a visionary businessman and marketing genius”. The award ceremony was held at the La Chaux-de-Fonds International Watchmaking Museum, and the award was presented by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, Chairman of the Jury and Curator of the Museum. About 300 people attended the event, including a number of personalities from the Swiss watchmaking industry. Outstanding figures among the attendees included Mr. Jean-Ren�� Bannwart, Chairman of the MIH commission, Mr. G��rard Triponez, Chairman of the Le Locle Watchmaking Museum Committee, Mr. Marc Pfister, Director of the La Chaux-de-Fonds School of Applied Arts, and Mr. Philippe Gnaegi, State Councillor of the Republic and Canton of Neuchatel, Mr. Didier Berberat, Member of the Council of States, Mrs Francine John Calame and Mrs Sylvie Perrinjaquet, National Councillors.Below, Jean-Claude Bi

LAST CHANCE: Trip To Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series With Maurice Lacroix
Just a few more days to enter for a chance to win a trip with Maurice Lacroix and watches-dealer to the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Texas on June 6-7th, 2014. This quick mid-month giveaway is eligible for US residents only. Enter here by May 15th for a chance to come along.

The Restoration Of The Girard-Perregaux Caliber 350, The Most Important Quartz Watch You've Never Heard Of
Quartz.  We pretend it's not there, but it defines the modern world of watchmaking.  And yet, once upon a time, it was the new kid on the block an unknown quantity whose influence had yet to be felt.  We're very pleased to present to you one of the most important and influential watches you've probably never heard of: the Girard-Perregaux Caliber 350.  Our watchmaker-in-residence, Aaron Berlow, takes us inside this groundbreaking movement, which influences quartz timekeeping design to this day, and shows us what makes it tick. Ed. Asking many watchmakers what they think about quartz is like asking a die-hard American conservative what they think about government regulation. There is a visceral hatred of this technology that was both so much more accurate and so much cheaper than mechanical movements. It very nearly turned Swiss watchmaking into American watchmaking (that is to say, obsolete.) This disdain has led to some amazing innovations and some incr

5170 photo shoot:)
had some time to play with the camera...

Incoming - my first Crown
Good morning all from Bombay, just landed from a nice long flight from London and first thing I did after eating was open the box of my brand new BLNR!!! After many many many years of waiting and waiting I finally decided to treat myself for my 30th birthday this year.Apologies if the stickers are still on! It’s 3am here and I’m tired so tomorrow will be spent trying to remove them all and resizing the bracelet. I’ve learnt so much from all the members here on TRF and I couldn’t wait to share my incoming with you all. And fwiw, anyone who thinks this watch looks ace in pictures, it looks ten times better in the flesh. Absolute stunner. That blue colour is a master stroke from Rolex.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk