Johann Rupert Assumes Richemont CEO Role Effective April 1, 2010
Richemont has announced that effective April 1, 2010, Johann Rupert will assume the role of CEO, replacing Norbert Platt who will retire at the end of the year for health reasons. Mr. Platt will remain as a director of Compagnie Financi��re Richemont SA and will act as an advisor to the Group. Mr Rupert commented as follows:“Since he took up the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2004, Norbert has achieved remarkable results in terms of building the Group, rationalizing its operations and improving our logistics infrastructure. Over the period we have seen a dramatic growth in sales and profitability at Richemont, even if the crisis of the past year has impacted the luxury goods industry so negatively.Richemont’s philosophy is that our Maisons should operate largely autonomously, whilst benefiting from the Group’s central and regional support services. In these challenging times, we want to ensure consistency in our management approach. Richemont has strong management

Tag Heuer received Red Dot Awards
The Red Dot Award is the most desirable "good design" awards over there. The focus is always on the form and function. You will find that most of the recipients are often excellent products for sale. The prize is awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordheim Westfalen in Germany. This year, two of the watches Tag Heuer received Red Dot Awards, and it is the fifth time in seven years that watches Tag Heuer received the Red Dot Awards for the design of products good.

F.P. Journe Acquires the 1,000 Book Library Of Famed Horological Historian Jean-Claude Sabrier
Above, Jean-Claude SabrierF.P. Journe recently acquired the extensive horological library of Jean-Claude Sabrier at auction for the sum of 760,000 CHF. The library of nearly 1,000 books will be exhibited at the manufacture in the near future. 1 OF 1 Above, François-Paul JourneAt the young age of 17, F.P. Journe met Jean-Claude Sabrier in Paris. Sabrier was one of the world's foremost horological experts and historians. No doubt, this meeting influenced Journe's horological endeavors for years to come.Sabrier was one of the world's premier horological experts. According to F. P. Journe:"From 1960 to 1980 Jean-Claude Sabrier was a consultant for the Musée des Arts et Techniques at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris, as well as for the Evreux, Rouen, Toulouse, Tours, and Blois Museums and the Time Museum in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was also a corresponding member of the Scientific Council of the Institut l'hom

How much is 1 year's extra warranty worth to you?
So I've zero'd in on a RO 26300 and visited my local and only AD in my neck of the woods. Surprisingly they had one in stock and so I tried it on and fell in love. When negotiating the price we didn't quite reach the level I was targeting. However, the sales rep offered to throw in an extra 1 year's warranty = 4 years warranty.Actually, he tried tricking me into thinking it was 2 years additional warranty, after which I brought to his attention the 3-year sticker concept.In any event, what do you think additional 1 year's warranty is worth? Sure, there is peace of mind, but unless something highly unexpected happens is it really worth much? I'm thinking a normal service should fix most normal issues and the cost of service could perhaps be somewhat compared to the extra 1 year warranty?What do you think?

Saw this watching La LA Land
Sorry if I'm behind the times and this has been discussed but I saw this cool Omega on La La Land and wanted to know more about it, if you could kind ladies and gentlemen. Also do actors, Ryan Gosling in this case, get to choose the watch or the brand?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk