Bold, black, and brilliant …

This was the year when we saw it all: technical innovations, durable designs, untamed imagination and an amazing surge in sales. Now all that has to be done is deliver the products …

More evolution than Eureka!

BaselWorld and the SIHH in Geneva are magnificent showcases of the world’s watch manufacturers. Although we journalists tend to think that they attend for our benefit, the watch companies participate with one objective: to sell ... and 2006 appears to have been a fabulous year.

Father time: Why George Daniels is the world’s best horologist

George Daniels is one man for whom you definitely don't want to be late – which is why I am knocking on the back door of his grand white house at 2pm on the dot. Perhaps I needn't have worried: the grandfather clock in the hall doesn't seem to be telling the right time and Daniels himself later reveals he often doesn't wear a watch – not quite what I was expecting from a man frequently described ...

Two held with cocaine of over Rs.1 crore

Two drug peddlers have been arrested with cocaine of over Rs.1 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said Wednesday.

Web Study: TAG, Tiffany tops in digital competence

TAG Heuer and Tiffany and Co. top the watch and jewelry categories, respectively, in a new US study that measures luxury brands on their digital competence.

Holy Horology

Everything began by a ‘mass’ or ‘service’ on Tuesday April 10, the day before the opening of BaselWorld. At the end of the day, a small el-egant crowd gathered at the Elizabethan Kirche in Basel, squeezing together on the church benches under the high and colourful stained glass windows.