Recent articles by darren.ho

20 May 2013

Making a chronograph is a challenging piece of mechanical work. It's still considered a highly difficult complication; until recently, there were only a handful of watchmakers who could truly...

3 May 2013

The art of bespoke selections extends not just to suits and shoes or even timepieces, but also in customised jewellery for both men and women. Whether local or international, bespoke jewellery has...

19 Apr 2013

It may be a short film commissioned by the French jeweller, but one particular scene in the Cartier Destinée short film has Oliver Jackson-Cohen racing from the vicinity of the Eiffel to the...

15 Apr 2013

Baume & Mercier has always had a strong reputation for design and elegance, having made traditional timepieces for the better part of two centuries. Starting out as a watch retail company in the...

12 Apr 2013

What was it Beyonce said? "If you like it you shoulda put a ring on it"? We have to say, that's only part of the stress of making a proposal. As Ted Mosby once pointed out, the longest...

10 Apr 2013

As we get ready for the fourth year of our August Man A-Listers campaign, where we search for men of style, substance and success in Singapore, we are on the lookout for great candidates for this...

1 Apr 2013

She's the lead of You're The Apple of My Eye, a Taiwanese actress who has millions of fans all over Asia and graduated from University of South Carolina, but that's not why we're all...

29 Mar 2013

Today, Absolut Vodka introduces along with the launch of its premium small batch vodka, Absolut Elyx, a look at some of the fading crafts in Singapore, one of which is the art of keymaking. Working...

19 Mar 2013

Unless you've been absent from the Internet, you would have caught the short romantic film commissioned by Cartier to celebrate the launch of its latest engagement ring, Cartier  ...

15 Mar 2013

People often ask me exactly what I do for a living, which I often reply with a glib "I just surf the Internet all day". It's not completely untrue. As journalists, we trawl through...

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