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Wristwatch Annual 2026 is here!
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The latest edition of Wristwatch Annual (my 16th!) is on the market, so order your…
Asian Buzz: Hong Kong 2025
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By Elisabeth Wagner (with Marton Radkai) Any snapshot of the watch industry will inevitably reveal…
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As a journalist with a specialty in watches, a trade fair is more than just…
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What’s the difference?
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One oft-heard cliché about watches today is this : “No-one needs a watch,” and the…
Watching Hong Kong 2024
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Baselworld 2019: peaks and peeks
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- April 21, 2019
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The trickle of brands leaving Baselworld a few years ago turned into a torrent in…
An Adventure For the Wrist
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- July 6, 2018
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Watches can be a major investment. So naturally, many collectors, especially of more recent vintage…
The genius of Paul Gerber
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- June 30, 2018
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You haven't heard this one yet: Four top experts, a micro-engineer, an industrial designer, an…
This time at Baselworld (2011), part 2
- Marton Radkai
- May 7, 2011
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From steam to punk and thereabouts As time moves along, styles are becoming jumbled. The…
This time at Baselworld (2011), part 1
- Marton Radkai
- April 19, 2011
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Whither the watch Anyone with a decent nose and a functioning lizard brain would have…
Man of the People – Nicolas Hayek
- Marton Radkai
- July 1, 2010
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Nicolas Hayek died the way he probably wanted to, enjoying his daily leisure time at…
Baselworld 2010 Part 1: Return of the watch
- Marton Radkai
- April 1, 2010
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Watch yourself! Baselworld 2010: a review Part 1 If we are to believe the…
Adieu, Jean-Marie!
- Marton Radkai
- June 1, 2026
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This truism hit home recently when I learned of the death of Jean-Marie Schaller, founder…
Brouhaha in the world of watches
- Marton Radkai
- May 25, 2026
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What is with this collaboration between Audemars Piguet (AP) x Swatch. More there than you…
Wristwatch Annual 2026 is here!
- Marton Radkai
- May 21, 2026
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The latest edition of Wristwatch Annual (my 16th!) is on the market, so order your…
Wristwatch Annual 2026 is available
- Marton Radkai
- May 21, 2026
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The latest edition of Wristwatch Annual (my 16th!) is on the market, so order your…
Asian Buzz: Hong Kong 2025
- Marton Radkai
- September 9, 2025
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By Elisabeth Wagner (with Marton Radkai) Any snapshot of the watch industry will inevitably reveal…
What’s the difference?
- Marton Radkai
- September 25, 2024
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One oft-heard cliché about watches today is this : “No-one needs a watch,” and the…
Watching Hong Kong 2024
- Marton Radkai
- September 1, 2024
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As a journalist with a specialty in watches, a trade fair is more than just…
Baselworld 2019: peaks and peeks
- Marton Radkai
- April 21, 2019
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The trickle of brands leaving Baselworld a few years ago turned into a torrent in…
An Adventure For the Wrist
- Marton Radkai
- July 6, 2018
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Watches can be a major investment. So naturally, many collectors, especially of more recent vintage…
The genius of Paul Gerber
- Marton Radkai
- June 30, 2018
- 2
You haven't heard this one yet: Four top experts, a micro-engineer, an industrial designer, an…
This time at Baselworld (2011), part 2
- Marton Radkai
- May 7, 2011
- 0
From steam to punk and thereabouts As time moves along, styles are becoming jumbled. The…
This time at Baselworld (2011), part 1
- Marton Radkai
- April 19, 2011
- 0
Whither the watch Anyone with a decent nose and a functioning lizard brain would have…
Man of the People – Nicolas Hayek
- Marton Radkai
- July 1, 2010
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Nicolas Hayek died the way he probably wanted to, enjoying his daily leisure time at…
Baselworld 2010 Part 1: Return of the watch
- Marton Radkai
- April 1, 2010
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Watch yourself! Baselworld 2010: a review Part 1 If we are to believe the…
Adieu, Jean-Marie!
- Marton Radkai
- June 1, 2026
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This truism hit home recently when I learned of the death of Jean-Marie Schaller, founder…
Brouhaha in the world of watches
- Marton Radkai
- May 25, 2026
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What is with this collaboration between Audemars Piguet (AP) x Swatch. More there than you…
Wristwatch Annual 2026 is here!
- Marton Radkai
- May 21, 2026
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The latest edition of Wristwatch Annual (my 16th!) is on the market, so order your…
Wristwatch Annual 2026 is available
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- May 21, 2026
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The latest edition of Wristwatch Annual (my 16th!) is on the market, so order your…
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SIHH 2018: a touch of madness
- Marton Radkai
- March 13, 2018
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Disclaimer: Those who know me also know I do not have the gift of termination. Sure, I could “keep it […]
SIHH 2016 (part 1): wild cards
- Marton Radkai
- February 1, 2016
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Tivoli Soldat Dos The 26th edition of the SIHH closed its doors recently and so it is time to take […]
This time at Baselworld (2011), part 2
- Marton Radkai
- May 7, 2011
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From steam to punk and thereabouts As time moves along, styles are becoming jumbled. The 1930s and Art-Deco have become […]
This time at Baselworld (2011), part 1
- Marton Radkai
- April 19, 2011
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Zenith represents well the changes that have swept the Swiss watch industry over the past, say, 10 years, when people believed in the magic growth of money and the Madoff snake oil. How could something promoted with loud and ostentatious events and fetching
absurd prices not be worth a lot of money?
Man of the People – Nicolas Hayek
- Marton Radkai
- July 1, 2010
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Nicolas Hayek died the way he probably wanted to, enjoying his daily leisure time at his desk in Biel. He […]
Baselworld 2010 Part 1: Return of the watch
- Marton Radkai
- April 1, 2010
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Watch yourself! Baselworld 2010: a review Part 1 If we are to believe the chroniclers of the wealthy like […]
