Catherine Bishop, Author at Swisswatches Magazine

Tissot Launch its Celebrated PRX Powermatic 80 35 mm in Ice-Blue and Gold

Catherine Bishop — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Tissot’s PRX Powermatic 80 model has become a bestseller across the globe. Picking up on popular design codes from the Swiss watch industry, this crowd-pleasing, affordable automatic model is now appearing in a new 35 mm iteration. Showcasing either an…

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Breguet CEO Lionel a Marca Talks All Things Pilot’s Watches

Catherine Bishop — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Following the launch of Breguet’s new civilian and military Type XX models last month, Swisswatches caught up with recently installed CEO Lionel a Marca to find out his take on the brand’s new pilot’s watches, which caused quite the stir. He explains…

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True Transparency: Rado Launches the DiaStar Original Skeleton

Catherine Bishop — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

The DiaStar is rather a historic model for watch manufacture Rado, with the timepiece appearing only five years after the brand’s founding back in 1957. The first 1962 DiaStar quickly gained a following for its distinctive shape and extremely resistant…

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Carrera Skipper: TAG Heuer Brings the Stylish Chronograph Back to Life

Catherine Bishop — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000

The world of watches is always on the lookout for an icon, and TAG Heuer is certainly delivering the goods with the revival of its breezy, colourful Skipper watch. The timepiece, which is historically a much-loved and distinctive model, has…

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Welcome to the New Era: The Louis Vuitton Tambour 2023

Catherine Bishop — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000

As the Tambour watch reaches its 21st birthday, Louis Vuitton is honouring its most important model with a successor – and what a successor it is. The goal is clear: to move up into the highest class of watchmaking. Will…

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Taste the Difference: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Nespresso Origin

Catherine Bishop — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In this tale of passion, shared values, and the pursuit of perfection, our greatest loves come together: coffee and watchmaking. Editor Catherine Bishop paid a visit to the Hublot and Nespresso manufactures in Switzerland to meet with the respective brands’ CEOs and…

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Audemars Piguet Crown Ilaria Resta as the Manufacture’s New CEO

Catherine Bishop — Mon, 22 May 2023 13:02:31 +0000

After much anticipation, discussion, and predictions, the results are in: Audemars Piguet has named Ilaria Resta as its new CEO. While François-Henry Bennahmias’ successor will join the company as soon as August 2023, bringing almost a three-decade reign to an…

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A Journey Through Time: Touring the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva with Director Peter Frieß

Catherine Bishop — Mon, 22 May 2023 08:15:00 +0000

Museums are a popular way to spend one’s weekend. A place to take the kids, discover key moments in history, and immerse oneself in everything from portraits at the Louvre to mummified priests at the British Museum. The Patek Philippe…

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Cartier Brand Portrait: A Tale of Watchmaking in the Cartier Empire

Catherine Bishop — Fri, 19 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Of all the luxury brands out there, Cartier is surely the most resplendent. The Cartier insignia, glowing in gold and set against lavish red, represents decades upon decades of history, jewels, fashion, kings, queens, actresses – and, most importantly for…

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Bucherer Masterworks: A New Retail Experience For Watch Enthusiasts

Catherine Bishop — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 23:00:00 +0000

What is watch collecting really about? For me, it’s primarily about discovering the myriad of ways in which humanity measures time. Time is not a physical but rather an abstract sequence, that we can neither change nor reverse. The way…

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Return to the Golden Age: Daniel Roth Tourbillon Souscription

Catherine Bishop — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

An interesting story lies behind the Tourbillon Souscription. Despite quietly retiring to the mountains in recent years, watchmaker Daniel Roth was once one of the best-known men of his craft. With names such as Jaeger-LeCoultre and Audemars Piguet under his…

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Watches & Wonders 2023: Tudor Novelties

Catherine Bishop — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This year, coinciding with the official press opening of the new Tudor manufacture, Tudor is introducing several new models to the following collections: the Black Bay, Black Bay 54 and Black Bay GMT, and Tudor Royal. As well as adding…

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