FA Chairman Finally Returns World Cup Watch to FIFA For the last several months, FA chairman Greg Dyke has been trying in vain to hold onto the £16,000 ($26,600) watch he received in a gift bag during the 2014 World Cup event. It’s hard to blame him for desiring to keep the enviable timepiece but even a World Cup watch this luxurious isn’t worth losing your job over. In September...
FA Chairman Balks at Returning Watch If someone had gifted you with a fine luxury watch worth thousands of dollars you would understandably be reluctant to part with it but when you are the head of a world famous sporting organization and ethics forbid your accepting such a gift, you have a problem. A few months ago during the FIFA World Cup the Brazilian Confederation presented 65 officials of FA...
Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie is now more than half over but there is still plenty to see as 16 of the world’s top makers of Swiss luxury watches gather in Geneva to show off their latest designs. Van Cleef & Arpels Carpe Koï Some of those attending this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie may have thought they were viewing the ultimate in decadent l...
The latest smartwatches and other wearable devices took the spotlight at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show but the most luxurious of the luxury watch brands will have their turn at the 2015 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie coming up January 19-23 in the city of Geneva. This is where we will get our first look at the newest timepieces from some of the industry’s most legen...