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Maurice de Mauriac Watch Straps 2012
Daniel Dreifuss of Maurice de Mauriac in Zurich is as wild about straps as he is watches. Sometimes maybe even MORE excited. The boutique brand’s founder is perpetually in search of exciting new straps, strap makers, and materials. This is a labor of love that has him looking for the finest ways to attach his watches to your wrist.I sat with Daniel recently to check out some of his 2012 creations and styles. Maurice de Mauriac is more about custom creations than it is about buying off-the-shelf designs. If you recall in my past discussions of the brand, Maurice de Mauriac wants buying one of their watches to be a bit like playing with LEGOs.
Traveling To China With The Longines Conquest V.H.P Watch To Mark Brand's 185th Anniversary
Just recently, I attended the 185th Anniversary celebration by Longines watches in Beijing, China. Coincidentally, the event also served as a sort of formal launch of their Record Collection, which we first saw at Baselworld 2017 and is the brand's first COSC-certified line of watches. Stylistically, the Record collection is perfectly suited to appeal to the Chinese market while the watch I wore on the trip, the Longines Conquest V.H.P, is absolutely geared more towards the western market. More on the Conquest V.H.P later, but first, a bit about Longines and just what China means to the brand.Right around the day I landed in Beijing, the New York Times published a story on the five watch brands (not counting Apple) which are doing in excess of $1 billion per year in retail sales: Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Patek Philippe, and Longines. I have to admit that I'd have guessed several other brands to close out that list of five but after spending time in both Beijing and Shanghai, I saw firsth