Another unexpected move in watchmaking industry: Audemars Piguet announced the withdrawal of its partnership with the prestigious luxury watch fair SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie).

Domenico Vacca has been building a true lifestyle empire, with his eponymous store, his beautiful sense of fashion and with his big plans for the Domenico Vacca Luxury Residences.

Lifetime sat down with Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe and talked about true luxury, lifestyle and the watches of tomorrow.

François Thiebaud, President of Tissot, talks to Lifetime about Tissot, Baselworld and the watchmaking industry.

We had the pleasure to discuss with Mr Shunji Tanaka, Seiko Senior Vice President, about the wonderful Japan-made watches, about the new Presage collection and the most beautiful tourbillon ever created. 

Lifetime has spoken to the legendary Janek Deleskiewicz, Creative Director of Jaeger-LeCoultre, the haute horlogerie brand. About watches, cars, fashion and about that elusive quality that makes a brand successful.

We sat down for a highly revealing talk with IWC’s Walter Volpers, new products Portfolio – Associate Director Product Development, who spoke about the definition of a true haute horlogerie brand, about the reasons why IWC is, suddenly, a feminine brand and about this century’s opportunities and challenges.

We sat down with the CEO of Hamilton watches, Mr. Sylvain Dolla and we had the most interesting discussion about watches, Hamilton history & strategy and modern technology and life.

I had an extremely sincere, powerful and realistic talk with Laurent Dordet, CEO of the high-end watch brand Hermès. About creativity, reinvention, evolution and the relevance of Swiss-made watches.