Ashok Soman

Singapore

Editor-in-Chief at LUXUO

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Articles

The Rolex Land-Dweller Turns Rumour to Revelation

3 weeks ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

If you told me last month that Rolex would be revealing a new Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller at Watches and Wonders Geneva, I would have expressed polite scepticism. Now, add on an avalanche of leaks on the same news and I would have laughed in your face. Well, the joke is on me because there is indeed a new Land-Dweller in the mix and virtually everything about it is as promised by the leaks. Is this genius publicity or a happy accident?
A. Lange & Söhne’s Minute Repeater Perpetual Sets the Tone for Watches and Wonders Geneva

3 weeks ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

When A. Lange & Söhne previewed the 2025 Minute Repeater Perpetual ahead of WWG this year, it immediately went to the top of the list for the first post from the fair. This works out perfectly, in the alphabetical scheme of things and also because we love chiming or striking watches. As far as names go, this one describes the watch in a nutshell but does not tell one where it sits in the A. Lange & Söhne assortment.
Celebrating the Joy of Whimsical Watchmaking

1 month ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

If a car can be a fun drive, can a watch be a fun time? It seems like a fair question but hopefully this story, at the very least, shows you that it is not relevant. If watches were not exciting or charming – offering an addictive pleasure even – why would we all bother buying them… No, watches have their own ways of being fun and if you will stick with us till near the very end, we will show you at least one watchmaker who invites you to participate in the making of your own timepiece.
Frederique Constant Celebrates Watches of Switzerland’s 60th Anniversary with a Special Edition

1 month ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

Swiss watchmaker Frederique Constant has enthusiasm for the collaboration: joined forces with Watches of Switzerland to commemorate the retailer’s 60th anniversary. This collaboration introduces a limited-edition version of the Classic Worldtimer Manufacture, an impressively complicated watch that underscores the brand’s dedication to craftsmanship and horological excellence.
Nicholas Rudaz on steering Franck Muller’s legacy with style and strategy

1 month ago | yachtstyle.co | Ashok Soman

Franck Muller CEO Nicholas RudazBrand CEOs often have to embody the spirit of the companies they lead. This can be challenging because most of these C-suite people are not watchmakers or engineers who can dazzle with their technical knowledge, experience with industrial or artisanal production and sense of love for the craft. Yet, watchmaking skills do not serve well in the CEO role, which tends to require business acumen and charisma.
Nicholas Rudaz on Steering Franck Muller’s Legacy With Style and Strategy

1 month ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

Brand CEOs often have to embody the spirit of the companies they lead. This can be challenging because most of these C-suite people are not watchmakers or engineers who can dazzle with their technical knowledge, experience with industrial or artisanal production and sense of love for the craft. Yet, watchmaking skills do not serve well in the CEO role, which tends to require business acumen and charisma.
Parmigiani Fleurier Delivers The Gold Standard of Dress Watches

1 month ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman |Charmian Leong

The “dress watch”, in theory, should be as easy to execute as it is to categorise. It is in the name: a timepiece to suit “dressy” occasions where attire call it an outfit if you want to be casual about it or a uniform if you prefer some ambiguity – that requires at least three pieces of clothing.
The Art of Time: Lang & Heyne’s Uncompromising Craftsmanship

1 month ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

As dyed-in-the-wool watch people, we all understand the appeal of fine finishing. Then again, there is finishing, somewhat finer takes on the same and proper fine finishing; and then there is hand finishing. Ok, this might read like gibberish or typical watch bore nonsense but we begin in this somewhat unusual style because you are reading a story about Lang & Heyne; there is little chance that this is an accident.
Bell & Ross BR-03 Astro Charts a New Course in Timekeeping

2 months ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

If nothing else, Bell & Ross should be commended for its commitment to audacity, which it demonstrates again with the BR-03 Astro. While the Franco-Swiss watchmaker is best known for its circle-within-a-square aesthetic, it also likes to surprise with telling challenges to conventional timekeeping. Late last year, Bell & Ross unveiled the BR-03 Horizon, a watch that proposed a slightly different way to read time; the new 41mm BR-03 Astro in black ceramic builds on this.
Rolex's Persuit of Perfection

2 months ago | luxuo.com | Sanjeeva Suresh |Ashok Soman

With all the technological advancements and innovations regularly emerging from the world of haute horlogerie today, it is almost hard to fathom a time when mechanical wristwatches were seen as finicky timekeepers, valued more for their looks than their reliability. Harder still to imagine that this era was as recent as the early 20th century — a mere two generations ago. But it was Rolex that changed everything.