Peter Chong

Singapore

Editorial Director and Co- Founder at Deployant

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Articles

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms now in Polished Steel :

1 week ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

Press Release information with commentary in italics. New: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique 42 now in Polished SteelThe retail price for the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique 42 Ref. 5010 1130 in steel is EUR 19,550 with the steel bracelet and EUR 18,250 in a rubber strap. The novelty is not a new model. The Fifty Fathoms Automatique 42 has existed in titanium case as well as in a rose gold case in 2024.
Review: the new Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis

1 week ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

We had a preview of the Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis when Franco and Federico Ziviani was in Singapore. This is an amazing new watch with a brilliant optic yellow reminiscent of a tennis ball. Texture and all. Here is our hands on comprehensive review. Review: the new Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport TennisThe Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis has a retail price of CHF 17,600 before taxes. Limited Edition of 200 pieces. We start off with a video.
New: Ba111od Chapter 4 Infinity Flying Tourbillon

1 week ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

The king of affordable Swiss made tourbillons fires yet another salvo at the establishment with a new flying tourbillon with moonphase priced below the CHF 11k mark. Introducing the Ba111od Chapter 4 Infinity Flying Tourbillon. Press release information with commentary and hands-on impressions in italics. New: Ba111od Chapter 4 Infinity Flying TourbillonThe Ba111od Chapter 4 Infinity Flying Tourbillon is available for pre-order at CHF 10,600 before taxes.
F.P.Journe Chronom├Ętre Furtif :

1 week ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

F.P.Journe releases a stealth chronometer in a 42mm case and bracelet made from Tungsten Carbide. The material is very hard, very dense, and virtually indestructible. Press Release information with commentary in italics. New: F.P.Journe Chronomètre FurtifThe F.P.Journe Chronomète Furtif retails for CHF 85,000 before taxes. Interesting new release by F.P.Journe in their lineSport collection. The case is a rather large(ish) 42mm diameter, and the entire case and bracelet is made of Tungsten Carbide.
Peter and Stanley's Choice of the new watches with Video :

1 week ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong |Stanley Leung

Watches and Wonders 2025: Peter and Stanley's Top 3 Picks. An Inside Look at the Event with a Special Video LIVE from Hôtel Palafitte. Compared to last year, the exhibiting maisons seem a little more bullish about the market-and it shows. From the A. Lange & Söhne Minute Repeater Perpetual to the Vacheron Constantin Soleria Ultra Grand Complication, there were more repeaters than before.
WWG25: two additional new releases

2 weeks ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

The Saturday files. We returned to PalExpo, and covered two additional brands which we came back to do a bit more material. We cover the new releases from ArtyA and Angelus with sister brand Arnold & Co. WWG25: two additional new releasesVery quick coverage, with more to be released later. For both ArtyA and Angelus/Arnold & Son, we have recorded interviews of the CEOS: Yvan Arpa and Pascal Béchu. But for the meantime, here are quick looks at the two maisons.
Live from WWG25: Highlights from Hublot new releases

2 weeks ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

Live from WWG25: Highlights from Hublot new releasesThe magic gold case is 45mm sandwiching the high tech composite in the multi layer construction. The dial is in carbon. This is part of a 5 watch collection. The price is CHF 36,900 and is a limited edition of 100 pieces. The design cues come from the Unico and the original big bang, as the watch collection celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Big Bang. A super interesting watch.
Live from WWG25: highlights from Gerald Charles new releases

2 weeks ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

Here are our highlights from Gerald Charles. We pick the GC39 25th Anniversary Edition with Jump Hour complication. Live from WWG25: highlights from Gerald Charles new releasesGC39 25th Anniversary Edition with Jump Hour We will have a full hands-review of this piece, which looks absolutely stunning. Titanium case with a high polished finishing. The dial looks like a starburst diamond, but this is a special guilloché engraving. It surrounds and highlights the center medallion made of Lapis Lazuli.
Live from WWG25: highlights from the Vacheron Constantin new releases

2 weeks ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

Next up, one of our favourite brands: Vacheron Constantin. VC released many novelties for 2025, as this is their 270th anniversary. Here is a selection of our top few. Live from WWG25: highlights from the Vacheron Constantin new releasesThe theme of the year is, of course the 270th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Vacheron Constantin. We have covered the highlights in this commentary article, and also in detail, the Ultra Grand Complication.
Live from WWG: highlights of the new releases from Piaget

2 weeks ago | deployant.com | Peter Chong

We get our hands on with Piaget. We have handled the watches in Singapore earlier, but here are our impressions from the PalExpo floor. Live from WWG: highlights of the new releases from PiagetHere are the highlights. A play of shapes, the new Sixties is a reinvented watch based on the shapes we saw in the 70s. We covered the details with commentary in this article. Here have our hands on impressions. This is a new collection.