More from: Ming Liu
Watches October 2022
Sweet Valley Highs
In every walk of life there are people whose work transcends the narrow circumstances of time and place. For modern watchmaking, Georges Golay, the disrupter behind the Royal Oak, was one such figure. The Rake remembers the man from the Vallée.
Watches February 2021
BEAUTY SPOTS
The Swiss house Blancpain used an endangered species, the Formosan clouded leopard, as inspiration for its latest Metiers d’Art masterpieces.
Craft November 2017
Jaquet Droz: Enamel Instincts
Jaquet Droz’s mastery of the art of grand feu enamelling has wowed regal horological enthusiasts for centuries. Make no mistake: Jaquet Droz is for the man who, with his safe full of Pateks and Cartiers, seeks something rare and remarkable.