For 185-year-old Jaeger-LeCoultre, 2018 is all about the Polaris, a collection built around a 1968 model, the Memovox Polaris. The Memovox line, which made its debut in 1950, owes its name — the Voice of Memory — to the mechanical alarm function designed to help businessmen remember their meetings.
SINGAPORE (Aug 27): Everything old is new again. In Hollywood, remakes are the order of the day. We have already witnessed the Tomb Raider reboot, and later this year, we will be treated to an update of Robin Hood. In the fashion universe, 1990s-style logomania is back, with big players such as Burberry, Dior, Gucci, Valentino and Versace plastering their offerings with House motifs, if only to ensure that their handbags, sweatshirts and sneakers stand out from the millions of #ootd posts on Instagram.
Remakes are nothing new to watchmaking brands. With the most historic marques being centuries old, there is plenty of reference material from which to derive inspiration.
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