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Distinctive, affordable: Will one of these be your next watch?
Three interesting, recently launched watches from Bulova (Citizen), Baltic and H Moser, respectively.
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Stock your home bar with these new spirits this festive season
Pink gins and coffee-infused gins, a peaty single malt from Amrut, and more to serve guests at home or give as Diwali presents.
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‘Nationalism had to be constructed in India—and several princes were part of that conversation’
Author and historian Manu Pillai’s latest book, 'False Allies', looks at India’s princely states and their rulers in a different light.
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Gin taste test: a review of some of the best craft gins in India today
From the very juniper-y Juniper Bomb to Amrut Distilleries' Nilgiris with betel leaf, these are some of the gins you should try. Plus, prices per bottle and where to find them.
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A ‘Goan’ gin and a rice whisky: New additions for your home bar
Seqer gin has 10 botanicals including cashews, Epitome Reserve is a 100% rice whisky, and Matinee Gin contains snake saffron, white turmeric, kagzi lime and Goan peppercorn.
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Made in India vodka comes of age
From a gluten-free recipe to one containing a secret indigenous ingredient, made-in-India craft vodka gets a refresh.
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A Ford Mustang-inspired Breitling and the return of Gerald Genta
A quick look at some of the more interesting watches from Geneva Watch Days 2021.
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Why you should take a look at Roni Madhvani’s singular Art Deco watch collection
"Over time, the focus narrowed into the brands I collect (Patek Philippe, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin), a particular time period (1945 to 1965), and a particular genre." - Roni Madhvani
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Bangalore Watch Company’s Apogee: Watches inspired by ISRO
The twin-crown, dual time, titanium Apogee is priced at Rs 68,000. There is also the Rs 1.68 lakh Extraterrestrial, which has a meteorite dial and is limited to 50 pieces.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Vintage brands: When watchmakers turn back time
Not just specific models, but entire brands are making a comeback.
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Yakshis in Pompeii and other stories of India through 100 objects
Through insights and visuals, a new book tells the story of the cross-cultural encounters that have shaped us.
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Tokyo Olympics | A short history of timekeeping at the Games
A look at some groundbreaking timekeeping instruments birthed by the Olympics.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
What female watch lovers want: More choice, fewer diamonds
On Clubhouse, and in watch magazines globally, women watch enthusiasts are calling out the unnecessary 'genderising' of luxury watches.
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From Mars, affordable Japanese whiskies headed for India
Peak Spirits and Sonarys Co-Brands are slated to launch the Komagatake 2020 Single Malt and the Iwai and Iwai Tradition blended whiskies in India in September 2021.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Breitling CEO Georges Kern: "Why would you go into a cave and close the door behind you?"
Kern on launching new products in 2020 despite the pandemic, the idea of inclusive luxury, and the company’s India plans - including a new Breitling Boutique in Delhi.
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How to get your Rolex to be even more exclusive
Mods help to project your individuality, and they are among the hottest trends among watch enthusiasts right now.
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A solar-powered Cartier, smaller watches and green dials
As 2021 crosses the half-year mark, we document some key trends in watches.
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From Tissot to Timex, here are four affordable watches inspired by the '70s
In the 1970s, the cheap and highly accurate quartz technology nearly wiped out mechanical watches.
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'Nobody needs a watch these days to tell the time; it's a conscious choice, partly functional, partly expressive': Tej Chauhan
In April 2021, the Rado True Square Tej Chauhan won a Red Dot design award. Chauhan speaks about the watch, taking inspiration from 1960s sci-fi, and his emotive industrial design philosophy.
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'Language death is not gradual but generational. It happens because of external events': linguist Peggy Mohan
'By the time the look of the language is affected, it is essentially dead, with very few old people still speaking it.'
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8 years after Amrut's Two Indies, more made-in-India rums are set to join the party
Industry watchers say that if the new rum players can give consistent quality at a price point of Rs 1,000-1,700, then that could be a game-changer.
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Looking for post-vax vacay options? India's first solo circumnavigator has some ideas
Retired Naval commander Dilip Donde and his first mate Sucheta Jadhav can take up to six vacationers on board the Antara. Donde warns it isn't a 'cruise ship experience', but hopes people will sail more afterwards.
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Divers, chronos and a cool ‘driver’s’ watch: The Watches & Wonders round-up
Big launches and our top picks of luxury watches at the 2021 edition of the watch event organised in Geneva and Shanghai.
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Ex-Amrut master distiller on what it takes to make great whisky
Surrinder Kumar says that the malt whisky space in India is hotting up, and 2021 will see at least three new launches.
