CROWN Malaysia is an informative and relatable magazine for the modern watch lover. Discover the latest trends and insights from the watchmaking world, get up to speed on the technical and design innovations, and be engaged with CEOs and creative directors from the top brands that matter.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
VISION • Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.
A PLACE TO CALL HOME • Hublot expands its footprint here with a prestigious new address
VANGUARD VALUES • Breguet appoints Lionel a Marca as its new CEO
A TOUCH OF GLAMOUR • Panerai adds China’s actress du jour to its constellation of star ambassadors
STEPHANE WASER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MAURICE LACROIX • On knowing what’s good for the brand and doing it well
HERMÈS MINIATURE ENAMEL AND SILK DIAL
IDENTITY • Excuse my absolute freedom. I refuse to make a distinction between any of the moments of myself
BUILDING BRIDGES • Corum celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Golden Bridge Automatic with four new models
ALL GROWN UP • Patek Philippe’s 2021 Aquanaut releases show a collection in full command of its allure
HUES LOOKING AT YOU • Hublot spices up a flagship model with a generous dash of colour
BIG HITS • HITS The silhouettes that helped shape the House of Cartier
CURVE THEORY • Cartier’s unprecedented reinvention of the round watch reaps exceptional rewards with the now-legendary Ballon Bleu
THE LAST EMPEROR • Audemars Piguet retires a beloved Royal Oak to make way for a new generation
LET’S PLAY • Jacob & Co brings the irreverent street art of Alec Monopoly to your wrist
ONLY YESTERDAY • Montblanc makes it difficult for fans of vintage chronographs with two lovely 1930s-inspired creations
ANGLE MANAGEMENT • Sharpen your look with these handsome square-cased timepieces
THAT’S SO RAD • A Blancpain tribute piece proves once again that old is gold
NOW BOARDING • A new globetrotter from Bell & Ross is cleared for take-off
TRAVELLING LIGHT • Bvlgari embraces the return of 1990s fashion trends by revisiting a legendary disruptor
WHITE KNIGHT • Blow away the lockdown blues with SevenFriday’s delicious cocktail-inspired watch
A DATE TO REMEMBER • Maurice Lacroix combines practicality and innovation in one memorable package
CRAFT • The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.
TRUE RADIANCE • Put on your shades for the formidably bejewelled Rolex Day-Date 36 and Lady-Datejust.
RAINBOW CONNECTION • Feminine tickers with a pop of colour
SUNSET SHIMMER • Harry Winston’s pair of new bejewelled Ocean Biretrograde models conjures the irresistible romance of sunset at sea
ON THE MOVE • The Polo’s journey as Piaget’s star of casual luxury inadvertently leads to this turn as an all-occasion accompaniment for women
QUEEN B • Breguet’s Reine de Naples combines beauty with history
SOUL • Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
CITIZEN • A Japanese titan with a wide embrace
HAIRSPRING • At the centre of a watch’s beating heart
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