CROWN Malaysia

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.

CROWN Malaysia

EDITOR’S NOTE

VISION

REXHEP REXHEPI • The Akrivia founder on being selfish, dreaming big, and why his work is never truly finished

FELIX BAUMGARTNER • The co-founder of Urwerk on challenging convention, keeping things artisanal and Spock

THE DEEP END • Rolex’s latest diving watch takes the industry into new territory

GLOBAL POWERHOUSE • It’s been one heck of a year for Cartier’s new ambassador, Deepika Padukone

NEW HEIGHTS • Live among the clouds in a hypertower inspired by Jacob & Co’s horological philosophy

VOUTILAINEN • Urushi lacquer and shell marquetry

IDENTITY

SO SOLID CREW • Cartier gives a modern spin to a century-old classic with much pizzaz and vitality

Editor’s Picks 2022 • CROWN’s regional editors come together for our annual shout-out to our favourite timepieces of 2022

DESIGNED FOR HER • At Rolex, women have been a part of the conversation since its earliest days

THE YEAR IN REVIEW • Fine watchmaking has had an incredible year, despite the multiple crises that have hit the world

LOOK MA, NO DIALS • Jacob & Co espouses its version of the new normal with a timepiece that is the true test of any watchmaker’s skill

FLYING START • Everyone loves a tourbillon, so much in fact that Audemars Piguet is dropping not one, but three on us

LUCKY EIGHT • Girard-Perregaux gives its octagonal evergreen a little spit and polish just in time for the year-end social whirl

RETRO SPLASH • A stylish and hardy throwback-inspired dive model from an underrated Japanese titan

ALL DRESSED UP • The Corum Admiral 45 Tourbillon Cortina Watch 50th Anniversary Special Edition dazzles with a unique carbon and gold case

X MARKS THE SPOT • Bell & Ross confirms good things come to those who wait with the debut of its first propriety movement, the BR-CAL. 323 calibre

RENEWED LEGACY • Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie, on what it takes to create “a beautiful watch company”

MODEL AMBITIONS • Maurice Lacroix’s super-multitasker, the Pontos, is back with a sumptuous new chronograph

READY TO ROCK • As part of its Change for the Better mission, Oris teams up with a pioneering non-profit working to restore New York Harbor’s oncelost oyster population

FLYING HIGH • This legacy aviator’s companion will change your view on German watchmakers

GOOD VIBRATIONS • The cult Chevy Nomad gets the Gorilla Watches treatment as part of the Swiss-based brand’s mission to interpret automotive icons for your wrist

HOROLOGICAL HOMECOMING • Sincere Haute Horlogerie rebrands as SHH while keeping to its spirit of elevated horological appreciation

CRAFT

COMING OUT OF LEFT FIELD • Patek Philippe releases a left-handed chronograph, the first in its recent history

ALL-ROUND BRILLIANCE • The Breguet Classique Dame 8068’s beauty and ingenuity shine from the inside out

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