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Richard Benc – The Underd0g

Breaking all the rules

After witnessing the long queues to the Studio Underd0g stand snaking around the London venue for British Watchmakers’ Day back in March, our Editor-in-Chief Julia Pasarón couldn’t resist finding out more about the man causing the disruption: Richard Benc.

Richard ended up in watchmaking more out of chance than passion. With a degree in product design, he landed his first job helping to create character watches (Mickey Mouse, Minions… that type of thing), and from there he moved on to the Bauhaus-inspired company, Braun. Along the way, he fell in love with mechanical things and how to make them smaller and better. “It should have been clearer to me that I was destined to design watches,” he says candidly. “I always enjoyed details. I like how a tiny design decision can have a very large impact on the overall aesthetic of a watch.”

As the idea of creating his brand started to germinate, it was clear to him that he wanted to explore colour and vibrancy, in opposite contrast to the Bauhaus style. In general, he was disappointed by the lack of creativity in the…

Business, Lifestyle, luxury shopping

Harrods’ 175th anniversary

The world’s most famous luxury department store celebrates 175 years of retail magic

Arguably the most famous luxury department store in the world, Harrods is marking its 175th anniversary with all manner of exciting celebrations and special-edition products. From its iconic teddy bears to its renowned Festival of Lights, there are many highlights in store for customers throughout the year. Embodying the very essence of luxury, tradition and […]

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Audrey Raffy

The beautiful mind driving Bovet into the future

The vice president of Bovet, Audrey Raffy, is most definitely a rising star in the watch industry. Her cosmopolitan background, natural intelligence and exceptional qualifications are the tools with which she is taking the company into the future, navigating one of the most competitive sectors in luxury. Audrey has Lebanese roots, was born in France, […]

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The I-M Formidable Women Awards

October 9th 2018, London 2018 celebrates the 100th anniversary of women earning the vote in Britain. We have a female PM in Britain and a female First Minister in Scotland. Female athletes are bringing to the UK more medals than ever; more and more women are climbing through the ranks of the corporate world and […]

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On The Crest Of The Wave

Princess Orders Exceed $1 Billion Founded by ex-Naval Officer David King in a small industrial unit in Plymouth in 1965, Princess has developed into one of the most successful motor yacht builders in the world, employing over 2,000 people across 6 factories in and around Plymouth and building over 300 yachts per year. The Princess […]

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Chris Milligan’s Brave New World of Work

“When are you going to get a real job?” As a 20-year-old contractor, that was what I heard from my friends and family when the conversation shifted to work. Even though that 20-year-old was earning $150,000 a year moving from contract to contract, being paid on a day rate, I had no “job security”. What […]

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The Alternative For Diversity

Leadership: the promising alternative for Diversity & Inclusion progress By Hager Jemel, PhD Over the last decade, managing diversity and achieving inclusion have become major HR objectives and business imperatives for companies. However, in spite of the growing interest and commitment from both practitioners and scholars in these issues, improvement in terms of discrimination reduction […]

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GDPR: Four letters that could change your world. In a good way.

By Mark Walker, Strategist at Keko London The chances are that in the last few years you will have heard someone, somewhere, say the words: “data is the new oil”. Whether they knew it or not, they were quoting the architect of Tesco’s Clubcard programme, Clive Humby – and in the context of the imminent […]

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A Game of Drones

How the Insurance Sector is riding the new technology wave By Malcolm Harvey Have you ever found yourself at a local pub, wine bar, or drinks party, where the conversation turns to insurance claims? You will invariably hear nightmare stories of how the insurance companies are far too quick to take your premiums, and far […]

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Deciding between pleasure and investment strategies

Wine is one of the oldest investment categories in Europe. British traders have been importing clarets from Bordeaux, Port wines and Sherry for centuries. The old family adage was that you would buy 3 cases of each wine you would like to collect, 2 cases to invest and 1 to drink, the appreciation over time […]

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Bank on Innovation? By Jamie Keeley, Innovation Consultant

We live in a world where technology is thrusting change faster than ever. As a species we are evolving to sustain uptake of the constant bombardment of data, diluted in clever marketing. I, and probably all of us, need various elements to survive in this reality we have created over time: food, water, air and […]

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Global Challenges, Local Opportunities – By Daniel Lacalle

The recent elections in the Eurozone have shown that the risks to the European project remain. In Germany, an insufficient victory from Merkel, the collapse of the social democrats and the rise of the alternative right and extreme left have surprised many. However, it was predictable. The relief rally in the Euro versus its trading […]