Retail Jeweller
Alex Doak
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The best of times: BaselWorld 2013
19 April 2013
With luxury watch sales booming, the stage is set for an even bigger and better BaselWorld this year. Over the next 15 pages, we give you a tour of the expanded halls and our pick of the stands -
Every man's choice: BaselWorld 2013
19 April 2013
This year promises a rich variety of trends in men’s watches: retro, futuristic, classical, sporty, neo-Gothic… it’s all going to be at Basel. Alex Doak selects some of Hall 1’s finest -
Startups and upstarts: BaselWorld 2013
19 April 2013
Increasingly knowledgeable customers are straying from the mainstream to seek out something truly individual, which is good news for niche watchmakers, says Alex Doak. Our handy guide will help you locate the pick of the misfits on BaselWorld’s reshuffled floorplan -
A lesson in time
30 July 2012
‘Handcrafted’ is an overused term in the hyperbolic world of watchmaking, but at Roger Smith’s tiny atelier on the Isle of Man, every single component really is painstakingly, exquisitely finished. Alex Doak paid a visit -
Baselworld watches: Dare to be different
27 February 2012
The labyrinthine halls of BaselWorld reward their more adventurous visitors with a host of hidden gems and less-trumpeted oddballs. Alex Doak reveals the quirkier corners of the Messe -
Baselworld men's watches: Retro reigns supreme
23 February 2012
Watch expert Alex Doak tells us the trends and men’s timepieces to look out for at BaselWorld 2012
