Robin Swithinbank

The #moonswatch saga rolls on - raising questions all the way. What impact will it have on the @omegawatches brand? Has it saved @Swatch? And why is it still so hard to get this $260 watch? Posing those and more for @nytimes today. nytimes.com/2022/08/10/fas…

@markchristie This could (should) become a thing.

Oddly, they fail to mention St. Swithenbank’s Day on which, if it rains, tradition states one must wear a watch with at least 200m of water resistance for 40 days afterwards. Right, @Swithinbanking?

@Jennycoad Hi Jenny, sent an email with a guessed address, which is less weird than it sounds (right?). Content is nothing more interesting than a travel pitch. Hope it made it...

In @FT this morn - the @WWF reports on the sustainability profile of the watch and jewellery industry. ‘Much to be desired.’ ft.com/content/8327c1…

@markchristie @watchprolive V kind, thank you. Written some weeks ago before the Israel/Gaza conflict and the Only Watch postponement, which dates it slightly, but the core themes remain.

Cracker of a piece in @watchprolive this morning, @Swithinbanking watchpro.com/is-this-the-se… (and yes, I have a licence for that pun, dire as it is)

@sleepdiplomat Hi Matt, I'm a journo working on a piece about the science of sleep: would be great to connect. Slid into your IG DMs, too... Many thanks, Robin

How the Swiss watch industry learned to stop worrying and embrace popular culture - long read now up on @BoF. businessoffashion.com/articles/luxur…

This month’s column for @watchprolive. watchpro.com/unfollowing-th…

On @BoF today, talking price hikes, George Clooney and that Frankenstein watch with @omegawatches president and CEO Raynald Aeschlimann. businessoffashion.com/articles/luxur…

The Times and Sunday Times stand with Evan Gershkovich who has been falsely accused of espionage in Russia. Journalism is not a crime, and we will not rest until Evan is released #IStandWithEvan

@CBorg_Mirza @Bremont Thanks Christine!

Exciting times ahead @Bremont ! Great article @Swithinbanking

In today’s @FinancialTimes, new @Bremont CEO @DavideCerrato5 says he’s going to make the brand “one of the big players in watchmaking.” A new entry-price, adventure, hitting the US and a $59m war chest are all part of his plan. ft.com/content/a249c4…

Jean Arnault speaks exclusively with @BoF, describing his new @LouisVuitton Tambour line of high-tariff watches as ‘a gamble’. Puts LV in direct competition with pure players - can it compete? businessoffashion.com/articles/luxur…

No sex please, we’re Swiss. This month’s @watchprolive column. watchpro.com/no-sex-please-…

Interviewed the 28-year-old Frédéric Arnault for @BoF now he’s three years into the gig running @TAGHeuer. Behind a paywall, but if you can get there, worth your dollar: businessoffashion.com/articles/luxur…

Got some @Max33Verstappen time at the weekend. And a more reflective take on his position in @F1. He might even retire. Check it out over on @RobbReport. Thanks to @TAGHeuer for the access. robbreport.com/motors/cars/f1…

This months @watchprolive column: on what Watches and Wonders needs to do to get Jean-Paul Public’s attention to reach beyond Rolex. watchpro.com/rolex-wins-lan…

@McCons I did indeed. And those hours flew by. Hope you’ve recovered.

I recall you had a great drive partner riding shotgun! @Swithinbanking what an epic drive.

Drove, slavered over and then wrote about Jaguar Land Rover’s last ICE sports car, the Jaguar F-Type R75 for Robb Report. And so the end begins. robbreport.com/motors/cars/fi…

Here we go with a little column for @RobbReport on why car buyers are pushing up prices of 15-year-old performance cars to outsmart mindless modern motors stuffed full of semi-conductors. robbreport.com/motors/cars/wh…

Luxury watchmaking and the lab-grown diamond debate. More interesting than it sounds. My column for @watchprolive this month. watchpro.com/will-the-watch…