In 2009, psychological journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes published a study whose finding discovered correlation that men driving sports cars had elevated testosterone levels compared to guys driving sedans. While correlation does not imply causation one way or another, mankind’s predilection for unsafe velocities has been apparent since we domesticated the first horse.

For World of Watches Autumn issue 2018, we address watchmaking in the context of high mech high tech fields of aeronautics and automobiles – so universally popular because it plays to our primal instincts, triggering the pleasure centres of our brains.

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“WOW Autumn 2018 is shaping up in terms of editorial direction to provide irresistible talking points for what I consider to be vital to Southeast Asian watch connoisseurs.” – Jonathan Ho, Associate Editor

Our cover star, Hautlence ticks similar boxes. High octane, the technical tour-de-force delivers never-before-seen mechanical concepts with a high novelty factor rotating “mobile bridge escapement”, it self, ensconced within a see-through angular box reminiscent of Ferrari Modena. The icing on cake is that while we cannot see the V8 cylinders at work, we can watch the heart of the HL 2.0 Calibre running and then at precise one hour intervals, everything “kicks into turbo” and flips via the jump hour “chain”, turning the bridge and spinning up the Hautlence “Infinity” motif.  The movement has everything which triggers the pleasure centres of gearheads and watch connoisseurs.

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment.” – Anton Ego

WOW Autumn 2018 is shaping up in terms of editorial direction to provide irresistible talking points for what I consider to be three attributes vital to Southeast Asian watch connoisseurs – Aesthetics, Provenance and Resale value; analysing brands like Patek Philippe and A. Lange & Sohne, breaking down the valuable metiers d’art which goes into their most valued timepieces, consider it due diligence before a purchase or warm assurance – a bulwark against post-purchase doubts. Heck, we even climbed a mountain to road-test a watch. The lengths WOW will go to make sure we report on the crème de la crème of the industry.

Furthermore WOW Autumn 2018 also delivers a compelling spread of affordable timepieces to the pinnacles of horology, we will always endeavour to have something for everyone. To paraphrase Anton Ego, “In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average timepiece is more meaningful than our criticism.” In short, at World of Watches: Every watch we cover is valuable.