YEAR 2009

18 NOVEMBER 2009
Urwerk has done it again. Unveiling the enigmatic Urwerk CC-1. Codename “King Cobra”

18 NOVEMBER 2009
Introducing the epitome of the black box - Horological Machine No2.2

18 NOVEMBER 2009
Tantalizing colours of Big Bang Tutti Fruitti Hazelnut

28 MAY 2009
Lianhe Zaobao, Page 35
Results - The Hour Glass

28 MAY 2009
Business Times, Page 6
Hour Glass post 37% drop in Q4 earnings
Company to focus on speciality, luxury watch retailing, shed unprofitable brands

27 MAY 2009
Channel News Asia - Online
The Hour Glass' FY net profit falls 58% on-year to S$12.8m

21 APRIL 2009
Business Times, Top Stories, pg 4, 21 April 09
Raffles Hotel may turn shops into more rooms

29 MARCH 2009
The Baselworld Dailynews, Sun 29 Mar 09, Pg 46

27 MARCH 2009
Financial Times, Special Report, Watches & Jewellery, Fri 27 Mar 09, Front pg & pg 3

16 MARCH 2009
Business Times, Singapore, Pg 8
Singaporean splurge with nose for good deals

17 FEBRUARY 2009
Daily News, Pg 25

13 FEBRUARY 2009
Bangkok Post, Pg 14
A Passion Beyond Time
A Southeast Asia - based businessman's odyssey returns to bring a legend back to glory

13 FEBRUARY 2009
Business Times, Executive Lifestyle, And the brands played on, Pg 27

12 FEBRUARY 2009
Thairath Daily, Pg 24

12 FEBRUARY 2009
Business Times, Front Q3 Pendulum Swings against Hour Glass, Pg 6

30 JANUARY 2009
MB&F presents Horological Machine No2 with a ceramic case

28 JANUARY 2009
Business Times, Commentary, Hock Lock Siew
Sincere: a matter of who'll blink first

26 JANUARY 2009
Business Times, Frontpage
Could Sincere bids be unattractive?

22 JANUARY 2009
Chopard Happy Sport - A special Valentine's Day edition for The Hour Glass

22 JANUARY 2009
When De Bethune's Time Sparkles with Diamonds

22 JANUARY 2009
Harry Winston pulls all the stops with Avenue Traffic

22 JANUARY 2009
Harry Winston introduces Histoire de Tourbillon 1, the first in the series of new and unique collection of rare timepieces

16 JANUARY 2009
The Business Times, 16 Jan 09, Frontpage. The HK group that may snap up Sincere.

9 JANUARY 2009
The Business Times, 9 Jan 09, Frontpage. Hour Glass in race to pocket Sincere. Its rivals include a consortium and venture capitalist.

YEAR 2008

23 DECEMBER 2008
L'Agefi SA, Economy, 23rd December 08, Pg 6. Contraction in the Watch industry for 2009. Michael Tay of The Hour Glass, watch retailer in Asia, the crisis may continue up to three years.

20 NOVEMBER 2008
Lianhe Zaobao, SME Special, Pg 27. The Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA) attracts a wide range of brand participants

15 NOVEMBER 2008
The Business Times Weekend, 15-16 Nov 2008, Shopping, Pg L7. Technically Speaking. MB&F's engineered-focused approach is a hit with watch collectors

12 NOVEMBER 2008
LIANHE ZAOBAO, ZAOBAO BUSINESS, PG 28. 44 companies win the Singapore Prestige Brand Award 2008

12 NOVEMBER 2008
THE STRAITS TIMES, HOME - MONEY, B22. Older companies 'neglecting brands'. Few award nominations in heritage category for firms over 30 years old

11 NOVEMBER 2008
THE STRAITS TIMES, SPECIAL-FESTIVAL OF WATCHES, PG 4. Moving with the times. More watch brands and exclusive models will help to increase public interest in horology

10 NOVEMBER 2008
10 - 16 NOVEMBER 2008, THE EDGE SINGAPORE, CORPORATE, PG 16. The Hour Glass sees sales slowing as watch aficionados tighten belts

6 NOVEMBER 2008
LIANHE ZAOBAO, FINANCE, PG 33. Gloomy outlook for Luxury Watch business for the next two years

6 NOVEMBER 2008
BUSINESS TIMES, COMPANY NEWS, PG 11. High-end segment not bullet proof, says Hour Glass

5 NOVEMBER 2008
NOVEMBER 2008, 1848 HRS, WWW.938LIVE.COM, BUSINESS. Hour Glass posts 11% increase in interim profit

4 OCTOBER 2008
4-5 OCTOBER 2008, THE BUSINESS TIMES WEEKEND, WATCHES, PG L9. In with a Bang. Hublot pays homage to the Singapore Grand Prix with the worlds first split second-hand chronograph and will open a store here next year.

3 OCTOBER 2008
A.Lange & Söhne and The Hour Glass open's store in Tokyo on 3 October 2008

8 SEPTEMBER 2008
The Edge Singapore, 8th Sept 08, Management @ Work, Pg M4 - 5

8 AUGUST 2008
The Hour Glass and Hublot pledge support for charity with Make a wish Foundation

8 AUGUST 2008
Gerald Genta Mickey joins the race in Singapore

3 JUNE 2008
BERNAMA NEWS AGENCY - Kuala Lumpur, 3rd June 2008, The Hour Glass Group awarded Brand Laureate’s Best Brand Award in the Retail Fine Time Pieces for the second consecutive year.

16 MAY 2008
The Business Times, Pg 7, Hour Glass Q4 profit up 20% at $9.99m. It marks strongest historic performance as full-year net soars 64% to $30.5m

16 MAY 2008
Standard & Poor's (Guanxi Daily Strategy), Pg 2. Any good companies in Singapore worth looking at?

15 MAY 2008
Channel News Asia, Online. The Hour Glass sees FY earnings tick up 62% to S$31.5m

13 APRIL 2008
Prima Time and The Hour Glass - Open New Chapter in Thai Specialty Retailing

15 APRIL 2008
Urwerk UR-202 Turbine Automatic

15 APRIL 2008
Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph

15 APRIL 2008
Gerald Genta Arena QP GMT

10 APRIL 2008
Financial Times Deutschland , How to spend it,
pg 38 to 41
Clock and Timepiece Exhibition
The most exciting fair for clocks and timepieces for collectors take place not in Switzerland but in Singapore.

4 APRIL 2008
Glycine Airman 7, Airman Chrono 08 as well as diver watch, Lagunare Certified Chronometer 3000

3 MARCH 2008
Gérald Genta Octo Mosaïc

25 FEBRUARY 2008
The first Hublot's single-brand shop in Asia Pacific region - Plaza 66 of Shanghai.

5 FEBRUARY 2008
Smart Investor, 5 Feb 08, Pg 40 & 41
Harvest Time
In the affluent market where luxury watch purchases ranks high, retailers like The Hour Glass are making good profit. Millet Enriquez finds out the secret to the company's enduring strategy.

1 FEBRUARY 2008
Bangkok Post, Business Section - Page B2, InBrief
Major watch retailer

1 FEBRUARY 2008
The Nation, Business Section - Page 4B, Late News,
Expansion Plans

1 FEBRUARY 2008
The Business Times, 1 Feb 08, Page 10
Hour Glass Q3 profit up 58% at $8.2m

1 FEBRUARY 2008
Lianhe Zaobao, 1 Feb 08, Page 31
Hour Glass Q3 profits up

1 FEBRUARY 2008
Today, 1st Feb 08, Page 38
Hour Glass Makes up for lost time

30 JANUARY 2008
Pulses, 30 Jan 08, Pg 64 & 65
Selling Luxury in Style
More mono-brand watch boutiques have sprouted up at Singapore five-star addresses to cater to their exclusive clients.

29 JANUARY 2008
My Paper, 29th Jan 08, Page 6
Watch your luxury watches

10 JANUARY 2008
BizQuotient - Jan to Mar 08, Pg 34 & 35
Riding The Luxury Trend
With regional economies booming and an emerging generation of high-network individuals, The Hour Glass Ltd is poised to lead the growth ahead. SP Foong caught up with Executive Director

YEAR 2007

31 DECEMBER 2007
CEO’s new year wish
The Hour Glass experienced significant growth in 2007. In 2008, The Hour Glass will continue to raise horological awareness, to promote understanding and appreciation of specialist timepieces.

27 DECEMBER 2007
Pulses, Jan 2008, Pg. 20
In good time
Luxury watch retailers Sincere Watch and The Hour Glass are gearing up to tap the growing pool of wealthy spenders

27 DECEMBER 2007
Pulses, Jan 2008, Pg. 18
Asia on buying spree
Consumer boom fuelled by a young population with rising income and a growing pool of millionaires

18 DECEMBER 2007
Total Service leads to class act

18 DECEMBER 2007
The Hour Glass shines with Total Service Excellence

11 DECEMBER 2007
Hour Glass plans one-into-two share split
Move comes as offer for Sincere sparks speculative interest

6 DECEMBER 2007
Gaining value with Time, The Sunday Times, Invest, 2nd Dec 07, page 24

4 DECEMBER 2007
Carl F. Bucherer's Manero Monograph

26 NOVEMBER 2007
The Hour Glass focuses on mature markets to drive growth

26 NOVEMBER 2007
The Hour Glass to cross half billion mark in revenues by March 2009

19 NOVEMBER 2007
Harry Winston Opens Timepiece Facility

7 NOVEMBER 2007
Hublot's Ayrton Senna Big Bang

6 NOVEMBER 2007
The Hour Glass Group's 1H Net Profit Soars 130%

17 OCTOBER 2007
Luxury Watch Sector in Singapore seeing positive growth

20 SEPTEMBER 2007
Hour Glass to expand but steer clear of China, India

19 SEPTEMBER 2007
Hour Glass says time not ripe for China, India

5 SEPTEMBER 2007
Healthy growth in Q2 retail sales in Watch and Jewellery Sector-Suria Berita

5 SEPTEMBER 2007
Healthy growth in Q2 retail sales in Watch and Jewellery Sector-Channel News Asia

5 SEPTEMBER 2007
Healthy growth in Q2 retail sales in Watch and Jewellery Sector-Channel 8

5 SEPTEMBER 2007
TEMPUS - The Temple of Time, Press Release 5 Sep 07

5 SEPTEMBER 2007
TEMPUS, The Temple of Time

3 SEPTEMBER 2007
Right Time To Spend-BloomBerg Now