Augustman Malaysia Magazine - March 2025

In this issue

I really don’t know how February sped right past us—while January seemed to take forever to finish, the shortest month of the year has stayed true to its nature and simply rushed by.This month’s cover star, Ke Huy Quan, knows that better than most. From childhood stardom to decades in the wilderness, followed by a triumphant, Oscar-winning return, his career is proof that time doesn’t always play by our rules. His latest film, Love Hurts, explores the push and pull of love, timing, and fate—fitting themes for a month that reminds us just how fast things change, and how the right moment often arrives when we least expect it. Change is, after all, the only constant. We welcome our new deputy editor, Jolin Lee, just in time for a packed month ahead. As the F1 season roars back to life, we celebrate the drivers and the watches that make it such a thrilling sport. International Women’s Day and International Transgender Day of Visibility bring stories that honour resilience and representation, reminding us of the power of voices that refuse to be sidelined. On the watch front, we reflect on the latest releases from LVMH Watch Week, make bold predictions for Watches & Wonders, and take a critical look at the evolving landscape of horology in an op-ed on the gentrification of watchmaking. Elsewhere, Craig David’s new album serves up a dose of nostalgia, proving that some things—timeless talent and great music among them—only get better with age. March may signal the end of a quarter, but it’s also a beginning—of new seasons, new conversations, and new directions. There’s a quiet momentum in the air, a sense that things are shifting in ways we may not yet fully grasp. Time moves fast, but as this issue reminds us, it’s the moments we savour, the stories we tell, and the connections we make along the way that truly matter.