Lifestyle
August Man SG
IN CONVERSATION WITH MR. FRANK GRUTTER
AUGUSTMAN speaks to Switzerland's Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Frank Grütter, on a wide range of topics, from watches to Swiss tourism to the current state of international politics.
6 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
Fortune Favours The Bold
In every stride, on and off the pitch, Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini glowingly embodies TUDOR's Born To Dare spirit.
4 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
A Joyous Approach To Colour
There is a much-welcome joie de vivre approach to colours this year, with multiple maisons moving away from popular watch colours and venturing into rarely treaded territory. We've seen it with Hublot and its new slate of Big Bang timepieces.
1 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
Justin's Fables
In this print exclusive for Singapore, Justin Vernon, known professionally as Bon Iver, intimates to AUGUSTMAN the inner workings of his monumentally excellent new album SABLE FABLE.
3 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
A SENSORIAL KIND OF ELEGANCE
PARMIGIANI FLEURIER UNVEILS YET ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE SLATE OF NOVELTIES AT THIS YEAR'S WATCHES AND WONDERS.
4 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
A PROTON'S SHORT TRIP
When the Large Hadron Collider discovered the existence of the Higgs boson particle in 2012, it made headline news. What was lesser known: Rolex's participation.
2 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
Bucking Tradition
TWO CENTURIES AFTER the passing of Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1823, his shadow still makes its presence known in the house of Breguet. But that's not necessarily bad.
2 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
Clocks & Automatons
If you distill it to its simplest form, watchmaking has been the same for centuries: a clever arrangement of cogs and gears turning in tandem, working behind the scenes just so we can see the elegant sweep of a hand across a dial.
1 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
DIOR IS JUST AN ICON LIVING
AN ICON IS ETERNAL: never changing, always growing. The code for masculinity bears a different front every season, but its identity stays the same.
1 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
The Patriot
There was a time when heritage jackets spoke only of loyalty—to a club, a cause, and the militia.
1 min |
Issue 213 (May 2025)
August Man SG
Take Me Higher
Grey Goose founder and cellar master François Thibault presents the Altius, an ultra-premium expression of the internationally favoured vodka, crafted with Alpine water.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
Time, Space, And The Music Therein
Kavan Spruyt, co-founder and chief operating officer of RASA, on the difference a space can make.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
To Geneva With Love
VACHERON CONSTANTIN'S TEAM OF LES CABINOTIERS ARTISANS PAY TRIBUTE TO AN ICONIC GENEVA LANDMARK IN THEIR NEWEST TRIUMVIRAL OEUVRES.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
SHROUDED IN NIGHT AND GOLD
TO MARK ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY, LAURENT FERRIER UNVEILS THE CLASSIC TRAVELLER GLOBE NIGHT BLUE IN A NEW ENAMEL DIAL DEPICTING EARTH AT NIGHT.
2 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY TAG HEUER GOES
THE HEAVENS DIDN'T SHOW SIGNS of relenting on race day at the 2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
5 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
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AUGUSTMAN A-LIST 2025 STYLE. SUBSTANCE. SUCCESS.
We've always been interested in championing the modern man. The idea changes over time, but the concept remains eternal. He embodies the tenets of style, substance, and success, and champions a cause that is bigger than himself. Since 2012, The A-List signature campaign has been a beacon, a lightning rod, and a community comprising gentlemen who have made a mark on the world. In these next 24 pages, we are proud to present The A-List Class of 2025.
5 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
ALL ABOARD
Formula 1 is just the first step in TAG Heuer’s grand master plan. CEO Antoine Pin shares more.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
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An Ode To Youth
Here is a celebration of the life that we should live, to the time that will pass regardless.
4 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
A MOMENT IN TIME
LIKE THE SUN, LIFE RISES AND SETS IN A CONTINUOUS CYCLE. LIKE THE SUN,CHEN BOLIN STILL SHINES BRIGHT DESPITE IT ALL.
5 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
Championship Aspirations
TAG HEUER'S RETURN TO FORMULA 1 AS OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER SIGNALS A BEVY OF NEW RACING-INSPIRED COLLECTIONS. WE LOOK AT TWO.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
TICKING ON SUNLIGHT
The Tissot PRC 100 Solar represents a great step forward for quartz watches.
1 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
The High Art Of Taste
For Andrei Makarevich, bar manager of Zuma Hong Kong, the road to upper-echelon flavours is paved with experience, rigour, and discernment.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
Shiny New Mercedes
It’s a season of big changes for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One team, and the second most groundbreaking (after Lewis Hamilton’s departure) is its new partnership with adidas.
4 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
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A TOAST TO CRAFT
DOMINIC TAN, FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ODEM, SINGAPORE’S FIRST ARTISANAL MAKKOLI BAR, ON SHIFTING PARADIGMS WITH BOUNDARY-PUSHING BREWS.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
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And From The Wild Depths, A Golden Light
Boucheron presents gilded visions of Untamed Nature for this year's Histoire de Style.
2 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
THE ELDER STATESMAN OF BALLET
I got a cameo role in Singapore Ballet's Romeo and Juliet to understand the inner workings of ballet, and the company's brilliant Artistic Director, Janek Schergen.
4 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
THE BEAUTY OF STANDING PERFECTLY STILL
An ode to the simple things that reliably take my breath away—and a smiling rejection of the gilded prizes that leave me unmoved.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
UNCHAINED MELODIES
Multi-platinum Canadian singer-songwriter Elijah Woods will be greeted by the embrace of thousands when he returns to the region for his Southeast Asian tour in August.
5 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
Beyond Watchmaking
Many know Rolex for its timepieces. But the Swiss watchmaker has also quietly supported researchers and inventors saving the world through its Perpetual Planet Initiative.
3 min |
Issue 212 (April 2025)
August Man SG
Everyday Punk
Hiroshi Fujiwara delved deeper into his return to Moncler Genius in their latest collaborative menswear collection, an exploration of the 'everyday' futuristic men.
4 min |