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Clone of article 2.4.0-The watches seen at Star Awards 2024: From Jeremy Chan’s rainbow Hublot to Pierre Png’s space-inspired Jacob & Co
A variety of timepieces hit the red carpet this year. Here’s what the stars wore.
Star Awards 2024, Singapore’s biggest night in Chinese entertainment, took place on Apr 21 at The Theatre at Mediacorp. It was a night of memorable looks on the red carpet and this year, watches were an essential element in pulling the celebrities’ outfits together.
In fact, the stars showcased a diverse selection of timepieces, ranging from elegant Cartier to vibrant rainbow-hued Hublot, petite women's watches, an out-of-this-world Jacob & Co, and more.
Here’s what the stars wore.
JEREMY CHAN: HUBLOT BIG BANG UNICO KING GOLD RAINBOW
Maximilian Riedel, Riedel’s 11th generation owner who was at the event to guide our tasting, said the glass’s appearance is secondary to its function. “It’s all about the performance of its bowl,” he said.
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The triple-nominated
actor opted for the
IWC Portugieser Perpetual
Calendar with
an
elegant
blue dial
and rose gold case.
ELVIN NG: SANTOS
DE CARTIER
Like any journalist, I was cynical. We get bombarded by marketing hot air from press releases and PR practitioners every day, our minds become very sensitive to drivel. I thought: “Unless you were comparing a whisky tumbler with a wine glass, how much of a difference can two different wine glasses really make?”
But the session proved me wrong — and as a wine lover, I was glad to be enlightened. A Pinot Noir, for example, could smell and taste like another wine altogether in a Cabernet Sauvignon wine glass. I was mind-blown.
But the session proved me wrong — and as a wine lover, I was glad to be enlightened. A Pinot Noir, for example, could smell and taste like another wine altogether in a Cabernet Sauvignon wine glass. I was mind-blown.
Riedel’s message was largely aimed at corporate clients like restaurants, where a wine served in an unsuitable glass can affect your enjoyment of the beverage and subsequently the establishment’s wine sales. Still, it got me scrutinising my glasses at home.
In March, Riedel invited me to participate in a glass comparison again. They were launching Veloce, a new range of varietal-specific crystal glasses. The event’s agenda was the same: One wine in different glass shapes; taste and believe. The glasses at the session would all be Riedel’s, though.
Thus, for the sake of making this story more relevant to you, dear reader, I brought along one of my wine glasses — an all-purpose glass with a rather narrow bowl and a thickness that survives the odd topple — as a Glass X or a ‘control’ glass. You are most likely using such a glass for your wines at home, and likewise for many restaurateurs. A plebeian glass it may be but a practical one it definitely is. How would it fare against Riedel’s super-thin, varietal-specific glasses? (I did explain my little plan to the organiser beforehand.)
