Word of Mouth: Jakarta

Car-free Sundays, affordable art auctions and, of course, coffee in the Indonesian capital

by Maureen Ferry Cuellar Jakarta has come into the spotlight recently with Indonesia being hailed as an economic wunderkind. More and more, people are being drawn to the capital of this vast Southeast Asian archipelago in hot pursuit of business opportunities. Parallel to this economic progress, a local creative revolution has been stirring, producing a fresh cultural mix that is uniquely Jakarta in feel, but …

East London Microbreweries

Four of the Hackney's best new brews for craft beer enthusiasts

by Andrea DiCenzo Sweeping through cities in the United States, Australia, Italy, France and more recently, the United Kingdom, the craft beer revolution is now on a worldwide stage. And in keeping with the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of London’s bustling borough of Hackney, a community of innovative brewers are continuing to turn heads around the neighborhood and abroad with a range of exciting specialty …

Interesting Complications in Watchmaking

The experts at HODINKEE guide us through the latest industry innovations

by HODINKEE Some seriously complicated watches have been unveiled recently—and we’re not just talking perpetual calendars and minute repeaters. We’re talking about entirely novel ways to count and tell time by utilizing new power systems, integrating liquids with mechanics and combining existing complications in new ways. Although Francois Quentin’s 4N essentially displays the time with a digital-style readout, this watch’s mechanism is far from an …