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Wong Kim Hoh

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Kim Hoh is features editor at The Straits Times, leading a team which produces long-form stories. A journalist of nearly 30 years, he iis passionate about human interest stories and writes a regular interview series for The Sunday Times. He has authored five books, and co-written the scripts of four films with film-maker Eric Khoo, including My Magic – the only Singapore film to have competed for the Palme D’or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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More than a watch: How the Rolex GMT-Master became a global icon

At the exhibition, 14 artfully curated panels and a short film trace the GMT-Master's journey from 1955 to the present.
At the exhibition, 14 artfully curated panels and a short film trace the GMT-Master's journey from 1955 to the present.

Tick Talk: Audemars Piguet’s groundbreaking Royal Oak RD#5, Jay Chou helps design Tudor’s 1926 Luna

Mandopop star Jay Chou (left) helped design Tudor’s 1926 Luna in champagne. The RD#5 (right), which features the ultra-thin Calibre 8100 movement, took five years to develop.
Mandopop star Jay Chou (left) helped design Tudor’s 1926 Luna in champagne. The RD#5 (right), which features the ultra-thin Calibre 8100 movement, took five years to develop.

Former delinquent fights for a different future

Tick Talk: New, innovative watches from A. Lange & Sohne, Tag Heuer, Tissot and Bvlgari

The latest incarnation of A. Lange & Sohne’s Richard Lange Jumping Seconds pairs a warm pink-gold dial with a cool white-gold case.
The latest incarnation of A. Lange & Sohne’s Richard Lange Jumping Seconds pairs a warm pink-gold dial with a cool white-gold case.

Candace Johnson built satellite systems and now wants to transform Singapore into a space superpower

ST20250804_202596200686/khcandace/Brian Teo/Wong Kim Hoh/Profile of Ms Candace Johnson, co-founder of Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES), at the Kacific Broadband Satellites office on Aug 4, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
ST20250804_202596200686/khcandace/Brian Teo/Wong Kim Hoh/Profile of Ms Candace Johnson, co-founder of Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES), at the Kacific Broadband Satellites office on Aug 4, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Back to the future: How Tiffany & Co is reclaiming its place in watchmaking

While most watchmakers evolve from horology, Tiffany & Co’s timepieces grow out of its design heritage.
While most watchmakers evolve from horology, Tiffany & Co’s timepieces grow out of its design heritage.

Legendary Legacy: Tiffany’s past meets its future in glittering Bangkok exhibition

The Garden of Imagination at Tiffany & Co's Legendary Legacy exhibition is a fantastical dreamscape of flora and fauna reinterpreted in gemstones.
The Garden of Imagination at Tiffany & Co's Legendary Legacy exhibition is a fantastical dreamscape of flora and fauna reinterpreted in gemstones.

Diamonds, skeletons and Earth from the Moon: new watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swatch x Omega and more

Jaeger-LeCoultre's ambassador Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi wearing the Rendez-vous Shooting Star
Jaeger-LeCoultre's ambassador Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi wearing the Rendez-vous Shooting Star

Tick Talk: SG60 watches from Bvlgari and Audemars Piguet, horological marvel by Ulysse Nardin

Singaporean actor Ayden Sng wearing the Bvlgari Octo Roma Worldtimer SG60 Edition.
Singaporean actor Ayden Sng wearing the Bvlgari Octo Roma Worldtimer SG60 Edition.

‘God and government are the only things beyond our control,’ says Trip.com Group CEO

ST20250709_202540200124: Gin Tay/ khjane/ Wong Kim Hoh/
Portraits of Jane Sun, Chief Executive Officer, Trip.com Group photographed at Hua Ting Chinese Restaurant, Orchard Hotel Singapore, July 9, 2025.
ST20250709_202540200124: Gin Tay/ khjane/ Wong Kim Hoh/
Portraits of Jane Sun, Chief Executive Officer, Trip.com Group photographed at Hua Ting Chinese Restaurant, Orchard Hotel Singapore, July 9, 2025.

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