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Josiah Ng
Josiah Ng
Content Editor, Specialist Publications
Josiah Ng is a content editor on the SCMP’s Specialist Publications team. He serves as the team's go-to expert on watches as the editor of XXIV, the Post’s annual prestige publication covering high horology. Additionally, he writes, edits and commissions pieces on restaurants, bars, culture, business, finance and more. Raised in Hong Kong, Josiah has previously covered music and finance at leading publications including Time Out Hong Kong and Debtwire respectively, and gained experience in the banking and consulting industries before joining SCMP in 2022.

Catch up on Chanel’s MB&F stake, LVMH’s corporate moves, Olympians’ and A-listers’ wrist candy, Watches and Wonders hitting Shanghai, and the finalists of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

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For new arrivals to the city, serviced apartments and co-living spaces such as those from Xin Management, Skyla and Weave take the stress out of setting up a home

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Rapper and billionaire Jay-Z invested in luxury watch vendor Wristcheck while Sylvester Stallone raised US$6.7 million auctioning his treasured timepieces at Sotheby’s

Unesco made Macau a Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017, hailing it for its mix of traditions that have influenced food from Japan to Brazil and Africa

There have been lots of updates in the watch world beyond Watches and Wonders 2024 this spring, from celebs sporting new releases to charity watch auction Only Watch’s return …

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TeamLab has scattered giant light-emitting ovoids from Tamar Park into the harbour, while the Hong Kong Heritage Museum has a sculpture exhibition that brings to life characters from Jin Yong’s novels

The city’s biggest art fair returns for an 11th edition, hosting a total of 242 galleries from 40 countries, which organisers hail as a bounceback to full strength

From Taylor Swift’s watch choker and Timothée Chalamet’s Cartier love at the Grammys, to LVMH’s moves and exciting collabs by Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Casio

K-drama star Han So-hee turned heads at the launch of watchmaker Omega’s two new Hong Kong addresses, and Winona Ryder unveiled her first coffee table book

From Breitling to Bovet, luxury watchmakers are gearing up to celebrate Chinese New Year – so what OTT ways have these maisons used to paid tribute to the Year of the Dragon?

High horology clocks have historically never been mainstream, but independent houses like L’Epée 1839, Urwerk and Maison Alcée are starting to craft unique pieces that impress celebs like A$AP Rocky

The keen watch collector talks about his favourite pieces and latest lifestyle venture, which brings together The Armoury with Phillips Perpetual, the auctioneer’s watch boutique, and other purveyors of fine menswear

From Rihanna’s blinged-out Jacob & Co. choker to Cristiano Ronaldo’s stake in Chrono24, it was an especially glamorous year in the world of watchmaking

The inventive Swiss watchmaker’s founder Denis Flageollet chats to Style about his passion for watchmaking and the evolution of the independent maison, from its early days to developing signature motifs, and more …

From secret necklace watches to coiled bracelets, the past year has seen a deluge of timepiece options traditionally geared towards women, while celebrities lead the charge in making gender distinctions a thing of the past

Omega president and CEO Raynald Aeschlimann says it’s time for Omega to grow in Hong Kong and that new concepts will make shoppers stay longer at the outlets

Despite the floods, Dubai Watch Week was a hit, while Only Watch postponed its auction, and winners of the ‘Watch Oscars’ were announced … here’s what you missed in the horology world

Harder, better, faster and stronger? Channel Daft Punk and Kanye West’s steely aesthetic with a titanium timepiece – one of 2023’s big watch trends to clock

The finer things in life deserve to be shared with fellow connoisseurs. Thankfully, Hong Kong is a hub for horology, with a growing and welcoming community of collectors and experts

The three-time world champion passes on advice on getting started in the sport and talks about his relationship with the watch brand with a long history of exploring of the underwater world

From Swatch x Blancpain’s bioceramic pieces to Seiko’s tribute to Bruce Lee, Tony Leung’s Bulgari and Adam Levine’s modified Rolex Daytona, here’s what you missed in watches this month

After the wild success of Omega MoonSwatch and Blancpain Scuba Fifty Fathoms, watch enthusiasts across the globe are speculating about which collaboration will happen next …