Horological Digest January 2026: Hublot, Oris, Hamilton, Armin Strom, Gerald Charles, Omega, and Bell & Ross
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe opening weeks of 2026 deliver a strong slate of watch releases, from gaming collaborations to meteorite dials and rally partnerships. These releases drops span Hublot, Oris, Hamilton, Armin Strom, Gerald Charles, Omega, and Bell & Ross, each pushing distinct narratives in design and function.
Maurice Lacroix 1975 Master Grand Date Retrograde – Accessible Excellence Meets Complex Mechanics
Reading Time: 4 minutesMaurice Lacroix stands as one of the few manufactories that have genuinely mastered the retrograde complication. Over the past quarter century, the Saignelégier-based watchmaker has refined this once-niche mechanism into a signature speciality, and the 1975 Master Grand Date Retrograde represents perhaps the most ambitious distillation of that expertise. By
Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux and Bal des Amoureux Automate
Reading Time: 5 minutesVan Cleef & Arpels continues to demonstrate why it remains synonymous with storytelling through the medium of high complications. The Maison’s recent additions to its Poetic Complications collection represent a significant evolution in how luxury watchmaking can intertwine narrative with mechanical precision. Both the Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux (€
Review Cartier Panthère Jewellery Watch – A Meditation on Sculpture and Light
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere exists within the Cartier archive a particular lineage of objects that transcend their mechanical function to become pure expression of design philosophy. The Panthère represents one such lineage. When Louis Cartier commissioned George Barbier to create the “Dame à la Panthère” in 1914, he established a symbolic language that
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo and Vacheron Constantin announce the jury for the Concours d’Élégance Horlogère
Reading Time: 9 minutesAt the invitation of Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, Vacheron Constantin is launching a Concours d’Élégance Horlogère for enthusiasts and collectors worldwide who own Vacheron Constantin pocket watches or wristwatches.
Review URWERK × ULYSSE NARDIN UR-FREAK: When Satellites Meet Silicon & Exclusive Interview
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe UR-FREAK arrives as a technical anomaly, a watch that shouldn’t exist but does. This is the first time Ulysse Nardin has collaborated with a fellow watchmaking brand, and the pairing with URWERK produces something neither could have achieved alone. Limited to 100 pieces, the UR-FREAK replaces the traditional rotating
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PHILLIPS watches achieves the highest annual total in History, US $370 million in its 10th Anniversary year
Reading Time: 6 minutesAurel Bacs and Livia Russo, Senior Consultants of Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, said: “This year marks a historic milestone for Phillips Watches. With over US $290 million in total auction sales – the highest annual total ever achieved in the history of watch auctions – we are proud to reaffirm our
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