Patek Philippe Ref. 2499

Reading Time: 3 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo staged The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XXII late May 2026, attracting international collectors and setting new performance benchmarks. Over two days, Phillips achieved HK$403,792,890 (US$51,523,973), marking the highest sale total for watches in Asia and realising a 90% year-on-year growth. A total ofContinue Reading

Frédérique Constant Classics Moneta Solarmetre

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrédérique Constant’s Classics Moneta Solarmetre arrives as a neat and well-judged step forward for the collection, bringing solar technology into the Manufacture’s classical language for the first time. The trio of references shares the same architecture and pricing, while the dial colours give each watch its own character, from cloudContinue Reading

Favre Leuba Deep Raider Power Reserve

Reading Time: 3 minutesFavre Leuba is one of those brands whose history deserves far greater attention. Founded in 1737 in Le Locle, it holds the distinction of being the second-oldest Swiss watchmaking brand in the world. In 2026, the brand made its debut at Watches and Wonders Geneva, and it arrives with aContinue Reading

Jaeger-LeCoultre 2026 novelties

Reading Time: 7 minutesJaeger-LeCoultre arrived at the 2026 season with three distinct statements, each pulling in a different but entirely coherent direction. There is the cool, almost severe elegance of a platinum perpetual calendar with a triple-axis tourbillon. There is the golden, bracelet-driven nostalgia of the expanded ‘Or Deco’ Reverso family. And thereContinue Reading

Guido Benedini, CEO Watch Angels

Reading Time: 11 minutesGuido Benedini is one of the most interesting voices in contemporary independent watchmaking, because he does not speak about watches as objects alone, but as tools with a purpose. As CEO of Watch Angels, he has helped shape a platform that treats research, design and community input as part ofContinue Reading