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 ourContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe DC7 Blue Hawk arrived as a statement of singular purpose. David Candaux has constructed a watch that refuses the conventional grammar of fine watchmaking, opting instead for a design language rooted in asymmetry, spatial depth, and the unflinching pursuit of horological balance. Limited to eight pieces, this titanium-cased creationContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesEmmanuel Bouchet stands apart in contemporary watchmaking for a singular reason: he genuinely believes that watches should alter how you perceive time itself. Not through flashy complications designed to impress, but through carefully considered mechanisms that challenge the very foundations of how we measure and experience the temporal world. ThisContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bentley Flying Spur Speed has again demonstrated its exceptional performance in all conditions by setting a new ‘winter lap record’ at the world’s most northerly active race circuit.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesDominique Renaud stands as one of contemporary watchmaking’s most significant innovators, a figure whose intellectual lineage traces directly to the golden age of mechanical complications. His work at Renaud & Papi and later Christophe Claret established him as a designer of movements that challenged established thinking rather than merely refiningContinue Reading
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 thatContinue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe contemporary watchmaking landscape contains precious few timepieces that genuinely merit the descriptor “architecture.” Most watches, however refined in their execution, remain exercises in variation on established themes. The Constant Force Tourbillon 11 from Arnold & Son stands apart. This yellow gold chronometer represents a deliberate articulation of mechanical philosophy,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesBvlgari‘s inaugural appearance at Watches & Wonders 2025 marks a profound moment in contemporary horology. Standing within the Roman atrium-inspired pavilion at Geneva’s most prestigious gathering, the Maison unveiled not one but two visions of horological philosophy that embody its contrasting yet complementary identities. The Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon representsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen Louis Moinet unveiled his innovations to the world at the 1851 Universal Exhibition in London, he established a benchmark for chronometric excellence that continues to resonate today. More than a century later, as watchmaking finds itself caught between the comfortable embrace of heritage and the electrifying demands of innovation,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhen a manufacture decides to reinterpret one of the most pivotal moments in horological history, the challenge extends far beyond technical competence. The 1816 timepiece by Les Ateliers Louis Moinet stands as evidence of what emerges when contemporary craftsmanship encounters the legacy of a pioneering vision. This is not simplyContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Maurice Lacroix AIKON Manufacture Skeleton Label Noir edition is a bold, urban skeleton watch that fuses the brand’s in‑house calibre with Label Noir’s dark, colour‑driven aesthetic, limited to just 100 pieces. It sits very much in the contemporary, design‑led sports‑chic segment, but with a surprisingly serious movement and finishingContinue Reading