Reading Time: 7 minutesIn the history of timekeeping, few pursuits have proven as enduring, or as consequential, as the quest for precision. Long before wristwatches became objects of daily wear, the ability to measure time accurately was a scientific and geopolitical necessity, shaping navigation, astronomy, and ultimately the balance of power at sea.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have known Michiel Holthinrichs personally for nine years, and in that time I have watched him build something genuinely rare: a Dutch independent brand that consistently advances its own logic rather than chasing external validation. In 2026, his Delft-based atelier celebrates a decade of watchmaking, and the occasion callsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes25 years ago this month Aston Martin unveiled the V12 Vanquish – an all-new nameplate for an all-new model that was, at the time, nothing less than the most sophisticated and technologically advanced sports car yet designed, developed and built by the brand.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutesGENEVA – 26 MARCH 2026 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to present highlights of the Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII, set to take place on 9 and 10 May 2026. Phillips’ first live watch auction of the year will present more than 200 rare and collectibleContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaghnam dropped the embargo on the Mohareb New Generation yesterday, on 26th March, but the real debut comes in just a few weeks, when Sohaib Maghnam brings the watch to Watch Week Geneva, running 13th to 19th April 2026. The Palestinian-Jordanian engineer and designer has evolved his flagship model intoContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesParmigiani Fleurier occupies a peculiar position in Swiss watchmaking. As one of the very few true manufactures that cuts its own hairsprings, assembles its own escapements, and finishes its own cases under one roof in Fleurier, the brand earns the right to talk seriously about in-house credentials. The Tonda PFContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the next Geneva Watch Week 2026, the watch world already handed me a number of surprises, and the Breva Geneve “Segreto di Lario” Meridian Gold is one of them. Founded in 2010 by Vincent Dupontreuе, this Geneva independent had vanished for years before relaunching in 2025 with the SegretoContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesBell & Ross built its reputation on cockpit instruments and bold geometry. So when I first encountered the BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle 36mm, I admit my scepticism ran deep. Jewellery-oriented pieces from aviation-rooted brands too often feel like a forced gimmick. This one, however, genuinely surprised me.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ll be honest: I wasn’t expecting DOXA to genuinely surprise me like this in the first months of 2026. The Le Locle brand has always played familiar territory: bold colours, robust tool-watch architecture, and outstanding value. Then the SUB 200 II landed, and I immediately spotted something new. DOXA introducesContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are watches that tell time and watches that tell a story. Then, occasionally, there are watches that tell your story, and Krayon’s PAC-MAN series, unveiled for the Time To Watches Geneva in April 2026, falls squarely into that rarer category. Fifteen unique platinum pieces, each powered by the celebratedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesJacob & Co. launched the original Billionaire in 2015 as a declaration, not a quiet one. A 54 mm case set with emerald-cut diamonds, a skeletonised double flying tourbillon inside, and a price that made even seasoned collectors blink. A decade later, for the brand’s 40th anniversary, Jacob Arabo raisesContinue Reading