Beda'a Angles Stone Collection

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are brands that talk about doing things differently, and then there are brands that actually do. Beda’a, the Qatar-based independent that turned heads at Geneva Watch Days 2024, belongs firmly in the second camp. Its Angles 37 has already proven it can hold its own in a crowded fieldContinue Reading

IWC Portugieser Chronograph Ceratanium® Ref. IW371631

Reading Time: 3 minutesI have always had a complicated relationship with the Portugieser Chronograph. It is one of those designs that feels simultaneously safe and irreplaceable, a watch so well-proportioned that it rarely needs reinvention. Yet IWC just pulled off something genuinely surprising. Introduced on 26 February, the Portugieser Chronograph Ceratanium® (Ref. IW371631)Continue Reading

KUDOKE 3 Nocturne

Reading Time: 3 minutesStefan Kudoke is not a name that comes up often in casual watch conversations, and honestly, that is exactly where his appeal lies. Operating out of the quiet German village of Weifa, this former Glashütte Original, Breguet, and Blancpain-trained master watchmaker has spent years building a language of his own,Continue Reading

Ressence TYPE 9 IKE

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are watches that display time, and then there are watches that make you question what time-keeping even means. The Ressence TYPE 9 IKE, announced today, lands firmly in the second category. Limited to eight pieces, it brings together Antwerp’s most iconoclastic watchmaker and Kanazawa-based Japanese artist Terumasa Ikeda inContinue Reading

Frank Buchwald ML15 Helios

Reading Time: 3 minutesSome objects demand that you stop and look. The ML15 Helios, Frank Buchwald‘s new creation for the M.A.D. Gallery’s 15th anniversary, is exactly that kind of object. Limited to just 15 handcrafted pieces and exclusive to the gallery, it sits at the intersection of machine, sculpture, and light, raising aContinue Reading

Krayon Anyday in 18K Rose Gold

Reading Time: 4 minutesI have a soft spot for independent watchmakers who solve real problems rather than engineering complexity for its own sake. Rémi Maillat, the founder and watchmaking engineer behind Krayon, does precisely that. His Neuchâtel-based manufacture has already earned two Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève prizes, a Best Watchmaking Innovation inContinue Reading

Ulysse Nardin FREAK [X GUMBALL 3000] - Edition 2

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor the third consecutive year, Ulysse Nardin and Gumball 3000 continue building one of watchmaking’s more credible automotive partnerships. Announced on 23 February 2026, the FREAK [X GUMBALL 3000] – Edition 2, Ref. 2303-270LE-2B-GUM/3A, is not a cosmetic refresh of its predecessor. It introduces a new Carbonium® hour disc, first-timeContinue Reading

Radiomir Viaggio Nel Tempo Experience Set

Reading Time: 2 minutesPanerai’s centenary celebration of its Piazza San Giovanni boutique brings forth an Experience Set that captures the essence of Italian watchmaking heritage: the Radiomir Viaggio Nel Tempo PAM01729 and PAM01730. This exclusive duo offers collectors a tour of the brand’s historical milestones, crafted into two distinct timepieces, each limited toContinue Reading