Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are collaborations in the watch industry that feel contrived, opportunistic at best. Then there are unions so natural, so entirely rooted in shared culture and purpose, that one almost struggles to imagine the entities apart. When Bell & Ross presented the BR 03 Chrono Rafale Solo Display during theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen one ventures into the Altiplano universe, one enters a discourse where refinement and audacity coexist. Piaget has, over the decades, nurtured a unique language of ultra-thin watchmaking, where each fraction of a millimetre carries the weight of decades of innovation. This year, the Maison revisits its champion of slenderContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere is a very particular kind of quiet beauty in early morning, especially in watchmaking towns like Glashütte, when the mist still hangs over the valleys and the first light of the day tinges the horizon with blue. This PanoMaticCalendar, presented in a limited edition of 150 platinum pieces, borrowsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Vacheron Constantin unveils a new Overseas, it is always as much about the brand’s legacy of haute horlogerie as it is about its philosophy of refined travel and versatility. The Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin now appears in two fresh and carefully developed guises: one clad entirely in the warmthContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe new MING 57.04 Iris is not only a release timed to celebrate the brand’s eighth anniversary, but also a pivotal moment in its history. It represents the opening chapter of the fifth-generation design language, a marked stylistic evolution that draws inspiration from modern Art Deco while embracing the brand’sContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe M.A.D.EDITIONS x Yinka Ilori M.A.D.1S ‘Grow Your Dreams’ is an utterly refreshing conjunction of artistic vibrancy and mechanical ingenuity, and it signals a new frontier for collaboration in watchmaking. In a sea of horological releases often content to recall the past or refine tradition, this model dares to infuseContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are watchmakers who refine tradition, and there are those who reconstruct it. Holthinrichs belongs emphatically to the second category, a brand unafraid to reinterpret the language of watchmaking through the prism of architecture, engineering and art. The newly unveiled Signature Ornament – LAB Series 1.24, created in collaboration withContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesIndependent watchmaking thrives on those daring enough to pursue personal visions, unburdened by industrial compromise. For GUEBLY, a young Swiss Maison born in 2023 out of a collector’s passion, the debut piece (Prologue) set the tone for quiet refinement. Now, just one year later, the CH1 Rétrograde sets the stageContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen Greubel Forsey announced the Nano Foudroyante, initially as part of its Experimental Watch Technology initiative in 2024, it felt less like a commemorative exercise and more like a glimpse into the future of mechanical horology. Now, in 2025, that glimpse has materialised into a fully fledged creation, free fromContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are certain moments in watchmaking when a maison takes a familiar piece from its repertoire and elevates it in a way that both surprises and delights collectors. With the new Récital 12 Stone Dial editions, Bovet has chosen a path that embraces the organic charm of natural materials andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe reborn Favre Leuba continues to refine its most compelling modern chronograph, the Chief, introduced in 2024 and already distinguished by its cushion-shaped case and a dial architecture that recalls the bold wristwear of the 1970s. With two new colourways added in 2025 – the vigorous British Racing Green andContinue Reading