Reading Time: 10 minutesHHDR Group launches today, born of a bold and unprecedented conviction formed in 2024: that only by bringing seasoned specialists together with talent from outside the industry — from entrepreneurship, finance, consulting, and design — can the fresh, complementary perspectives be generated that watchmaking needs to keep reinventing itself.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to announce the offering of a historically important and equally rare Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 First Series in pink gold, set to lead The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XXII on 30-31 May. This landmark sale marks the very first time aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwenty years since the birth of the BR-03, Bell & Ross has arrived at a compelling juncture. Following the acclaimed Skeleton trilogy presented at Watches & Wonders 2025, the Maison now adds the BR-03 Skeleton Steel to the family, a fourth variation that removes every visual barrier between wearer andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 1891, Albert and Gustav Stolz established Angelus with a singular obsession: sound. That obsession took the form of a patent filed just five years later for a silent strike governor for repeater mechanisms, and it never really left the brand’s DNA. The house went on to design Braille-repeating watchesContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesCzapek & Cie released its Watches and Wonders 2026 novelties today, ahead of the salon’s opening at Geneva’s Palexpo next Tuesday, 14th April. The three new limited-edition Antarctique models share a common thread, grade 5 titanium cases and the house’s proprietary Cosmic Blue, yet each occupies a completely distinct technicalContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesSpring 2026 arrives at Piaget with some technically ambitious pieces the Maison has presented in recent years. Two new Limelight Gala jewellery watches and the Possession Vibrant Palace collection draw on over six decades of in-house goldsmithing tradition and, together, they push that tradition firmly into new territory.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesM.A.D.Editions started not as a brand but as a moment of frustration. Max Büsser wanted his family to own something from his world, yet MB&F prices closed that door. So in June 2021, he quietly emailed 500 close friends and suppliers: no press campaign, no hype, just a genuine offer.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesJacob & Co. introduced The Godfather II after three years of development, and the result is the first watch in history capable of playing two distinct melodies on demand from a single music box barrel. Limited to 74 pieces: and a direct reference to the 1974 release of Coppola’s film,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Bugatti W16 Mistral represents the pinnacle of open-top hypercar performance, marking the final chapter of the marque’s legendary W16 era. Through Bugatti’s Sur Mesure program, the roadster surpasses a feat of engineering and becomes a true piece of craftsmanship and a singular work of art. The W16 Mistral ‘Caroline’Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 9 & 10 May, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will host its first live watch auction of 2026, the Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII. The sale will present more than 200 exceptional timepieces spanning over three centuries of watchmaking, including a remarkable selection of prototype wristwatches.Continue Reading
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