TAOS Genèse & Odonata

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Reading Time: 4 minutesI have been following TAOS since their 2024 debut, and the trajectory has been unmistakable from the outset: this is not a brand that explores watchmaking’s periphery. Founded on the combined vision of Atelier Olivier Vaucher’s 40 artisans and Geneva watchmaker Olivier Gaud, TAOS produces one simple category of object:Continue Reading

DOXA SUB 200 Grande Roma

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDOXA and Rome have never crossed paths quite like this. For March 2026, the Biel-based manufacture joins forces with Gioielleria Grande, its Roman retail partner, to deliver the SUB 200 Grande Roma: the brand’s first ever special series dedicated to Italy, limited to just 50 individually numbered pieces. The resultContinue Reading

Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Flying Bridges

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Reading Time: 4 minutesGirard-Perregaux has carried the minute repeater in its DNA since Jean-François Bautte first developed striking mechanisms in the early 19th century. That heritage, however, has never looked quite like this. Introduced today, the Minute Repeater Flying Bridges houses the brand-new GP9530 calibre, the third in-house grand complication movement the manufactureContinue Reading

Dennison ALD Safari Capsule

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDennison has never been a brand that plays it safe. The London-based watchmaker, whose initials honour founder Aaron Lufkin Dennison, has consistently built the ALD collection around a distinctive cushion case and a commitment to bold dial materials. The Safari Capsule pushes that philosophy further into jewellery-watch territory, presenting twoContinue Reading

Ressence TYPE 9 IKE

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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

Krayon Anyday in 18K Rose Gold

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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

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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

COSC establishes a new standard

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLa Chaux-de-Fonds, February 12, 2026 – Since 1973, the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) has been one of the most respected institutions of Swiss watchmaking. As an independent guardian of precision, it has accompanied the rise of Swiss Made by certifying millions of movements and helping establish Switzerland as theContinue Reading

Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAston Martin and Breitling have formalised a relationship that took me by surprise. Breitling now holds the title of Official Watch Partner to Aston Martin and the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, in a global, multi‑year agreement that links Gaydon’s hand‑built performance cars with Swiss chronograph engineering focused onContinue Reading