Reading Time: 4 minutesVan Cleef & Arpels arrived at Watches and Wonders 2026 with a collection anchored in celestial poetry, presenting five distinct novelties that range from haute horlogerie complications to jewellery watches of extraordinary craftsmanship. The theme, Poetry of the Heavens, draws a clear line between the Maison’s century-old fascination with theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesGrand Seiko arrived in Geneva this April with two releases that define the brand’s 2026 ambitions with unusual precision. On one side, the Spring Drive U.F.A. platform takes its first plunge into the diving category with a High-Intensity Titanium pair. On the other, the Micro Artist Studio in Shiojiri deliversContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesRoger Dubuis came to Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 with a single, cohesive idea: “Movements of the Sky.” That theme runs through every new release, from an accessible steel calendar watch right up to a one-of-a-kind central tourbillon. Six novelties, six distinct personalities. Here is a short but detailed lookContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneva, April 2026. Hublot arrived at Watches and Wonders with the kind of energy that demands you stop and pay attention. Six launches, each technically distinct, each pushing the brand’s Art of Fusion philosophy in a different direction. From a million-dollar diamond tourbillon to a joyful amethyst 33mm, the breadthContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor its second consecutive appearance at Watches & Wonders Geneva, Bvlgari arrived not to establish itself, that happened in 2025, but to push harder. The booth, draped in marble tones and precious materials with a nod to kinetic art and Italian sartorialism, set the scene perfectly for a collection thatContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesWatches & Wonders Geneva 2026 opened as it always does, with a quiet intensity that only the watch world understands. Geneva in April feels charged. The Palexpo halls fill with collectors, journalists, and brand ambassadors who speak in the hushed tones of people genuinely excited about mechanical objects. Panerai choseContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesWatches and Wonders Geneva 2026 confirmed something that many of us had been seeing for a while: Hermès is no longer playing second fiddle in the world of haute horlogerie. The Maison arrived in Geneva with a singular, cohesive vision, treating skeletonisation as a creative language, not a decorative trick.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesCartier arrived at Watches & Wonders 2026 with something to prove, and prove it they did. From resurrected sports icons to skeleton movements hammered entirely by hand, the Maison delivered a collection that spans the full breadth of what great watchmaking looks like in 2026. Here is everything you needContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesZenith arrives at Watches and Wonders 2026 with a focused lineup that divides clearly along two technical philosophies: high-frequency chronography in the CHRONOMASTER Sport family, and observatory-grade chronometry in the G.F.J. collection. Both directions draw from the same manufacture DNA, yet they demand entirely different technical vocabularies. Here is aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere is something quietly confident about the way Mario Peserico walks into a room. No grand spectacle, no sprawling booth of a dozen novelties clamouring for attention: just two watches, each one rooted in a founding story that stretches back decades, and each one carrying enough detail to reward aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesEberhard & Co. arrived in Geneva this April with exactly two novelties: the Scafograf 200 MCMLIX and a new Tazio Nuvolari chronograph. As Mario Peserico told me at the booth, this deliberate restraint reflects a curated strategy over volume, one that becomes even more important in the current geopolitical climate.Continue Reading