Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin has outdone itself with its latest timepiece, officially considered the most complicated wristwatch ever made.
While Chopard’s high-end L.U.C watches are built to outlast generations, the watchmakers and artisans who make the watches are not. Foresight is not a common virtue, but co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele is determined to pass the baton and prepare future generations of watchmakers. The watch unveiled today is a testament to his commitment. Celebrating the 200th […]
IWC’s Ingenieur collection has been slated for growth this year, welcoming new sizes, materials, and complications. Representing the most compact member of the family to date, the new 35mm Ingenieur is a smart move to conquer more wrist sizes in the ever-expanding unisex sector. Presented in three variants, the smallest descendants of Gérald Genta’s design […]
Grand Seiko got into the spotlight in 2023 with the launch of its first-ever mechanical chronograph, the Evolution 9 Tentagraph SLGC001, filling the gap in the brand’s 60-year legacy of precision watchmaking – surprisingly, it was missing one until recently. For 2025, Grand Seiko introduces the Tentagraph SLGC007 – a near-identical successor to the original, […]
The Alpine Eagle draws inspiration from the 1980s St. Moritz series, Chopard’s take on the then-trending luxury sports watch with an integrated bracelet—a trend that has regained momentum. The Chopard Alpine Eagle Flying Tourbillon joined the collection in 2022, following the introduction of the chronograph and high-frequency models. While there’s always room to discuss influences […]
Twenty-five years ago, Chanel launched the J12 in black ceramic. Although brands like Rado and IWC had already produced ceramic watches, Chanel’s watch transformed ceramic into a precious material. An immediate hit, another unique facet of the watch was its unisex appeal. Designed by Chanel’s former artistic director Jacques Hélleu, the sleek, dark, sporty J12 […]
Following the polarizing launch of its Terra Nova series last year, Bremont builds on the success of its MB aviation-inspired watches with the introduction of the new Altitude series. At the top of the lineup sits the Altitude Perpetual Calendar GMT Mono-Pusher, featuring a sophisticated complication module developed by Agenhor. The new Altitude Perpetual Calendar […]
After details emerged Wednesday evening that the Trump administration planned to impose major tariffs on Swiss products, including watches imported to the US, Serge Michel, the founder of independent brand Armin Strom, got to work. Michel took in-person meetings with retail partners attending the Watches and Wonders salon in Geneva or reached out to others by phone. Together, they plotted an immediate response to the threat of 31% tariffs on Swiss goods entering the US.''They are saying, 'plea
Long before the Nautilus, Ingenieur, or the 222, Baume & Mercier introduced its take on the emerging luxury sports watch trend with the Riviera in 1973 – just a year after Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak. Over the decades, the Riviera saw highs and lows, at times fading into obscurity, only to be revived with a […]
Three years ago, Parmigiani Fleurier unveiled its sophisticated Tonda PF luxury sports watch collection. Still bearing traits from the original Tonda designed by Michel Parmigiani, the collection debuted with four models, including the 42mm Tonda PF Chronograph. The new Tonda PF Chronograph, presented during Watches & Wonders 2025, comes in a more compact 40mm case […]
Bracelets are a perfect example of how functionality and aesthetics work harmoniously, producing visually striking and surprisingly practical, literally pleasing results. A well-crafted bracelet elevates the value of a watch, which is why collectors pay such close attention to them – far more than the average wearer, for whom metal links may seem simple and […]
A watch, like many things, is a sum of its parts. But it's rare when two parts are such big news that they threaten to be bigger than the watch itself. Grand Seiko's SLGB001 and SLGB003 are solid releases – nice finishing, attention to detail, pretty dials – and, on paper, have everything we expect from the brand's releases. But when Grand Seiko – a brand not frequent to boast – says that they have both likely broken a world record for mechanical accuracy and given the community the micro-adju
Vacheron Constantin celebrates its grand 270th anniversary this year. For a brand with such an illustrious and storied past, an anniversary of this calibre means rolling out the big guns. To commemorate the date, Vacheron Constantin unveils a new high-end manufacture calibre combining a tourbillon and a perpetual calendar. Limited to 127 pieces and presented […]
Alongside the green and terracotta Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403 housed in a 40mm case with a sleek, polished bezel instead of the classic coin-edge design, Oris also introduces a trio of new, simpler versions of its emblematic watch. And while these lack the high-performance Calibre 403 movement and replace it with a Sellita […]
As a brand that has always fostered its connection to Europe’s highest mountain, Montblanc’s Iced Sea collection of dive watches in 2022 was a surprise. With dials inspired by the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in the Mont Blanc massif, the ISO certified dive watches can fathom depths of 300 metres. For 2025, Montblanc […]
Moser hits the nail on the head when it states that for a straightforward three-hand watch to rise above the generic models populating the field, it requires perfect balance and proportions, high-end finishes and a unique touch. The new Endeavour Centre Seconds Concept ticks all the boxes with its well-finished, balanced case, captivating purple Grand […]
The latest addition to the Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport series, this Maestro GC Sport Tennis, is built for the court with a distinctively shaped, multi-component Maestro case crafted from dark-blasted Grade 5 titanium. Measuring 39mm x 41mm with a slim 9mm profile, it features sapphire crystals on both the front and back, offers 100m […]
Panerai’s history is well-known, of course, and although its watches are based on those supplied to the Royal Italian Navy for decades, it wasn’t until 1993 that they became commercially available. The collection is basically split between two lines: the Radiomir, designed to be worn by frogmen commandos, and the Luminor, easily recognized by its […]
What We KnowIn a modern market saturated with round (and, ahem, octagonal) cases, Piaget's new Sixtie makes a compelling case for the return of bold design. With its trapezoidal case, the Sixtie recalls the Maison's most experimental era: the late 1960s, when Piaget blurred the lines between horology and fashion. This was the same era that drew the attention of cultural icons like Andy Warhol, who famously wore a Piaget with gadrooned detailing and an unconventional silhouette — a watch that s
What We KnowYou’re looking at the newest H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Chronographs, a rose gold (on strap) and stainless steel (on steel bracelet) that pairs the brand’s creative dial work with a powerhouse HMC 907 central-counter automatic chronograph. The Streamliner collection launched in 2020 and has remained one of the most creative takes on the integrated sports watch trend and has evolved to house tourbillons, perpetual calendars, and more. But the chronograph is the complication tha