Watches

Breitling’s new Special Edition Norton Premier B01 Chronograph

In 1902, Léon Breitling had already been making watches in the Swiss Jura Mountains for nearly two decades when James Lansdowne Norton produced his first motorcycle. Both brands went on…

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Ulysse Nardin’s “neXt” is a Big Deal

Ulysse Nardin’s latest incarnation of its highly acclaimed and award-winning Freak collection is the “neXt.” It features what the manufacturer calls “the pinnacle of a paradigm shift in mechanical watchmaking”…

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Hublot’s Embroidered Expressions for the ladies’ Big Bang models

St. Gallen embroidery and watchmaking, the two fields of Swiss expertise that has reigned supreme over the years, have been brought together for the first time by Hublot to offer…

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Signé Selection from SIHH 2019

Bringing you key trends to adorn your wrist this season

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Upcoming Important Watches Auction by Christies

On 22 March, Dubai – Christie’s will present the Important Watches auction, a compact offering of 177 lots, with a pre-sale estimate of $9,000,000 to $15,000,000, building on the company’s…

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Bovet 1822 introduces the first Récital 23 for women

Bovet introduces Récital 23, the first women’s timepiece to feature the iconic “writing slope” case, and in another first, has an oval shape that is 43 mm high and 28.7…

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Walter E. Volpers on the challenges of manufacturing haute horlogerie at IWC

Walter E. Volpers is a Swiss national who was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1974. He studied physics at the University of Basel, followed by an internship at Allgemeine Gewerbeschule…

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Produced in collaboration with visual artist Richard Orlinski, Hublot’s creative partner since 2017, the new Classic Fusion Tourbillon features a 45mm diameter case cut out of sapphire, king gold or…

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Ferdinand Berthoud presents two new variants of the Chronomètre FB 1 in white gold (FB 1.1-2) and rose gold (FB 1.2-1) which also feature new decorations. The Chronomètre FB 1.1-2…

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Richard Mille’s new Bonbon Collection

Bonbon – just saying the word is enough to make you smile. It manages to convey a combination of pleasure, openness and sharing all at once, says Cécile Guenat, the…