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It’s been a rocky few years for inperson watch events of any scale, but Geneva Watch Days is stepping up as one of the most interesting players in the space. Begun in 2020, and billed as a decentralized, self-managed fair that is — importantly — open

Over the last decade, there have been rapid developments in all aspects of ultra thin watchmaking from self-winding movements to high complications, with Piaget and Bvlgari locked in a perpetual slimming contest to shave hundredths of a millimeter of

OCTO FINISSIMO AUTOMATIC SEJIMA LIMITED EDITION REF 103710 MOVEMENT Self-winding caliber BVL 138; 60-hour power reserve FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes and small seconds CASE 40mm; polished steel, transparent caseback with Sejima signature; water resistant

David and Goliath by Daniele da Volterra is one of my favorite paintings in the Louvre. The 16th century artist uses rich chiaroscuro contrast to emphasize the exerting, rippling and squirming of muscles. Nothing is left to the viewer’s imagination a

I couldn’t take my eyes off the L’Astronomo PAM920 when it was first unveiled at SIHH 2018. It was Officine Panerai’s first-ever moonphase watch and so much more. Besides packing several functions like GMT, equation of time display, day and night ind

The Roman god of new beginnings and change, Janus has two faces. Just like its namesake deity, picturesque Genoa has two faces – one that faces the alps and one that faces the Ligurian Sea. Portofino is a port in Genoa along the Italian Riviera that

It’s 2022, we’ve stopped pigeonholing the aesthetics of women’s watches, but we still aren’t making that many technically advanced timepieces for ladies. One exception is Richard Mille, a forward-thinking brand that made a huge splash when it dove in

Now in its seventh decade of business, Sincere Fine Watches is the oldest luxury watch retailer in Singapore. It played a huge role in generating the city’s momentum as a watch hub, having been an early ambassador for brands such as Franck Muller, A.

After having conquered the world of bespoke jewelry, the Jacob & Co. brand is seeking success in the realm of haute horlogerie. When you purchase a Jacob & Co. timepiece, you are buying a piece of a one-of-a-kind tale. Jacob Arabo’s story is one of u

A. Lange & Söhne is having a banner 2022, with a flurry of new boutique openings, incredible novelties and partnerships in the fine arts and classic car circuit. In March, Lange opened its sixth boutique in the USA in Aspen, and this was followed in

Arnold & Son is one of those “if you know, you know” brands. The boutique brand — now part of the Citizen Watch Group — regularly turns out some exceptional, interesting and occasionally intriguing creations from its La Chaux-de-Fonds manufacture. Th

To many vintage watch collectors, Angelus is best known for creating chronographs that incorporated calendar complications, pioneering several firsts along the way such as the Chronodato of 1942, the first serially produced chronograph wristwatch wit

Bell & Ross is no stranger to creating watches boasting extreme performance, exotic materials or high complications, but the brand’s strong suit is arguably in terms of watch design. Starting from a strong case profile, its watches are scalable acros

This year’s highlights for Blancpain are dressy sports watches for the explorer — in spirit at least — of the open sky and sea: two new versions each of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantieme Complet and the Air Command. Created in 1956 to offer a d

This year Breguet marked the 221st year of the tourbillon with the magnificent Tradition 7047. Abraham-Louis Breguet filed a patent for the tourbillon in 1801, and the Tradition collection that was launched in 2005 is aesthetically inspired by the le

For 2022, Cartier has once again upheld its place as both a maker of impeccable shaped watches and a maestro of highly refined, conceptual watchmaking. The watch that stole the show was the Masse Mystérieuse, an extraordinary variation of Cartier’s m

2022 has been a banner year for G-Shock releases, and as they approach their 40th anniversary in 2023, they show no signs of taking their foot off the gas. The biggest news of the year came early with the arrival of the long-rumored MRG-B5000, which

Chanel is a watch brand that pioneered the use of ceramic and, at the upper end of its catalog, offers some tremendously capable and beautiful high watchmaking. Yet, for all of that, it still feels like something of an undiscovered gem. While that’s

It’s firing on all cylinders at Chopard, with new models across its range, from the sporty Mille Miglia, high-complication Alpine Eagle, to new variations for Chopard’s Full Strike collection. Chopard achieved a significant breakthrough when it debut

In 2020, Czapek launched its Antarctique line, a new sports watch in a 41mm steel case with a new automatic movement. The watch’s name was a pointer that the watch could be worn by an adventurer in any climate on any continent on the planet. Then, in

If you can imagine it, Denis Flageollet and co. will try to make it. De Bethune is known for its many patents and innovations. Just to name a few: its flame-blued timepieces, timepieces that incorporate shock absorbers not just on the balance wheel b

Since establishing his own brand in 1999, François-Paul Journe’s timepieces have garnered a cult-like following that has built up to a fever pitch. His distinctive style of design and engineering, along with his modern interpretations of 18th century

The brainchild of Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Ferdinand Berthoud made its debut in 2015 with the launch of the Chronomètre FB 1, a one-minute tourbillon wristwatch with a pillar construction, fitted with a chain-and-fusée mechanism

You might have heard about how Franck Muller designed his first tourbillon at the age of 26 and propelled the popularity of this complication. Possibly the most famous watchmaker in the world, Franck “The Original Maverick” Muller drew inspiration fo

Late last year, Bvlgari revealed that it was on a mission to revive the Gérald Genta brand, since having acquired it in 2000. Along with the launch of a dedicated website, Bvlgari also introduced the Gérald Genta Arena Retro Mickey Mouse Disney, a re

Even in the exclusive company of true-blue manufactures that are able to develop and create their own movements in-house, Glashütte Original counts as among the most innovative in creating movements that often incorporate unique solutions, improving

It’s hard to believe that it was only a few short years ago that Grand Seiko was formally launched globally as a separate luxury brand. Since then, it has grown exponentially, becoming a major player and a household name. The watches have grown apace

It might be surprising for some people to learn that this year marks 50 years of watchmaking for the famed fashion house of Gucci. To celebrate, the brand has released a suite of impressive new high watchmaking creations, including a skeleton tourbil

At the core of Hermès’ approach to watchmaking is a deep inquisitive creativity that expresses itself with utmost elegance in the offbeat shapes of the brand’s most famous watch styles — the Heure H, Cape Cod and Arceau — and more poignantly in the p

If 2021 was the year of the Big Pilot’s Watch, then 2022 is certainly time for the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph (PWC) to shine. We start with IWC’s releases at Watches & Wonders, two of which garnered the most attention. As a follow-up to the Pilot’s Wa

Like most companies, Junghans saw the pandemic take a bite out of its business, what with depressed international and domestic sales from the general shuttering of the global economy. Nevertheless, the company reported positive earnings for 2021, gai

The mantle of “watchmaker’s watchmaker” wears comfortably on Jaeger-LeCoultre, not least for its history of supplying movements to the most esteemed companies in watchmaking, but also the pinnacle at which Jaeger-LeCoultre practices its craft. The ma

Louis Vuitton continues to evolve its high watchmaking with its extravagant releases for 2022. First of all, a new take on the iconic Spin Time in the form of the Tambour Spin Time Air Quantum. This black DLC titanium version of the Spin Time Air boa

Today, multi-time-zone watches are executed in four predominant forms — an additional central hour hand, a GMT hand with an accompanying 24-hour bezel, a Louis Cottier-type worldtime system or, in rarer cases, a three‑dimensional globe. This year, Mo

A brand that historically has been beloved for its distinctive chronographs and inspiring complications that decorate head-turning dials, Maurice Lacroix has taken an elegant, minimalist approach to watchmaking this year. The Maurice Lacroix Aikon #t

The best release this year from the mad scientists at MB&F happens to also be the brand’s most accessibly priced and accessible timepiece ever — the heavily oversubscribed M.A.D.1 Red. Conceived in its original blue-colored guise, as a token of appre

Since establishing his own brand Montres KF in 2016, German watchmaker Karsten Frässdorf has embarked on one of the most elaborate and earnest attempts to create a marine chronometer for the wrist. The result is a spectacular tourbillon movement with

Though the name Nivada might be an old one, the brand today operates in a thoroughly modern way, making the most of its enviable back catalog to inspire and iterate its current collection. The key model in this revival is the Chronomaster Aviator Sea

Making its name in hand wound Bauhaus-inspired watches exemplified by its Tangente series, Nomos has over the years advanced into new sectors while keeping its design and manufacture principles front and center, offering new collections bearing varie

Norqain is a young brand and is family run by the Küffers, with a strong ethical drive. Last year, the brand donated 10 percent of earnings from the sale of the Neverest models to the Butterfly Help Project in Nepal, giving access to education for th

One of the biggest developments at Hölstein-based maker Oris in recent years has been the development of the impressive caliber 400. Conceived as a next-generation tractor, this new powerhouse certainly has some remarkable statistics behind it. The p

Among the bounty of Watches and Wonders releases from Patek Philippe this year, the watch that took the lion’s share of attention was the Annual Calendar Travel Time Ref. 5326G where two of Patek’s most emblematic complications — and also two of the

While the size, construction and presentation of other haute horlogerie brands are rarely modest or subtle, Parmigiani Fleurier has chosen to distinguish itself through understated elegance. Great attention is paid to its alluring details and sleek f

As one of the most bravely innovative companies in the watch business, Rado is not only an early pioneer in materials wizardry, it is also very forward-looking in design. Watches cased in hardened metal with a sapphire crystal over the dial were hard

After creating breathtaking timepieces for other brands, Monsieur Roger Dubuis set out in the 1990s to create unforgettable timepieces bearing his own name. His eponymous brand immediately made a strong impression with unique case shapes and compelli

Rolex releases are arguably the most anticipated each year and 2022 didn’t disappoint. When it comes to steel sports watches, the GMT-Master II has been a huge hit, ever since the introduction of the blue and black bezel ceramic version and then the

For a season, Tissot’s Touch collection of sports watches had come to represent the company, growing in capability with each generation of refinement. Lately, however, it’s in redressing 1970s chic for our times that Tissot has made consumers sit up

This year marks a decade since Tudor unveiled one of the most significant watch launches of the 21st century thus far, the Black Bay. Most people would agree that Tudor’s heritage-inspired sports watch has taken on a life of its own, with various ver

Once again, TAG Heuer has proved to be one of the most dynamic brands in the business, with a packed slate of releases covering all the bases. The show-stopping TAG Heuer Carrera Plasma Tourbillon Nanograph looks to the future of precious stones, and

Ulysse Nardin is well known for its watchmaking prowess associated with the sea and chronometric precision. The brand’s remarkable developments are inspired by those pillars but are by no means restricted by them. Instead, they serve as exploratory p

Even though it is part of one of the largest watchmaking conglomerates in Switzerland, Van Cleef & Arpels has emphatically demonstrated a spirit of independence. In fact, the jewelry maison produces some of the most mesmerizing and unbelievably ingen

2022 saw Vacheron Constantin giving many collectors what they have been waiting for — the “triple two” is back! Vacheron entered the integrated bracelet sports watch fray in 1977 with the reference 222 and, for the relaunch, Vacheron Constantin is re

Zenith’s focus for 2022 has resolutely been the Defy line, with the introduction of a faithful re-edition of the original “coffre-fort” Defy that launched the line in 1969. Zenith has also dipped into the colors drawer for a new Defy 21 Chroma with r

For all the eye-grabbing pastels and luminous hues, fundamental soundness of a solidly constructed Swissmade sports watch, often as a serious diver’s tool. Zodiac was after all one of the first watchmakers alongside Blancpain and Rolex to introduce d