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CHAIRMAN & CEO DAVID LEPPAN MANAGING DIRECTOR HRISTO SIMEONOV hristo.simeonov@highend.media PUBLISHER CONNIE YEUNG connie.yeung@highend.media VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ALAN TAN alan.tan@highend.media EDITOR DARREN HO darren.ho@highend.media EDITOR, MA

Summer is always an exciting time for watchmaking, but there’s really a lot to unpack this year. The Watches and Wonders Geneva fair took place at the end of March with an expanded number of brands and plenty more attendees. And it’s clear that almos

Asia has always been important to Franck Muller. It’s one of the reasons it introduced a smaller-cased Grand Central Tourbillon watch last year. At 52.65mm long, the Curvex CX 36 case is a much better fit on leaner wrists. The Curvex CX is a modern t

The artist known as Black Badger, James Thompson, first encountered Hautlence in a discussion for a collaborative timepiece with another partner. That project ultimately fell through, but brand manager Samuel Hoffmann saw an opportunity to work with

Two years ago, Hermès unveiled the H08. Developed by the creative director of Hermès Horloger, Philippe Delhotal, it was a fine example of modern industrial design with its black-and-chrome aesthetic. The original model had a graphene composite and c

The Reverso holds a unique place in watchmaking as the only dual-faced timekeeper icon in the industry. Plenty of other brands have created dual-faced watches, some with truly incredible movements behind them. But the Reverso is definitive across the

Van Cleef & Arpels has always kept its watchmaking highly selective, carefully applying its expertise in gem-setting and artisanal crafts such as enamelling to its Poetic Complications that tell a story with timekeeping. Watches like the Pont des Amo

Ulysee Nardin presented a single watch model at Watches and Wonders Geneva this year, but it is a watch with a heritage and legacy that cannot be overstated. The Freak continues to fascinate collectors today with a new update this year. Like its pred

Zenith’s Pilot collection is its pride and joy. It’s the only brand with that trademarked name and has celebrated milestones with pilots using its watches. Now it’s redesigned the case of the Pilot, drawing inspiration from dashboard instruments. The

According to Jean-Claude Biver, the idea to create his own watch brand began a few years after he sold Blancpain to the Swatch Group in 1992. “To some extent, I think I never digested the fact of the sale of Blancpain. When it happened, it felt like

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