Trailblazing A New Era For Women In Motorsport: The Richard Mille Rally...
Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. Ibn Battuta The premiere of the Richard Mille Rally A’Shira from 16 to 21 October in Saudi Arabia can hardly be put into words....
View ArticleOn The Wrist: The New Omega Seamaster Diver 300M in Titanium and Bronze Gold
As part of the launch of the current Seamaster Diver 300M collection, Omega is introducing a new version in grade 2 titanium and bronze gold. The design of the new Seamaster is based on the Seamaster...
View ArticleNorqain From Nidau: Where The Wild Ones Are (And Build Damn Good Watches)
Swiss watch start-up Norqain earned a spot in the display windows of the prestigious retailer Wempe in remarkably little time. Our editor Joern F. Kengelbach explores this through the lens of the...
View Article10 Years of Cartier’s Maison des Métiers d’Art – A Special Insight and Review...
In 2011, Cartier acquired a 17th century farmhouse a stone’s throw away from its watch manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, lovingly renovated it, and created an atelier in which the maison prioritises...
View ArticleSwisswatches 24 Days of Christmas: Top Watches of 2024
It’s been another extraordinary year for us all, and the watch world is no exception. That’s why the Swisswatches team sat down once more to compile a list of our top watches from 2024. From milestone...
View ArticleThe Time is Ripe For Change: What Can we Expect in The Watch Industry in 2025?
The most important company and watch model anniversaries in 2025 and a (critical) look at the watch industry this coming year. Normally, we like to hold back on speculation at Swisswatches – and for...
View ArticleRichard Mille’s Certified Pre-Owned Boutique in London: A Horological Hall of...
Were you aware that Richard Mille has its own Certified Pre-Owned boutique in the heart of London? More often than not, the answer to this question, regrettably, is ‘no’. Always ones to keep our noses...
View ArticleFrom Gold to Steel: The 222 from Vacheron Constantin Appears in a New Guise...
The watchmaking company Vacheron Constantin is celebrating its 270th anniversary this year – and is kicking off the anniversary with something of a sensation. The highly coveted reference 222 from...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg’s Watch Collection: A Closer Look at The Tech Billionaire’s...
When Mark Zuckerberg announced on 28 October 2021 that the parent company Facebook would be renamed Meta with immediate effect, not only Facebook but also Zuckerberg seemed to have undergone a...
View ArticleThe future of Chopard: L.U.C Lunar One And L.U.C Flying T Twin Perpetual
As always, Chopard’s latest creations are well worth looking at in detail, as they offer a glimpse into what the brand is calling the aesthetic future of the company. Seamlessly blending refined...
View ArticleRolex’s Mysterious Off-Catalogue Watches
Rolex may produce over a million watches a year, but this doesn’t stop mystery from shrouding it in many aspects. One such aspect is the off-catalogue Rolex models, reserved for VIP clients and usually...
View ArticleBulgari Serpenti Seduttori: New Mechanical Movement Graces Bulgari’s Iconic...
Last year, we explored the top timepieces of the Year of the Dragon, as various brands presented their own interpretations to herald the year in. The Year of the Snake, however, marks a particularly...
View ArticleVacheron Constantin 222, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Patek Philippe Nautilus:...
Why not start the watchmaking year with a bang? This seems to have been the thinking at Vacheron Constantin, which launched the steel version of the Historiques 222 a good three years ago following the...
View ArticleWhat is a mechanical watch?
From the clocking ticking above the platform at the railway station to the watch on your wrist, we encounter watches in our everyday life everywhere we go. At school, we’ve already learnt the necessary...
View ArticleNew Complication Joins The Piaget Polo Series: Polo Flying Tourbillon...
Every watch manufacture has one or more iconic models that have enjoyed great popularity for years. For Piaget, the Polo watch line is one of them. Since its launch in 1979 as the brand’s first sports...
View ArticleRolex Certified Pre-Owned at Bucherer: Everything You Need to Know About the...
The Rolex Certified Pre-Owned programme at Bucherer offers a high-quality and trustworthy alternative to buying pre-owned Rolex luxury watches. But how does the buying, selling, authentication and...
View ArticleThree Timepieces, Three Concepts: Bucherer Exclusives x Ulysse Nardin,...
Retailer Bucherer is kicking off 2025 with the introduction of three special timepieces created in collaboration with watch manufactures Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux and Chopard. Each watch presents...
View ArticleGlashütte Original and the Fascination of Moonphase Watches
In 1968, the Apollo 8 mission transmitted images to Earth that were so impressive that they triggered a metaphysical shiver across the globe. ‘Earthrise’, the image shot on 24 December 1968 during the...
View ArticleAudemars Piguet Heralds Release of New-Generation Calibre 7138 with Royal Oak...
In a year that’s already seen its fair share of landmark moments, Audemars Piguet has decided to raise the bar once again. Enter the calibre 7138 perpetual calendar. This calibre marks a genuine leap...
View ArticleAudemars Piguet Bids Farewell To Its Calibre 5135 With The Royal Oak...
Audemars Piguet is not only celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, but also bidding farewell to the calibre 5135 after almost a decade in production. However, this special automatic movement with...
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