Despite the skyrocketing price of gold, watch brands are not shying away from introducing all gold “look-at-me” watches to kick off the new year. The latest is Zenith, with the rose gold Defy Skyline Tourbillon Skeleton, a 50-piece limited edition priced at $103,700. Adding to the glow of gold is a bright blue PVD treatment […]
Hublot has unveiled a new Novak Djokovic GOAT Edition at LVMH Watch Week, a trio of tourbillon watches that translate the champion’s career milestones into colour, form and tennis-led design codes. The Big Bang Tourbillon Novak Djokovic GOAT Edition comes in three colours aligned to the colours of tennis’s three playing surfaces. Each variant is […]
Vacheron Constantin, never one for half measures when it comes to creating blockbuster grand complications, has launched a new collection of highly complex watches in its Les Cabinotiers collection. The series, dubbed “La Quête” (The Quest), celebrates the brand’s 270th anniversary and refers to the quest for excellence. This is in turn linked to astrology […]
There is a limited edition watch for everything these days. Parmigiani Fleurier has teamed up with the University of Texas and its foundation, the Forty First Foundation, to create the Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Longhorn Limited Edition. Proceeds from the sale of the 50 watches will help fund special projects through the Foundation, including supporting […]
Rarity is a word often overused when it comes to describing the star lots that come up at watch auctions, but at least two of the Patek Philippe pieces in the sale of a private collection hitting the block at Sotheby’s this fall truly represent the rarest of the rare. “Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications […]
Elite watch brand Audemars Piguet is returning as an exhibitor to the Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva next year after exiting the show in 2019. The luxury watch fair, which runs April 14 to 20, also welcomes 10 other new participants, for a total of 66. Incoming brands include LVMH-owned clock maker L’Epée 1839, […]
The 2025 edition of Geneva Watch Days opened with a slew of new introductions, adding substance and excitement to the weekend of luxury watch events, seminars and celebrations. The show, now in its sixth year, has become an important date on the calendar for watch lovers and the trade alike, and stands as the most inclusive show […]
Swiss watch exports are on something of a roller coaster ride so far this year, surging in April, particularly in the U.S., as retailers and brand boutiques stocked up ahead of speculation about tariffs in an endeavour to avoid inevitable price hikes. Exports then dropped dramatically in May. According to the Federation of the Swiss […]
There is a quiet renaissance happening in ladies’ watches right now, resulting from the culmination of various improvements in design, movement technology and proportioning. The development of scaled-down automatic movements combined with a renewed sense of restrained design has emerged, which means ladies’ watches are less girly and more dignified. At the same time, a […]
The Zenith G.F.J., with its bright blue lapis and mother-of-pearl dial, brickwork details and hero movement, quickly became the social media sensation of the 2025 Watches and Wonders, with journalists and collectors worldwide choosing it as a favorite. A few things account for the popularity of the watch, whose social media hits rivalled that of […]