Louis Vuitton’s commitment to independent watchmaking involves collaborating with some of the best of those independents. In its second partnership, the brand is introducing a five-piece limited edition of its Escale model in collaboration with Kari Voutilainen, an independent watchmaker with a workshop in Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland, acclaimed for his decoration and finishing techniques. The Escale […]
Omega expands its Seamaster Planet Ocean collection with the introduction of the new Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer, bringing the brand’s world time complication into a more robust, deep-diving ceramic case. Previously seen in the Aqua Terra lineup, this latest iteration takes the concept just a little further, combining mechanical watchmaking with a contemporary travel design. […]
It was 1941, when the entirety of the world was at war, that Patek Philippe had other plans and instead embarked on producing reference 1518, one of the most complicated wristwatches of its time. The 1518 was produced primarily in yellow gold but also in fewer numbers in pink gold. Four examples were also produced […]
Today, the legendary brand Bulgari and independent Swiss watch brand MB&F unveil their newest timepiece collaboration: Bulgari X MB&F Serpenti. Designed to shake up the watch world in general and lovers of the iconic Bulgari Serpenti specifically, the new watch marks the second collaboration between these two brands and is a mechanically advanced, three-dimensional interpretation […]
The Serpenti is one of Bulgari’s most iconic symbols, a motif it has returned to repeatedly for its jewels and timepieces over the years. There was no chance the Italian luxury brand wasn’t going to once again return to this theme for the Chinese Calendar Year of the Snake celebration beginning January 29. For the […]
If there is a watch lover on your Christmas gift list and you can’t afford to buy them a watch, you can get the next best thing with the Watches and Wonders VIP Pass. The Watches and Wonders pass, which is being offered online for pre-sale from December 3 to 20 only, includes priority access […]
Luxury goods holding company, Richemont, made changes to the leadership of two of its luxury brands. First, the company named Laurent Perves as the next CEO of Vacheron Constantin, effective January 1, 2025. He is currently the chief commercial officer for the Swiss luxury watch brand. This was immediately followed by the announcement that Jérôme […]
As soon as I learned about the news that several new Trump watches were hitting the market – with a high-end gold and diamond tourbillon version selling for $100,000 – I wondered if this was fake news. It’s not. In an announcement, and via a video of Trump on this Truth Social platform, the world […]
Not content with already having set eight records for creating the world’s thinnest mechanical watches, Bulgari has done it again, beating its own record of 1.80 mm thickness to produce a mechanical watch that is only 1.70 mm thick (and 40mm wide). And not only does this Bulgari timepiece work, it works better than most […]
The success of the Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch is undeniable. Its release in March 2022 led to a mass frenzy of people trying to buy the inexpensive hybrid watch. New releases of the chronograph continue to be popular among a cross-section of consumers. Now the success of Omega is being tested on the auction market. […]