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Frederique Constant adds two new 40mm versions of the Classics Heart Beat Moonphase Date, pairing its signature Heart Beat aperture with salmon and midnight-blue dials.
Certina expands the compact DS Action Diver 38mm line with two black PVD-coated automatic dive watches, each bringing orange or teal details inspired by the brand’s ties to padel.
A Doxa diving gathering in Panama City Beach put the brand’s modern SUB lineup into its natural habitat and showed why watch collecting is often at its best away from the display case.
China’s watch industry began with the Five Star in 1955, grew through state factories and the Tongji standard movement, survived quartz-era disruption, and now underpins much of the modern microbrand world.
The Speake Marin Ripples Portobello adds a luminous violet dial to the brand’s cushion-cased sports watch, pairing color, texture and an in-house micro-rotor movement.
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China’s watch industry began with the Five Star in 1955, grew through state factories and the Tongji standard movement, survived quartz-era disruption, and now underpins much of the modern microbrand world.
The Speake Marin Ripples Portobello adds a luminous violet dial to the brand’s cushion-cased sports watch, pairing color, texture and an in-house micro-rotor movement.
Zenith, one of LVMH’s key watchmaking names, appears to be entering a sharper restructuring phase amid recent financial pressure, with job losses and a retail closure casting a shadow over an otherwise important heritage brand.
The Hour Glass has opened its new Sydney boutique at 108 King Street, placing independent watchmaking, collector culture and contemporary retail inside one of the city’s notable modernist spaces.
Revived Chinese name Atelier Mephalie has introduced a three-watch minute repeater collection with in-house hand-wound movements, claimed annual capacity of more than 200 calibres and prices starting at USD 25,000 excluding VAT.
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The next-generation Chevrolet Corvette C9 is expected to be quicker and more capable, but chief engineer Tony Roma says it still has to keep the performance-and-value formula that defines the nameplate.
A heavily camouflaged Yangwang limousine has been spotted testing in the UAE, previewing BYD’s push into the ultra-luxury sedan space with a long, imposing flagship believed to be internally known as HU.
Porsche has added 548 vehicles to a recall involving defective centre-lock wheel components, with affected 911 and 718 owners told not to drive until inspections are completed.
Novitec has teased a new N-Largo based on the Ferrari 12Cilindri, previewing a widebody V12 grand tourer with carbon-fibre details, revised suspension, lightweight wheels and a custom exhaust.
Porsche has created the 911 GT3 Touring Earls Court 51 Edition, a UK-only anniversary model limited to 51 examples and finished in a bespoke green inspired by the brand’s 1951 London motor show debut.
Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos has pushed back against oversized infotainment displays, arguing that screens should support the driver rather than dictate the whole dashboard.
Ford’s electric crossover gets a more adventure-minded option for 2027, alongside bigger standard battery packs and a lower-cost front motor design.
Subaru is bringing a manual gearbox to the WRX STI for the Japanese domestic market, pairing the current car with the heavy-duty TY85 transmission and revised engine mapping.
