Swatch Group has posted strong sales growth for the first half of 2026, a notable signal from one of Swiss watchmaking’s most influential companies.
Rolex and Omega dominate public awareness in luxury watches, but they appeal for different reasons. Here’s how the two compare on history, engineering, prestige, value and availability.
Héron’s latest Marinor Rainbow White keeps the compact dive-watch formula and colourful decompression scale, but shifts the mood with a metallic white dial and steel countdown bezel.
The CronusArt RT06-001 Carbon Fiber Sports Car combines an NTPT carbon case, skeletonised automatic movement and automotive-inspired detailing at a $1,099 price point.
The Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 AM brings a fresh Moss Green dial, Lucent Steel case and the collection’s first anti-magnetic movement specification to the brand’s modern luxury sports watch line.
Parmigiani Fleurier, Breitling, H. Moser & Cie., Hamilton, Citizen and Christopher Ward lead a varied week of launches, from violet guilloché to DB5-inspired chronographs and a titanium minute repeater.
The Zetter Bloomsbury has opened behind the British Museum, pairing restored Georgian architecture, richly layered interiors and a rare private garden in the heart of London.
The Mercedes-AMG A45 S is bowing out with a Final Edition that keeps its 416 hp turbocharged heart and adds matte grey paint, black detailing and vivid yellow accents.
Genesis is leaving the door open for its Magma performance sub-brand to grow beyond sporty variants and into more serious territory, potentially taking aim at elite performance cars in the future.
LVMH delivered organic growth in the first half of 2026, with Watches & Jewellery emerging as the group’s strongest-performing division so far this year.
The Citizen Tsuyosa Shore Time Slip Limited Edition brings a smoked black gradient dial, gold-toned bezel markings and 100m water resistance to the brand’s accessible automatic sports watch line.
Aston Martin has revealed the Vanquish 25, a limited-run tribute to 25 years of the Vanquish name with coupe and Volante body styles, bespoke Q detailing and an 823 hp twin-turbo V12.
A camouflaged Ferrari F80 Aperta prototype has been seen testing in Maranello, pointing to an open-top version of the brand’s latest flagship hypercar with a lightweight fabric roof and the coupe’s 1,200 hp hybrid V6 powertrain.
BYD’s new Da Han electric sedan enters flagship territory with a 764 hp dual-motor option, a 102.3 kWh LFP battery and a claimed CLTC range of up to 1,008 km in rear-wheel-drive form.
Lamborghini is recalling 2,146 Urus SUVs in Japan after a software fault was found that can interrupt the camera feed for key driver-assistance views.
Parmigiani Fleurier marks three decades of independent watchmaking with platinum editions of the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, Minute Rattrapante and Chronographe Mystérieux, each limited to 30 pieces.
Founded by Maarten and Jessica Pieters, the new independent Swiss atelier arrives with a platinum tourbillon watch built around an ambitious hand-wound calibre and unusually personal finishing.
The MeisterSinger Panthero Jumping Hour brings an instantaneous hour display to the German brand’s signature single-hand format, with sunburst and guilloché dials adding two very different personalities.
Citizen expands the Tsuyosa Shore line with the limited-edition Timeslip, a £349 automatic watch pairing integrated-bracelet styling with a black-and-gold dive-watch mood.
An early 2027 Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 prototype has been seen testing in the United States, revealing front and rear design changes and pointing toward a V8-powered flagship.