From Fidel Castro’s tool-watch pragmatism to the gold Datejusts of Brezhnev, Mao and Ceauşescu, Rolex found an unlikely audience among the 20th century’s communist elite.
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The Ref. 2523 “South America” has pushed Patek Philippe’s world time watches into rare auction territory, confirming the complication’s standing among serious collectors.
Breguet marks 225 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon with four new watches spanning the Classique, Tradition and Marine collections.
Vacheron Constantin’s Heritage and Style Expert Morgan Maillard explores finishing, movement architecture, titanium, colour and the long view that defines the maison’s approach to haute horlogerie.
Revolution founder Wei Koh has outlined a three-year vision for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève jury, with an emphasis on broader access, deeper expertise and a more global audience.
The Balancier QM introduces Greubel Forsey’s Qualité Musée hallmark, pairing a compact white gold case with an in-house hairspring and unusually exacting hand-finishing throughout the movement.
Greubel Forsey has introduced the Balancier QM, a new expression of its Balancier line shaped around the maison’s Qualité Musée standard.
The redesigned Mido Ocean Star 200 brings a trimmer 41mm case, grained dials, aluminium bezels and the familiar 80-hour automatic movement at an approachable price.
The new TAG Heuer Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph x Gulf pairs a titanium case, forged carbon bezel and Calibre 16 movement with one of motorsport’s most recognisable liveries.
From compact double winders to travel-ready leather cases, June’s standout watch accessories are built for collectors who want storage with proper purpose.
The integrated-bracelet sports watch is crowded territory, but these sub-10k models from Raymond Weil, Formex, Louis Erard, MeisterSinger and Reservoir bring genuine identity to the category.
Awake expands its dial-led identity with three limited Sơn Mài Guilloché Main colorways, each pairing hand guilloché with Vietnamese lacquerwork.
The Cartier Prize for Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow returned for its 28th edition, challenging young watchmakers from France, Switzerland and Belgium to rethink how time can be read through a pendulum-inspired creation.
Ceramic is no longer reserved for high-end watchmaking. These five watches bring scratch resistance, modern finishing and serious wrist appeal at more approachable prices.
The Armin Strom Orbit Midnight Purple brings colour deeper into the watch, carrying its purple character beyond the dial and into the movement architecture.
The one-off Ferrari Conciso is a road-legal Michalak Design barchetta with 328 GTS mechanicals, aluminium bodywork and one of the strangest silhouettes ever to wear a Cavallino badge.
From pump-action winding to glowing ceramic and diamonds set into sapphire, 2026’s strongest watchmaking ideas are changing how watches are made, used and experienced.
The new Spinnaker Croft Mid-Size Automatic Dolphin Project Limited Edition 2026 pairs a 40mm steel dive-watch case with playful wave dials, lumed dolphin motifs and a conservation-minded strap package.
The Breguet Classique Tourbillon 7357 celebrates 225 years since the tourbillon patent, linking one of watchmaking’s defining inventions with the maison most closely associated with it.
The new Breguet Classique Tourbillon 7357 marks the anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s defining invention with a compact case and a clear nod to the Daniel Roth-era Tourbillon 3350.