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Lake Como’s most elegant concours has a watchmaking flourish that collectors genuinely care about. For 2026, A. Lange & Söhne marked the Best of Show winner with a unique Lange 1 Time Zone Como Edition, linking one of the world’s great car events with Glashütte craft.
Omega’s newest 007 watch takes the Seamaster Diver 300M in a more instrument-led direction. The chronograph format gives this Bond-linked release a practical edge, while the 007 First Light connection adds a fresh chapter to one of watchmaking’s most recognisable screen partnerships.
Richemont closed its 2025/26 financial year with double-digit sales growth at constant exchange rates, even as the wider watch market stayed uneven. The standout driver was jewellery, while the group’s top-tier watchmakers showed signs of improvement late in the year.
Union Glashütte’s latest Noramis Date leans hard into air-cooled car culture with a dial that looks straight off a classic Porsche-era Fuchs wheel. Limited to just 200 pieces, the Petro Surf 2026 edition mixes German watchmaking restraint with a darker, more rebellious surf-and-garage mood.
MB&F’s Legacy Machine Perpetual has always been one of independent watchmaking’s most theatrical calendar watches. Now it gets a more architectural kind of drama, with three limited Chromatic Editions set with baguette-cut sapphires or rubies.
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Union Glashütte’s latest Noramis Date leans hard into air-cooled car culture with a dial that looks straight off a classic Porsche-era Fuchs wheel. Limited to just 200 pieces, the Petro Surf 2026 edition mixes German watchmaking restraint with a darker, more rebellious surf-and-garage mood.
MB&F’s Legacy Machine Perpetual has always been one of independent watchmaking’s most theatrical calendar watches. Now it gets a more architectural kind of drama, with three limited Chromatic Editions set with baguette-cut sapphires or rubies.
The former Kross Studio watch line has a new name and a sharper flagship. The Marco Tedeschi MT1.1 Tourbillon 7 Jours keeps the wild crownless architecture, adds a useful power reserve display, and arrives in four sharply different case materials.
Sero Watch Co’s Silver Signature is a slim, restrained microbrand watch with a silver sunray dial, heat-blued hands and old-world numerals. It’s the kind of piece that makes a rotation feel more complete without shouting for attention.
Christopher Ward’s C63 Sealander family just got its most travel-focused upgrade yet. The new True GMT takes the brand’s everyday sports-watch formula and adds the kind of functionality frequent flyers usually have to pay much more to get.
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At RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, parasols and shade structures are moving from garden afterthoughts to defining elements of high-end outdoor living.
World-renowned padel coach Manu Martín will lead three days of small-group masterclasses in London, giving amateur players direct access to the MM Academy training system.
COYA expands its Ibiza presence with COYA Beach and the brand’s first rooms and suites, pairing Latin American dining, music, beach access and a more private stay experience.
The Sussex wine education specialist is taking its training online, widening access to careers in a UK wine sector now supporting more than 400,000 jobs.
One of just 15 Lamborghini Reventón Roadsters was seen out on wet Hamburg streets, turning a normally museum-grade V12 collectible into a dramatic real-world sighting.
A supercar gathering in Cypress, Texas, turned chaotic after a Toyota Tacoma hit a Nissan GT-R from behind before sliding into a McLaren 570S Spider.
The facelifted Maserati GranCabrio has appeared without camouflage during a photoshoot, showing revised styling details and hinting at an imminent debut.
An early image appears to reveal the front-end design of Mercedes-AMG’s upcoming fully electric GT 4-Door Coupe, showing a vertical-slat grille, tri-star headlight details and a more aggressive aero treatment.












































