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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.
Motors & LUXURY
An ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz C291 appeared on the streets of Milan, bringing a 13,200 rpm flat-12 endurance racer into a setting far removed from the World Sportscar Championship grid.
The Aston Martin Vanquish-based Brabus Bodo has been heard at its unveiling, giving an early taste of its 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 and its deep, polished exhaust note.
A Lamborghini Aventador S and a Lamborghini Revuelto were destroyed or badly damaged in a serious crash near Cypress, Texas, with losses estimated at more than $1 million.
The Ferrari HC25 is a new Special Projects one-off that reimagines the F8 Spider’s mid-rear V8 architecture with futuristic surfacing, slim lighting and a dramatic black functional band.
The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation will continue as official supporter and sponsor of the National Auto Award as the program prepares for its 14th edition in Jeddah in November 2026.
Shown at the 2026 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the Vision BMW Alpina sets the tone for BMW’s new stewardship of Alpina with a long, low four-seat coupé shaped around speed, comfort and restraint.
Msheireb Museums hosted a seminar in Doha led by Dr Ech Cherki Dahmali, exploring how museums can become more accessible civic spaces that connect communities.
Auto Class Cars has introduced a limited-time MG promotion in Qatar, with special prices, finance options and ownership benefits across the MG ONE, MG HS, MG ZS and MG RX9.












































