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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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BMW Motorrad’s one-off Vision K18 concept turns a 1,800 cm³ inline six-cylinder engine into a sculptural long-distance performance machine with aircraft-inspired proportions.
Xiaomi’s electric YU7 GT has lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes 34.93 seconds, edging the Audi RS Q8 by 1.76 seconds.
A camouflaged 2027 BMW M5 test car has been seen running hard at the Nürburgring, showing early hints of BMW’s Neue Klasse design direction while retaining the V8 plug-in hybrid muscle of the current car.
A 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS fitted with the Manthey Racing kit has set a 1:22.649 lap at Road Atlanta, edging past the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s benchmark.
Arabian Gulf Properties says the AED34 billion Dubai Metro Gold Line will strengthen connectivity, lift community appeal and support long-term real estate values across key districts.
Shanghai Me Doha is celebrating graduates with a limited-time collaboration with RITUALS Cosmetics, pairing its Pan-Asian dining experience with exclusive gifts through 15 May.
Bedding is becoming a serious part of the wellness conversation, with breathable natural fibres such as bamboo, hemp and mulberry silk offering benefits beyond comfort.
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