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Wrist rollers and Rolex flippers, your time is up
Chanel, Rolex, Patek Philippe and Hermès lead the charge in Geneva
Explore a collection of pictorial deconstructions of high-end watches, alongside their brief history and quick analysis.
Fashion partners link up on women’s watch design; Perfumers’ inspiration from fine jewellery; watches as jewellery enjoy a red carpet revival; luxury houses step up investment as collectors seek out age-old art forms
The maverick watchmaker known for creating pieces with bullets and blood talks about innovating with more conventional materials
Perfumers commissioned by luxury houses are finding inspiration in the facets and colours of iconic gemstones
Brands see timepiece designs by high-profile couturiers as an increasingly effective way to tap into customers’ desires
The model made famous by Steve McQueen in ‘Le Mans’ is back in a new, highly engineered version
The watchmaker has unveiled a one-of-a-kind piece with 63 complications, the latest from its specialist department
A passion for swimming and a need for punctuality come together in the novelist’s collection of watches
Under new management, the UK watchmaker’s latest models are focusing on more general concepts of adventure, aimed at younger buyers
Luxury brands are stepping up investment as collectors place value on age-old skills such as engraving and enamelling
From glossy magazines to coffee-table books, luxury houses increasingly see publications as a springboard for sales
Ilaria Resta and Benoit de Clerck talk about their priorities and the qualities of a good watchmaking boss
The new Cut model is a push into the mainstream aimed at replicating the success of the H08 men’s piece
Celebrity fashion is fuelling a trend for unusual timepieces, from pendants to chokers and anklets
A tourbillon record breaker is the latest model in a three-way tussle for ultra-thinness
A scandal involving president Dina Boluarte shows the drawback of mass luxury Swiss watchmaking
Why it’s time to dust off your gold blazer buttons, blingy watches . . . and jodhpurs
After hitting pandemic-era records, second-hand watch prices are sinking fast
Enter the dragon…
The upcoming auction of timepieces opens a portal onto the passions of the Rocket Man
CEO switcheroos, big revivals from Genta and Roth… and an embarrassment of green
The British watchmaker’s low-cost chiming timepiece with a Swiss-made base movement
In-house courses and collaborations with educational institutions are aimed at teaching métier skills to school children
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