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Just before Watches and Wonders 2026, in the familiar background of the Beau Rivage Hotel in Geneva, Diana and I met the new DOXA SUB 200 T.GRAPH II, the reimagined brand’s historic dive chronograph. A first glimpse reveals the familiar cushion case and bright tool-watch aesthetic that makes DOXA so easily recognisable. My main question is how this second generation actually feels: as a…

There is a particular kind of madness that only watch people understand. It starts innocently: a glance at a dial or caseback, a rabbit hole on a forum at midnight, the quiet obsession with the way a seconds hand sweeps, escapement ticks and complications reveal themselves. For me, it started with my grandmother’s art-deco jewellery watch, my grandfather’s automatic and it ended up as a website.…

There is a particular feeling that arrives the moment you sit behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce and the world outside simply disappears. No drama, no noise, no resistance – just presence. With the Spectre Series II, Rolls-Royce has not reinvented that feeling; instead, Goodwood’s engineers have deepened it, sharpened its edges, and extended its reach in ways that confirm what many of us already…

Summer 2026 did not wait for an invitation, and neither did H. Moser & Cie. The Pioneer Centre Seconds Sun Berry Ref. 3201-1203, lands in the full heat of summer with a Berry Purple fumé dial, electric yellow accents, and the conviction that haute horlogerie does not need to be solemn to be serious. This is a 40 mm steel sports watch powered by the beautiful in-house HMC 201 automatic calibre,…

Panerai has long understood that a watch destined for hostile environments demands more than good intentions. The Submersible Navy SEALs PAM01738, unveiled in mid-2026, represents the Florence-born, Neuchâtel-built Maison’s continued commitment to professional tool watches that hold an official licence from the United States Navy. It sits within the Navy SEALs Collection, a platform first…

We all remember the first Freak landing in 2001 as a shock to the system, a watch that refused hands, a dial, even a crown, yet felt completely coherent once you spent time with it on the wrist. Two and a half decades later, the Freak line defines a distinct branch of modern horology, supported by 35 patents and 17 calibres that chart a continuous exploration of silicon, carousel architecture and…

A short Q&A session with Christian Selmoni, the Style & Heritage Director of Vacheron Constantin, offers a rare glimpse into 270 years of uninterrupted horological history and the new Traditionnelle Twin Beat. In this discussion, Selmoni highlights how the maison bridges its profound archival past with contemporary artistic liberty and technical emotion. This is not an exclusive interview and it…

NEW YORK — 14 JUNE 2026 — Closing out a record-breaking season of watch auctions at Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, The New York Watch Auction: XIV achieved $75.8 million, more-than-doubling the sale’s high estimate and shattering the record total for a watch auction in the US, an achievement previously set by Phillips just six months ago. The auction was led by the exceedingly rare,…

Bell & Ross has always drawn from cockpit logic: bold geometry, extreme legibility, functional intent. The BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle 36mm, however, represents a deliberate departure from that foundation. It still carries the unmistakable round-within-a-square architecture, yet this time the brand reaches beyond instrumentation and into horological artistry. I approached it with genuine suspicion.…

Arnold & Son has turned London into a watch face here, and it has done so with genuine confidence. The HM London Skyline joins artistic intent with proper horological discipline, which is exactly why it feels so convincing. Created with The Limited Edition to mark 260 years of Arnold & Son and the tenth anniversary of the retailer, this 20-piece edition lands in stainless steel or 18-carat red…

URWERK has never built watches for people who want discretion, and the UR-120 Blue Planet confirms that old truth with almost theatrical confidence. This final chapter in the UR-120 story feels sharper, leaner and more self-aware, because the watch does not simply celebrate space-age fantasy, but it turns that fantasy into a tightly engineered object with real wrist presence. Blue defines the…

Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Power Control Grigio-Blu 2026 Racing Edition Ref. 168566-3022 distils nearly four decades of partnership with one of the world’s most storied endurance races into a focused, purposeful object. Since 1988, Chopard has served as the Mille Miglia’s World Sponsor and Official Timekeeper, and Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele has driven every single edition of the race…

There are watches that tell time, and then there are watches that make a declaration. The TAG Heuer Monaco Speed 12, unveiled at the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Grand Prix de Monaco 2026 and limited to just 50 individually numbered pieces, belongs unambiguously in the second category. TAG Heuer and La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, two houses with very different creative vocabularies, have…

Jason Momoa – actor, filmmaker and craftsman – has commissioned a one-off Bentley Blower Jnr as a Hedley Studios client and is due to take delivery this summer. Momoa visited the Bicester atelier to meet the team, experience the Bentley Blower Jnr and other Hedley Studios creations, and begin shaping a car that reflects his personal world. The commission features in the latest season of the HBO…