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The ABCs of Time: A Comprehensive Guide and History of Watch Dial Materials
1+ day, 22+ min ago (358+ words) In many cases, particularly with in-house calibres, movements are the star of the show. Finishing, complexity and technology like silicon components and new escapement designs easily steal the limelight through exhibition case backs, but dials remain the centrepiece and what…...
Introducing: The Jacob & Co. Brilliant Flying Tourbillon, with the First Diamond-Set Balance Wheel in Modern Watchmaking
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (464+ words) You might have heard of diamonds as endstones on the balance staff and the escapement, but putting them onto the balance wheel? Now, if you were to think of one watchmaker to do it, though, it would be Jacob & Co,…...
First Look: The Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Comes Back as a Permanent Collection (Incl. Video)
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (413+ words) Under the sapphire back (new for this year, as the 2025 limited edition had a closed back) is the same movement as the 2025 limited edition: the in-house, automatic calibre ST13.01 with its solid gold rotor, micro-blasted bridges, polished chamfers and colourless jewels....
First Look: The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Sport Returns in New 42mm Versions (Incl. Video)
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (258+ words) As Formula 1 arrives in Madrid this coming weekend for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix, TAG Heuer, Title Partner of the race and Official Timekeeper of Formula 1, is using the occasion to bring its Carrera Chronograph Sport back into focus. The…...
Introducing: H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Ceramic Alpine Limited Edition
1+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) The Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton has already been presented in stainless steel and yellow gold, with its fluid integrated design providing a contemporary frame for the fully openworked calibre. For this new Alpine edition, however, the entire watch takes on a…...
First Look: The Maurice Lacroix Aikon-IC Frozen Carbon Collection (Incl. Video)
1+ week, 4+ day ago (895+ words) Last year, the highly successful Aikon collection welcomed the next generation of integrated sports watches for Maurice Lacroix, with the Aikon-IC range. With the added “IC” referring to Innovative Craftsmanship, Maurice Lacroix created a playground for colours, materials and finishes,…...
First Look: The New Girard-Perregaux GP Laureato Fifty Tourbillon Micro-Rotor 39mm
1+ week, 4+ day ago (490+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...
First Look: The Zenith Chronomaster Solo Sport, The Time-Only High-Frequency El Primero (Incl. Video)
1+ week, 4+ day ago (821+ words) The Chronomaster Sport is one of Zenith’s most recognisable modern series, featuring a contemporary sports-watch case and, naturally, an El Primero chronograph movement. For 2026, however, Zenith takes an unexpected turn. The new Chronomaster Solo Sport removes the chronograph and debuts…...
First Look: The New TAG Heuer Monza Flyback Chronograph Carbon (Incl. Video)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (911+ words) Few brands are as intertwined with motorsports as TAG Heuer. Since the early days of the brand, then only known as Heuer, it has always had close ties with racing, predominantly thanks to its excellent mechanical stopwatches. The racing DNA…...
Introducing: The Hanhart MAD Preventor HD12, Launching a new 36mm Case
2+ week, 2+ day ago (462+ words) Last year, Hanhart introduced the Preventor HD12 as its vision of a robust and versatile everyday watch. Positioned alongside the brand’s historically inspired pilot’s watches and chronographs, the series offered a compact case with enhanced surface hardness and a straightforward time-only…...