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The ABCs of Time: A Comprehensive Guide and History of Watch Dial Materials
1+ day, 18+ hour 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 Latest Patria from Tutima; Grade 5 Titanium meets 18k Gold
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (614+ words) While Tutima gained popularity thanks to its purposeful pilot watches, aviation-themed chronographs and robust adventure-driven collections, one of the brand’s lineups certainly stands apart from the rest and shouldn’t go unnoticed. A tribute to the German school of watchmaking and…...
First Look: The New David Candaux DC6 Wildfire, When Carbon Meets Sunlight
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (697+ words) Since the launch of his eponymous Le Solliat-based brand in 2017, David Candaux has developed his own visual and mechanical language, offering highly technical movements and an unusual case construction and display. The DC6, introduced after his first creation, the DC1, established many…...
First Look: Titoni goes Higher-End and Sporty with the new Luxe Tourbillon
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (497+ words) Tourbillons have long been associated with traditional high watchmaking. Still, in recent years, we have seen quite a few of these appear in the more accessible segment, from Yema, Patria, or Louis Erard. Powered by a movement using the same…...
First Look: The Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Comes Back as a Permanent Collection (Incl. Video)
6+ day, 1+ 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 New Schwarz Etienne 1902 Petite Seconde Heure Dorée
1+ week, 2+ day ago (522+ words) Schwarz Etienne’s 1902 collection has evolved through a broad range of interpretations, including the Petite Seconde, Power Reserve and GMT models, all united by the Manufacture’s focus on in-house movement development and production in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The collection is a platform…...
Introducing: The A. Lange & Söhne Triple Split is back in Platinum with a Rhodium-Coloured Dial
1+ week, 2+ day ago (679+ words) We’ve said it before: not all chronographs are created equal, and few extend the limits of mechanical short-time measurement as far as the A. Lange & Söhne Triple Split. Since its launch in 2018, this watch has occupied a unique position in…...
Introducing: The Armin Strom Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue
1+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) The Dual Time GMT Resonance is one of Armin Strom’s signature creations, first launched in 2018, revisited in 2024 and presented in several distinctive editions, including the steel-cased Black Edition, the rose-gold version with a black-and-gold dial, and, most recently, the Aventurine…...
First Look: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dazzle
1+ week, 3+ day ago (400+ words) The Octo Finissimo may be better known as Bulgari’s record-breaking platform for ultra-thin watchmaking. However, over the years, the collection has also welcomed artistic experimentation, with special editions such as the “sketch dials” and collaborations with artists and architects Lee…...
Introducing: The Akhor AK-10 Stromatolite and AK-10 Maw Sit Sit
1+ week, 4+ day ago (202+ words) All the watches are built on Bader’s premise of “suspended time” with a patented two-level double-disc custom-engineered by Clamax for Akhor. The dial features a solid and suspended upper plate with a central seconds hand; the hour and minute hands…...