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Introducing: The Latest Patria from Tutima; Grade 5 Titanium meets 18k Gold
3+ day, 23+ 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: New Sensations with Hublot’s new Big Bang Original Soft Touch Models
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (472+ 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 Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Comes Back as a Permanent Collection (Incl. Video)
6+ day, 5+ 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 Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dazzle
1+ week, 4+ 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…...
First Look: The New Daniel Roth Extra Plat Rose Gold Gilt
1+ week, 5+ day ago (462+ words) Since its revival in 2023 under the direction of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, Daniel Roth has steadily reconstructed the distinctive design language of its founder, and the Extra Plat is perhaps its purest expression. A modern interpretation of Daniel…...
First Look – The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter, An Antiqua-Inspired Take on Ultra-Thin (Incl. Video)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (209+ words) The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter is powered by the new BVF 200 automatic calibre, developed and manufactured in-house, using the micro-rotor calibre BVL 138 as base. According to the technical information, the BVF 200 measures 5.49mm in height. The ultra-thin…...
First Look – O&HoraPictor Atelier Launches the New Duet Collection, an Attainable Take on Grand Feu Enamel
1+ week, 6+ day ago (744+ words) Enamel watches are nothing new, of course, but it is always interesting to discover a young independent brand approaching this centuries-old craft with a new take. O&HoraPictor was founded only recently, in 2024; the brand grew out of founder Eriks’s…...
Introducing: Fears goes High-End with the Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar
2+ week, 3+ day ago (629+ words) One of Britain’s oldest family-run watch companies, first established in 1846 by Edwin Fear in Bristol, the Fears Watch Company ran for 130 years until it closed in 1976. In 2016, it was re-established by Edwin Fear’s great-great-great-grandson, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill. Until now, the brand…...
Bianchet Unveils the UltraFino Tonneau in Full Ceramic
2+ week, 3+ day ago (549+ words) Monochrome Watches Unveiled in 2025, the Bianchet UltraFino Tonneau (to differentiate it from the circular-shaped Ultrafino Rotondo) was an important release for the young independent watch brand. It was its first ultra-thin model, its first self-winding watch and its first timepiece…...
Introducing: Atelier Wen x Massena LAB Inflection Shuo, A Tantalum Integrated Watch with Two Gold Dial Variants
2+ week, 4+ day ago (614+ words) The Atelier Wen Inflection collection (2025) marked an important step up for the brand, with its complex, fully curved case, an integrated bracelet made almost entirely from tantalum, high-end dials, and a customised movement supplied by Girard-Perregaux. For Geneva Watch Days…...