Czapek Time Jumper Hands-On: A GuillochĂ© Guichet Watch For The Brand’s 10th Anniversary

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. The deeper origin of the Czapek watch brand goes back nearly 200 years, but the modern company is 10 years old in 2025. I recall when Xavier De Roquemaurel initially launched the company and many of…

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Essays: On Eastern Arabic Numerals And Why We Need More Regional Releases Like Bulgari's Newest Octo Finissimo

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. A few months ago, I ran into Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bulgari’s Product Creation Executive Director, and, as always, our conversations ranged from photography to art to design. One topic of conversation we’ve revisited since a one-on-one…

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Auctions: Previewing The Phillips, Sotheby's, And Christie's End-Of-Year New York Auctions

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Well, folks, 2025 is almost over. It’s been a wild one for the watch market, with twists and turns in tariffs certainly having their impact, even at (or maybe especially at) auction houses. Did you know…

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Watch Release: Breguet ExpĂ©rimentale 1 Or ‘What Would Breguet Do?’

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. I cannot put into words just how much I missed the era of modern watchmaking when goosebump-inducing videos were a dime a dozen, showing off hideously (yet fascinatingly) complicated features and devices, to music orchestrated to…

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Hands-On: Marc Newson Teams Up With Ressence For The Type 3 MN

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Marc Newson needs no introduction in the world of design. In the horological world, his design language is immediately recognizable, from the niche, charming 90s-era designs of the Ikepod to the silhouette of the best-selling watch…

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Hands-On: Is The Raymond Weil Toccata Heritage Yet Another Hit From The Entry-Level Swiss Brand?

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Independent Swiss watch brand Raymond Weil has a long history of shaped watches — almost five decades, in fact — and the Toccata Heritage, with its updated oval case, is a genuinely good-looking take on that…

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New Release: The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Watches Get A Gender-Neutral Spirit 

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Compared to clothing and jewelry, watches are inherently rather gender-neutral items. That said, it’s undeniable that the concept of gender still plays a strong role in many brands’ catalogs. While there are countless instances of companies…

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Hands-On: Kollokium Projekt 02 – The Second Offering From The Radical Swiss Platform Is Another Watch That Defies Comparisons

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. At Dubai Watch Week, we were walking around the exhibit hall with veteran Swiss-based dealer Roy Davidoff, discussing the fundamental rules of watch dial design. As we went from booth to booth, he pointed to watches…

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Business News: As China Retreats And The U.S. Wobbles, Is India The Next Great Hope For The Luxury Watch Market?

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. Deeksha Sharma likes watches. On an overcast morning in Bengaluru, India, earlier this year, she popped into a local Zimson watch store to pick up a new bracelet for her Swiss-made Rado and to browse the…

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Happenings: Simon Jeffs To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York

Editor’s pick — Accessory quick take: key highlight (movement/specs for watches, materials/finish, limited run, pricing tier) in 1–2 lines. What is speed without time to measure it? At the December 2026 lecture of the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), Simon Jeffs, Founder of Brooklands Watch Company, will explore this fundamental question through the remarkable…

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