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Timepieces for a sporty lifestyle, from Rolex, Omega and Richard Mille
Whether deep diving or in the boardroom, these tool watches are equally at home, with unique features and design elements suited to those with an active lifestyle.
27 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM
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Why meteorite dials are taking off … from Rolex to Omega
26 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM
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Mechanical marvels: when watchmakers push horological boundaries
8 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM
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The return of the three-hand watch – H. Moser & Cie embraces simplicity
Free of complications, dress watches from big names and smaller brands shine the spotlight on materials, colours and design elements for visually stunning results.
7 Jan 2025 - 10:41AM
Just the time (from left): Furlan Marri Disco Volante, Atelier Wen Perceiption Millesime Mu 睦, H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Cntre Seconds Citrus Green. Photos: Handout
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Is now the best time to invest in luxury watches? How to shop second-hand
The luxury watch market is cooling down after the pandemic-fuelled boom, offering an opportunity for collectors to snag coveted timepieces at more affordable prices.
4 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM
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Why is timepiece customisation so controversial?
Some wealthy watch owners seek to lend their pieces even more exclusive identities by customising them … but does it enhance or lessen value?
2 Jan 2025 - 7:00AM
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The year in watchmaking, wrapped – 24 moments in 2024
From watch fairs and bumper vintage auctions to landmark releases, and from C-suite moves to new A-list collectors, here are 24 of the most important events that shaped high horology this year.
30 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
From left to right: Mark Zuckerberg begins collecting; Patek Philippe releases the Cubitus; GPHG awards IWC’s Portugieser Eternal Calendar the Aiguille D’Or; Konstantin Chaykin and Bulgari duke it out for thinnest watch in the world; Armin Strom passes away at 86. Photos: Handout
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Meet Hong Kong’s teenage watchmaker Ricky Hong, who’s already making waves
The watchmaking prodigy has drawn scepticism because of his young age, but his passion and talent have already earned him recognition in the horological world.
29 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
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Beyond the Cartier Crash: why asymmetrical watches are here to stay
The Cartier Crash has long defined unconventionally shaped timepieces, but a provocative renaissance is now under way as newer brands make their mark.
26 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
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Blast from the past: watchmakers delve into their archives to revive classics
Some watch designs are so enduring, their appeal defies the passage of time and syncs with contemporary trends and styles, making them desirable through the decades.
26 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM
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Watch Edit: Tudor adds a Formula One model to its long dive heritage
Metas-certified Black Bays add to the brand’s technical chops while the latest Pelagos maintains the proud lineage of models worn by the French Navy.
5 Dec 2024 - 11:10AM
Today, Tudor’s Black Bay comes in colourways such as burgundy or black. Photo: Handout
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When simple won’t do: 7 watches that are beyond three hands and a dial
A growing and more knowledgeable audience for watches is driving the search for creative and alternative approaches to telling the time
8 Jan 2024 - 12:30PM
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Square with flair: 6 watches bringing the unusual dial shape back in 2024
Square watches are not new, but an upswing in interest in 1970s-inspired square ‘TV’ dials has turned more brands on to the possibilities
4 Jan 2024 - 12:17PM
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Meet Mark Cho, the dapper gent behind The Armoury and Hong Kong’s new Pedder Arcade
The keen watch collector talks about his favourite pieces and latest lifestyle venture, which brings together The Armoury with Phillips Perpetual, the auctioneer’s watch boutique, and other purveyors of fine menswear
2 Jan 2024 - 1:00PM
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2023 in review: our editor’s pick of 24 epic moments in watchmaking
From Rihanna’s blinged-out Jacob & Co. choker to Cristiano Ronaldo’s stake in Chrono24, it was an especially glamorous year in the world of watchmaking
31 Dec 2023 - 10:00AM
From left to right: Breitling SA buys Universal Geneve; Louis Vuitton releases the steel Tambour; GPHG celebrates the best in watchmaking this year; Blancpain collaborates with Swatch on the bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms; Rihanna stuns at LV with a Jacob & Co “watch choker”
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How heritage watches are finding a new lease of life – from the Tank to the Ludo
From Cartier’s classic Tank and Van Cleef & Arpels’s ornate Ludo to Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak, these famous old watches are finding new fans today thanks to respectful reissues
2 Jan 2024 - 11:11AM
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Rolex, Cartier and 5 other dress watches that pushed boundaries in 2023
Discerning collectors want elegant and seemingly simple dress watches that are packed with superlative mechanics, and even a complication or two
28 Feb 2024 - 12:39PM
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6 luxury watches featuring twin balance wheels and far-out designs
Twin balance wheels serve a dual purpose – improved accuracy and often, spectacular visual appeal, as some of these timepieces show
29 Dec 2023 - 8:00AM
From left to right: Czapek Place Vendôme Complicité; Greubel Forsey Double Balancier Convexe; MB&F HM 9 Flow. Photos: Handout
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Lifting the lid on Hong Kong’s exclusive watch hang-out The Lavish Attic
As the pioneering independent watch boutique turns 10, we sat down with founder Piano Chow to talk about independent watchmakers, working with H. Moser & Cie and F.P. Journe, and what true collectors are really looking for
26 Dec 2023 - 12:00PM
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From Swatch x Blancpain to Patek x Tiffany, watch collaborations are here to stay
Watchmakers from Patek Philippe and Richard Mille to Swatch and Cartier have all welcomed fashionable collaborations with mainstream brands that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago – and the results are undeniable
25 Dec 2023 - 12:00PM
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Style Edit: The Hong Kong A-listers spotted at Tudor’s recent exhibition
Mirror’s Jer lau and Stanley Yau both turned out for the opening at Hong Kong Maritime Museum, with its displays of watchmaking and of the long history of adventurous ambassadors
1 Dec 2023 - 11:07AM
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6 timepiece highlights from Dubai Watch Week, from Louis Vuitton to Breitling
From new watch launches to discussions and artisanal workshops, the event drew some of the world’s top horological brands, collectors and enthusiasts
24 Nov 2023 - 2:03PM
Dubai Watch Week hosted 60 brands from November 16 to 20, at the Dubai International Financial Centre. Photos: Handout
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Which luxury brands tried watchmaking first … and got it right?
Away from the big Swiss powerhouses, luxury maisons have been making their own watches for decades – take a look back at what today’s big brands can learn from the successful crossovers of the past
24 Nov 2023 - 2:03PM
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Titan of time: 6 titanium watches every collector should clock in 2023
Harder, better, faster and stronger? Channel Daft Punk and Kanye West’s steely aesthetic with a titanium timepiece – one of 2023’s big watch trends to clock
24 Nov 2023 - 2:05PM
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Inside Hong Kong’s new generation of inclusive high horology clubs
The finer things in life deserve to be shared with fellow connoisseurs. Thankfully, Hong Kong is a hub for horology, with a growing and welcoming community of collectors and experts
22 Nov 2023 - 10:19AM
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